The stock market is divided into 11 market sectors based on the Global Industry Classification Standard, or GICS. This system, created jointly by Morgan Stanley and Standard & Poor's, sorts ...

In modern economies, there are dozens of industry classifications. Industries typically are grouped into larger categories called sectors. Individual companies are generally assigned to an ...

Here's a quick look at how some of the market's sectors are faring. Technology stocks have been some of the hardest hit in the market sell-off. The Magnificent Seven — a group of seven high ...

Learn More » And yet, the healthcare sector, utilities, and consumer staples have all defied broader market movements by posting YTD gains. Here's why investors tend to flock to safer sectors ...

Amid President Donald Trump's tariffs on multiple countries, U.S. stocks dipped low enough to enter what's known as as a ...