index
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“January is a reorder month after the holidays, and some buying appears to be to get ahead of expected price increases due to ongoing tariff issues,” said Susan Spence, chairwoman of the index.
From MarketWatch
New orders drove the overall improvement in sentiment, though also as the survey’s production index rose to its highest level since February 2022.
Recently, Vanguard has moved to broaden its offerings beyond index funds, focusing more on low-cost stock- and bond-picking investments.
More than three-quarters of stocks in the S&P 500 lagged the index itself over a 20-year period, according to a 2024 report by S&P Global.
For example, binary call options tied to the S&P 500 index closing at 7000 would pay a fixed amount to the holder if the index settles at or above that level when it expires.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.