U.S. Investing

Learn the latest to help you profit from investing in U.S.-based assets, such as stocks, funds and options.

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ING Sees Q4 Bank Earnings Triple

Shares of Dutch financial giant ING Groep NV (ING) rose 3.4 percent in Amsterdam after reporting Q4 and...

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Market Posts Best Four-Session Rally in More Than a Year

Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen's comments led investors to believe the strengthened economy will merit further stimulus cuts...

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Keith Bliss on What’s Coming Next in the Stock Market — Besides More Volatility

Joining me on PowerTalk this week to discuss the recent pullback in the stock market and where it...

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Cannibalizing REITs for a Bigger Pay Day

In AGNC's most recent earnings conference call, CEO Gary Kain announced that the company had begun purchasing common...

Stocks Rally to Best Two-Session Boost Since October

Confidence that the U.S. economy will weather the market's rough start this year boosted the S&P 500 to...

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Apple Buys Back $14 Billion in Shares

In the last two weeks, Apple, Inc. has bought back $14 billion worth of outstanding shares from investors....

Investors Fleeing Securities Funds in Record Numbers

A record $24 billion of investment funds had flowed out of equities in the United States by yesterday’s...

Dividend Dynamos Generate Consistent Earnings

The current stock market situation boils down to people being once again worried about growth.

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U.S. Stocks Rise with Earnings as Jobless Claims Decline

U.S. stocks rose to send benchmark indexes to their best gains this year, as claims for unemployment benefits...

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Dividends Lead to Healthy Profits in a Bear Market

What’s the best way to survive and prosper when stocks slump?