[Analyst Yardeni Raises S&P 500 Target to 6,800 Points] Wall Street strategist Ed Yardeni has raised the year-end target for the S&P 500 index from 6,600 points to 6,800 points, and believes there is a 25% probability of it rising to 7,000 points. The adjustment is attributed to stable inflation and expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts.