The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC 0.56%) soared 26.3% (including dividends) in 2023, and it's up 27.8% in 2024 so far. That means it's on track for consecutive annual gains of at least 20% for the first time since ...
There have been instances where the profitability screen prevented otherwise qualified companies from index inclusion. Most notably, Tesla TSLA was added to the index in December 2020, despite ...