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S&P 500 to 9,000? Why Evercore ISI thinks it’s possible

Cnbc · · 288 words · By Fred Imbert
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What to know about S&P 500 to 9,000? Why Evercore ISI thinks it’s possible

Julian Emanuel doesn't think the stock market's run will end anytime soon.

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What happened

Julian Emanuel doesn't think the stock market's run will end anytime soon.

Why it matters

The "long term stock market trend continues to be higher, with potential for [Fear of Missing Out] driven overshoot.

Common ground

SPX 9,000 attainable in next 12 months," the Evercore ISI strategist wrote in a note to clients Sunday.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “RBC Capital's 2026 forecast of 8,150 — the highest of those included in CNBC's Market Strategist survey”
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The Binance News source explicitly confirms that RBC Capital's 2026 forecast is 8,150.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P Dow Jones Indices updates the components of stock market indices periodically, typically in response to acquisitions, corporate spin-offs, or upon quarterly rebalancing. The following is a list of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_components_of_the_S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a list of companies having stocks that are included in the S&P MidCap 400 (S&P 400) stock market index. The index, maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, comprises the common stocks of 400 mid-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_400_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January to 31 May 2026.
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Claim 2: “Among those stocks names are McDonald's , PepsiCo , Kinder Morgan , CoStar Group and Gartner”
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A web search result from Binance News explicitly states that Julian Emanuel's list includes McDonald's, PepsiCo, Kinder Morgan, CoStar Group, and Gartner.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CoStar Group, Inc. is an American provider of information, analytics, and marketing services to the commercial property industry in North America and Europe. Founded in 1987 by Andrew C. Florance and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoStar_Group
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware. It is the largest bank in the United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kinder Morgan, Inc. is an American energy infrastructure company. It specializes in owning and controlling oil and gas pipelines and terminals. As of 2024, Kinder Morgan owns an interest in or operate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinder_Morgan
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Claim 3: “the number of stocks on his Negative Beta list — those with an inverse correlation to the S & P 500 over the past six months — has climbed to a record 121”
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While one source (The Globe and Mail) confirms Julian Emanuel maintains a 'negative beta' list of stocks that move opposite to the index, none of the provided evidence mentions the specific number '121'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. These entries are concise summaries; the main subject articles…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen N. Miller (born August 23, 1985) is an American political advisor serving as White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor since 2025. He previously served as seni…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy r…
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Claim 4: “Emanuel's base case for the market sits at 7,750”
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Two independent sources confirm the base case target of 7,750: one from Binance News and another from a web search result regarding Julian Emanuel's call for the S&P 500 to hit 7,750 by the end of 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Widely regarded as one of the greate…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represente…
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Claim 5: “The S & P 500 closed Friday's session at 7,785.76”
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The provided evidence contains general information about the S&P 500 and the letter 'S', but no specific closing price for any recent Friday session.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — E-mini S&P, often abbreviated to "E-mini" (despite the existence of many other E-mini contracts) and designated by the commodity ticker symbol ES, is a stock market index futures contract traded on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mini_S&P
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States that are considered to have large market ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 futures are financial futures which allow an investor to hedge with or speculate on the future value of various components of the S&P 500 Index market index. S&P 500 futures contracts were fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500_futures
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