And the S&P’s biggest winner this year is… a dental company
Bloomberg.- In a year when the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index reached new records on a regular basis, the best-performing stock is a relatively small provider of dental products.
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September’s bringing tons of catalysts to shatter market calm
Bloomberg.- The S&P 500 Index limps into September after stalling amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula and historic flooding in Texas. Those broke a stretch of calm that’ll be hard to replicate in a month loaded with major events that could set the tone on financial markets the rest of the year — from a dozen G-20 central bank decisions to a deadline on the U.S.’s ability to pay its bills and elections in Europe and Oceania.
S&P 500 Futures Signal Rally Ebbing; Bonds Decline in Europe
Bloomberg.- Stock-index futures signal U.S. equities will stabilize after climbing to record highs against a backdrop of commodities ending the longest rally in a month and oil holding near $48 a barrel.