Not exact matches
The Nasdaq continued its
climb on Friday after rising a third of a percent to an all -
time closing high of 5914.34 — the fifth straight closing high for the
index.
NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters)- The S&P 500
index rose above 2,700 for the first
time on Wednesday and other major
indexes hit record highs as technology stocks
climbed amid indications of robust economic growth in the United States and overseas.
Since its launch in 2005, it has returned an annualized 9.8 percent, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 stock
index has
climbed an average 6.7 percent per year during the same
time.
The
index still needs to
climb 2,000 points to match its all -
time highs, which gives investors an opportunity to go «bargain hunting,» according to CNBC's Jim Cramer.
At press
time, the cryptocurrency's price had
climbed to as much as $ 1,407.05, a 4.4 % increase for the day, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price
Index (BPI).
The employment
index climbed to 15.9 from 15.3, the part -
time employment
index decreased to 3.7 from 5.1, the hours worked
index dipped to 8.0 from 8.3, the wages and benefits
index grew to 23.5 from 20.9, the input prices
index fell to 27.9 from 29.2, the selling prices
index increased to 19.2, its highest level in over 10 years, from 17.0, the capital expenditures
index slid to 16.0 from 17.6, the general business activity
index rose to 14.5 from 13.4.
The key large - cap
indexes then continued to strengthen, with the Dow, the S&P 500
Index, and the NASDAQ each setting yet one more all -
time high, as the averages ended matters fairly near their respective session highs, with the Dow concluding matters ahead by 85 points, the S&P 500 ending up by four points, and the NASDAQ
climbing 18 points,.
Currently prices as measured by the S&P / Case - Shiller National Home Price
Index are
climbing at a 5 % annual rate and are a mere 3 % from their all -
time peak.
Unfortunately, the stock market (the blue line) steadily
climbed — to the tune of 16.1 %, based on the Russell 3000 ®
Index from 12/31/2009 to 12/31/2013 — during that
time.
In fact, gold also
climbed to new all -
time highs against all of the currencies constituting the US Dollar
index, save for the Swiss franc.
Indeed, those who bought into the market that day would have been handsomely rewarded — America's S&P 500 is up 135 % since that
time, while our own S&P / TSX Composite
Index has
climbed by less, but still nearly 50 %.
The S&P 500
index of large stocks gained 16.5 % since last
time while the Russell 2000
index, which tracks smaller stocks,
climbed 7.2 %.
For instance, since the early 1980s, the yield on the benchmark 10 - year Treasury note has fallen from roughly 16 % to 2 % and the Standard & Poor's 500 - stock
index has
climbed from less than eight
times earnings to 25
times earnings.
If you want to beat the crowds /
indices, I think there's two ways to go about it — i) take a relatively passive approach, but become knowledgeable & experienced enough to exit over-valued markets & to over-commit (or avoid selling) in distressed markets, ii) as I've said, invest the
time / effort & tackle /
climb that learning curve so you learn how to consistently assemble & manage a well diversified portfolio of mispriced stocks.
During that
time the S&P 500 / Barra Value
Index (SVX)
climbed nearly 5 percent, while its growth counterpart gained just 1.9 percent.
The prices of cyclical stocks
climbed faster last year than their earnings leaving the P / E multiple on Morgan Stanley's
index at 29, up from 21 this
time last year.
The price of bitcoin has hit its highest closing price in the last year, trading at $ 436 and
climbing at press
time, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price
Index.
The cryptocurrency's steady advance towards record territory continued over the weekend, when it
climbed to a new all -
time high of $ 3,012.05, according to CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price
Index (BPI).
Those surveyed for the
Index who reported it being «a good
time to buy a house»
climbed 5 percentage points to 35 percent — but those who reported it being «a good
time to sell» shifted 5 percentage points in the opposite direction, down to 26 percent.