The Standard & Poor's 500 index was extremely close to making history with a 2000 milestone for the past week. During last week, the S&P 500 flirted with the magic number for a while, but it fell short of 12 points at the end of the week. Investors have not lost faith, and they continue to wait with patience for the history-making event next week. According to historians, reaching a … [Read more...]