Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index – Page 56

Actively Managed Mutual Funds Consistently Fail to Beat Markets, Study Finds

No actively managed stock or bond funds outperformed the market convincingly and regularly over the last five years. Index funds have generally been better.

By Jeff Sommer

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Stocks Drop as Economic Worries Weigh on Sentiment

After turmoil in China set a negative tone, a Fed governor suggested the market was underestimating the chance that the central bank would have to keep raising rates.

By Isabella Simonetti

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Markets Hold Gains Despite Fed Warnings

Several Fed officials sought this week to temper investors’ enthusiasm over signs that inflation could be slowing.

By Joe Rennison and Jeanna Smialek

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Stocks Jump on Hopes of Lower Inflation

Lower-than-expected data on wholesale prices and resilient earnings from retailers were cheered by investors.

By Joe Rennison and Isabella Simonetti