U.S. Investing

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

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...

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Watching What You Want, When You Want with Slingbox

Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Brian Jaquet, senior marketing manager of Slingbox. We discuss not only...

S&P 500 on Course for Biggest Annual Gains in a Decade

The S&P 500 is up 23 percent for the year, which is within one percentage point of a...

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Eli Lilly Posts Better-than-Expected Earnings for Q3

Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings today.

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Apple Praised after New Product Reveal

After revealing new products in its successful iPad tablet line today, Apple Inc. (AAPL) received positive attention from...

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Who Is ‘Better Than Buffett’ and ‘Richer Than Soros’?

Warren Buffett has a seemingly unassailable reputation as the world's #1 investor. Yet, even as Buffett has outperformed...

Worse-than-Expected Jobs Report; Tapering Expected to Continue

Economists expected the September jobs report to add 180,000 non-farm jobs; it added a mere 148,000.

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Netflix CEO Worried about Déjà vu

If you’ve followed the S&P 500 at all this year, then you probably know that Netflix is the...

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Investors Await Jobs Data

Stocks were little changed today, as the S&P added less than a point to hit yet another record...