With the S&P 500 already trading at a rich valuation, rising oil prices could trigger a sharp decline in the stock market.
The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio is at its highest level in more than two decades.
The U.S. stock market has stumbled in 2026. The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has fallen more than 3% even though most companies reported better-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter.
U.S. stocks stumbled in early November as investors contemplated bad news about the economy, including the second-worst consumer sentiment reading in history. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 attained a forward ...
Throughout the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, the S&P 500 has generated returns nearly threefold higher than its long-term average. More signs are pointing to the stock market being ...
During the past century, the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has generated an average annual return of 7% (after inflation and dividend reinvestment are accounted for). The last three years have ...