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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Twitter Entering Hottest IPO Market in Five Years

As Twitter begins an eight-city roadshow for institutional shareholders like Fidelity and Blackrock, it does so in a...

Amazon, Microsoft Lead S&P 500 to Record High

Amazon and Microsoft rallied after beating earnings estimates, propelling the S&P 500 to a new record high. In...

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Rental-Backed Security Bonds to be Offered by Blackstone

Rental-Backed Security Bonds to be Offered by Blackstone (CNBC) Mortgage-backed securities are dead. Long live rental-backed securities! Blackstone,...

Are You Protected As Earnings Sour?

We’re hip deep in corporate earnings this week. More than 1,000 companies are sharing their quarterly results with...

Positive Earnings Data Boosts Stocks

Stocks rose today, thanks in part to forecast-beating earnings reports and the perception that the current slow economic...

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Did Janet Yellen Really Warn Us about the Housing Bubble?

The media recently has lauded Janet Yellen, Obama’s choice to become the next Fed chairman, for her prescient...

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Earnings Forecasts Halt Weeklong Stock Rally

Disappointing earnings forecasts from various companies led U.S. stocks to fall today, ending an S&P 500 rally that...

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Currency Safe-Havens Bounce on Chinese Money Market Spike

Chinese money-market rates rose precipitously as the People’s Bank of China acted to tighten liquidity and prevent risky...

The Yellen Destiny

The government shutdown and the debt ceiling are off the minds of traders, at least for another few...

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Private Equity Tax Break in Danger

A ruling against Sun Capital Partners in a case regarding pension fund liability has placed the tax treatment...