U.S. Investing

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

A Brief History of Exchange-Traded Funds

What company pioneered the concept of trading a bundle of stocks in the form of a fund, as...

Where Stocks Will Go as We Head Further into 2014

You’ll definitely want to play the waiting game a bit longer to see if a full-blown correction takes...

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Four out of Five Investors Approve

Proctor & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is rolling the dental hygiene dice this month with the introduction of mint-chocolate flavored...

U.S. Stocks Rise after Three-Day Sell-Off

U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rebounding from its worst slump since June,...

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How Big Data Will Affect You with Arnab Gupta of Opera Solutions

In this age where more and more things are connected, monitored and captured, what is big data? How...

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DuPont to Initiate $5 Billion Share Buyback

Investors can expect to see another uptick in stock price, as DuPont’s planned a $5-billion stock buyback from...

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Another Sour Bite: Apple Misses Estimates in China

Apple Inc.’s performance in China during last month’s December holiday season left analysts and shareholders wanting.

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U.S. Stocks Retreat Again after Worst Week Since 2012

U.S. markets fell further today to continue its descent from late last week.

Investors Lovin’ It? McDonald’s Shares Are an Individual Taste in 2014…

McDonald’s latest quarterly report offered a mixed bag: It reflected profits slightly higher than analysts’ expectations and revenue...

S&P 500 Has Worst Week Since 2012

Today featured the worst one-day decline in U.S. stocks since June of last year, wrapping up a weekly...