S&P Futures

When done right, index tracking is a wonderful way of passively achieving broad diversification at a very low cost. For example, the Vanguard 500 fund ( FUND: VFINX ) , which tracks the S&P 500 index ( INDEX: ^GSPC ) and has more than $110 billion in a…

NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) – Normally a big decline wouldset up Wall Street for a technical rebound. But that may not bethe case next week, even after the market posted its worstweekly loss for the year …

* Facebook to start trading on Nasdaq at 11:00am (1500 GMT * Spanish CDS hit record high, bank shares bounce back * Futures up: Dow 53 pts, S&P 5 pts, Nasdaq 11 pts NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) – U.S. stock …

* U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher openon Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones up 0.2 percent and Nasdaq futures up 0.3 percent at 0841 GMT. * Japan's …

Security: Support/Resistance; EUR/USD: 1.2620/1.2919; FTSE100: 5,075/5,445; S&P 500: 1,290/1,346; EURO STOXX50 Fut.: 2,064/2,147

A brief on the market news that affected markets for May 17.

European indexes have been struggling while Wall Street is plugging along. A world economy divided against itself cannot last, so either the U.S. will push up Europe or Europe will pull down the U.S. Which …

World stocks fell for a fifth day and Brent oil prices dropped 2 percent on Thursday on concerns about the health of Spain's banks and the prospect of Greece leaving the euro zone. Adding to pressure on …

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 14. US stocks piled up losses Thursday as negative news continued from Europe, with Greece's woes deepening and Spain falling into recession….

* European shares hit fresh 2012 low * Philly Fed lowest since September, leading indicators miss * Wal-Mart shares rise after results, GameStop down * Indexes off: Dow 0.7 pct, S&P 0.8 pct, Nasdaq 1.3 …

With the meteoric jump in shares of Apple Inc and turmoil in the bank sector garnering the spotlight in recent months, one group managed to fly under the radar despite strong gains – retailers. Since hitting …

- Greek fears plague Wall Street – Manufacturing data surprises on the downside

-Economic data comes in weaker than expected

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — GameStop was the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 intraday Thursday. The S&P 500 was falling about 2.5 points to 1,322. Shares of GameStop fell 6.96% to $19.39. The game retailer reported first-quarter net income of $72.5 m…

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Sears Holdings was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 on Thursday morning. The S&P 500 was falling nearly 4 points to 1,320. Shares of Sears rose 10.2% to $56.06. The retailer reported first-quarter earnings of $189 million…

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — GameStop was the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 intraday Thursday. The S&P 500 was falling about 2.5 points to 1,322. Shares of GameStop fell 6.96% to $19.39. The game retailer reported first-quarter net income of $72.5 m…

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Sears Holdings was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 on Thursday morning. The S&P 500 was falling nearly 4 points to 1,320. Shares of Sears rose 10.2% to $56.06. The retailer reported first-quarter earnings of $189 million…

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) – * U.S. stock index futures pointedto a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures forthe S&P 500 up 0.25 percent, Dow Jones futures up0.25 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures …

US equities are holding higher as the latest economic reports Stateside seem to have served to insulate investors from the heightened uncertainty surrounding the situation in Greece. Thus, the S&P 500 …

Security: Support/Resistance; EUR/USD: 1.2620/1.2919; FTSE100: 5,354/5,585; S&P 500: 1,290/1,340; EURO STOXX50 Fut.: 2,118/2,254