One Australian state has outperformed its fellow state and territory counterparts as the best place to live in the country, according to a study by the Centre for Social Impact. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has, for the seventh year in a row, taken out first place in the Social Progress Index, which measures a…
Study Says One Southern State in Australia Is Better Than All the Rest
What You Need to Know About Indexes
By Kim Clark From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Today, there are an estimated 3 million indexes that provide benchmarks against which to measure investment performance and serve as recipes for the portfolios of a vast number of indexed mutual and exchange-traded funds. Here’s a quick summary of some of the most common indexes. Most weight their…
Euro Zone Investor Morale Slumps on Grim Expectations: Sentix
BERLIN—Investor morale in the euro zone fell this month to its lowest level since May 2020, pointing to an “inevitable” recession in the 19-country currency bloc, a survey showed on Monday. Sentix’s index for the euro zone fell to -26.4 from -15.8 in June. A Reuters poll had pointed to a July reading of -19.9….
ON Semiconductor to Join S&P 500 in June
S&P Dow Jones Indices looks to incorporate changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices effective June 21. ON Semiconductor Corp. will replace IPG Photonics Corp. in the S&P 500. IPG Photonics will replace Yelp Inc. in the S&P MidCap 400. Yelp will replace Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. in the S&P SmallCap 600. The…
ON Semiconductor, IPG Photonics, Yelp to Join S&P Dow Jones Indices
S&P Dow Jones Indices looks to incorporate changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices effective June 21. ON Semiconductor Corp. will replace IPG Photonics Corp. in the S&P 500. IPG Photonics will replace Yelp Inc. in the S&P MidCap 400. Yelp will replace Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. in the S&P SmallCap 600. The…
Here’s Why ON Semiconductor Shares Are Trading Higher Today
S&P Dow Jones Indices looks to incorporate changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices effective June 21. ON Semiconductor Corp will replace IPG Photonics Corp in the S&P 500. IPG Photonics will replace Yelp Inc. in the S&P MidCap 400. Yelp will replace Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. in the S&P SmallCap 600. The changes will…
Stocks Fall Further on Wall Street a Day After Big Sell-Off
NEW YORK—Stocks shed early gains and fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as the market remains shaky a day after a broad sell-off. The S&P 500 fell 0.8 percent as of 12:31 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index was up as much as 1.9 percent in early trading. It slumped 3.2 percent a day earlier, hitting…
Average UK House Price Soars by 10.8 Percent to Hit Record High: Index
House prices increased at the fastest annual pace since 2007 in February to hit a new record high, according to an index. At 10.8 percent, the annual rate of house price growth was the strongest since June 2007, Halifax said. The increase took the average house price across the UK to a new record high…
Tel Aviv Becomes World’s Most Expensive Place To Live In
Tel Aviv, the economic and technological center of Israel, has pushed all cities down to perch atop the most expensive cities’ list currently in 2021, according to a global index (pdf) which tracks the cost of living in 173 cities across the world twice per year. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) 2021 Worldwide Cost of…
S&P and Twitter Team on Stock Index Based on Tweet Sentiment
S&P Dow Jones Indices has teamed with Twitter on a new endeavor that will monitor tweets to score how social media denizens feel about publicly traded companies. What Happened The new S&P 500 Twitter Sentiment Index Series consists of two indices: The S&P 500 Twitter Sentiment Index, which measures the performance of 200 S&P 500…
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