Mario Tama / Getty Images The S&P 500—the Standard & Poor's 500 Index—is considered to be one of the best measures of U.S. stock market performance, tracking 500 of the largest and most ...

By Jon Pareles Dean Wareham has a Google Alert set for his first full-time band, Galaxie 500, named after a friend’s vintage Ford. With Wareham as its guitarist and lead singer, the band lasted ...

The S&P 500 touched a new record price Tuesday, the first record in more than two months for the leading U.S. stock gauge as investor concerns about the health of the U.S. economy quieted.

The pain relievers acetaminophen and ibuprofen are in several over-the-counter drugs. Some people even mistake the two. But they have specific purposes and can cause problems if you’re not careful.