Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. There are 500 companies in the S&P 500, but only a small percentage have ...

Created in 1896, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the world's longest-running stock market indexes. There's a great deal of tradition attached to it, and many historical accounts of past ...

The Arkansas Index, a price-weighted index that tracks the largest public companies based in the state, rose 4.5% in 2025 to end the year at 977.77, driven by strong performances from Dillard's Inc.