Optimism Builds For S&P 500 As Key Events Loom By: TalkMarkets August 26, 2024 at 07:15 AM EDT Historically, the final week of August has been positive for the S&P 500, with a median gain of around 0.5% since 1953 and 1.1% over the past 10 years. Read More >> Related Stocks: Intel Corp Microsoft NVIDIA Corp