The textbook idea that the S&P 500 gives you a diversified exposure to risk is just simply no longer the case,” Apollo economist Torsten Sløk told Fortune.

Friday marked another winning day for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, as both indexes posted fresh all-time intraday and closing highs.

So far this week, the S&P 500 has ended every day at a new high. The moves have been modest—on Thursday, the index advanced just 0.07%—but this is the longest streak of closing records since December,

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"If you had invested $1 million in the S&P 500 on January 1, 2021, your return today would be $660,000, of which more than half would have come from the top 10 biggest companies in the index, Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, said in a Friday note that featured the chart above.

A solid earnings season shows Corporate America’s profit engine is humming along, potentially easing worries that the record-setting rally in US stocks is starting to overheat.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record high closes on Friday, lifted by optimism the U.S. could soon reach a trade deal with the European Union, while Deckers Outdoor surged following a strong quarter for the maker of UGG boots and Hoka sneakers.

The S&P 500 closed at a record on Friday, as the index marked the first time since November 2021 that it hit closing highs every day in a week. The market benchmark rose 0.4%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.

Most of the S&P 500’s sectors were trading higher Friday afternoon, with the widely followed U.S. stock-market index on course to close out the week with a fifth-straight record closing high. Industrials was the top-performing sector in afternoon trading with a gain of 0.

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The S&P 500 just set a new record high. If history is any guide, it’s unlikely to be the index’s last all-time high for 2025. On Monday the S&P 500 closed at 6,304, its tenth record high of 2024. Despite nearly entering bear market territory amid trade tensions in April,

The S&P 500 is at an all-time high, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad time to invest. The S&P 500 is at its all-time high as I'm writing this, and it might seem like a bad time to put your money in index funds that track the popular benchmark.

The S&P 500 index reached a new all-time high on Wednesday, closing at record levels as investors responded positively to recent tariff-related news. Market participants drove stocks higher during afternoon trading,