The S&P 500 flirted with record territory but lost steam ahead of the closing bell on Thursday, with major indexes ending on either side of unchanged. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.
00% ended less than a point lower near 3,006, according to preliminary figures, after seeing a session high of 3,021.99, shy of its all-time closing high of 3,025.86 set on July 26. The Dow DJIA, -0.19% fell around 53 points to close near 27,093, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.07% held on to a gain of around 5 points, or 0.1%, to finish near 8,183.
Who cares? My money up 0.69%. I just invest in high yield stocks & ETFs. My only low yield one is VT Vanguard Global stock ETF. I want dividends to supplement our SS income. It is working. Who cares for Apple, Alphabet & crap.