Short sellers increased their bearish bets against S&P 500 oil and gas stocks in February compared to a month ago. In February 2025, the crude oil futures (CL1:COM) ticked lower by 3.8%, compared ...

Short sellers kept their bets consistent against S&P 500 oil and gas stocks in April compared to a month ago. Short interest in S&P 500 energy sector stocks held steady at 2.57% at the end of ...

US stocks end up, with the S&P 500 near its record high, as oil prices slid on Iran-Israel's ceasefire. Fed chair still says wait-and-see on rates.

In the first major oil shock in October 1973, triggered by the Arab oil embargo, the S&P 500 – as tracked by the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO – plunged 11.3% within a month and was down 41% one ...

The S&P 500 is within 1% of its record closing high from February. The Cboe Volatility Index, known as Wall Street's "fear gauge," tumbled 12% as worry over a protracted Middle East conflict subsided.