U.S. Investing

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U.S. Stock Futures Rise as Google, Morgan Stanley Advance

U.S. stock-index futures climbed after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index reached a record yesterday and a report...

S&P 500 Hits Record High

In the wake of yesterday's Congressional budget deal, investors speculated that the Federal Reserve will hold off on...

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Houseflipping Moves Upmarket

Houseflipping, the practice of buying inexpensive foreclosed houses, quickly making repairs and selling them within six months, is...

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Dollar Falls While Treasuries, Gold Gain; Stocks Drift

The U.S. dollar weakened as bonds gained amid disruptions from the U.S. budget debate that prompted speculation the...

It’s the Reaction, not the Details, that Matter

For more than two weeks there has been a partial shutdown of the federal government, as Republicans and...

BlackRock Stays in the Black for Q3

If the markets are teetering on the edge of a precipice from ongoing U.S. government debt-ceiling and quantitative-easing...

Stocks Down as Politicians Do Nothing

Stocks Down as Politicians Do Nothing (Bloomberg) The S&P 500 was down 0.7% to 1,698.09, a change in...

BBVA — The Next Mega Bank You Probably Haven’t Heard of

Joining me on PowerTalk today is Ed Bilek, the head of U.S. shareholder services for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya...

J.P. Morgan Bullish on Commercial Real Estate

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. reported that existing commercial real-estate loans rose 12 percent in the third quarter...

U.S. Stocks Rise Near Record High Amid Progress in Debt Talks

U.S. stocks rebounded today and lifted the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index less than 1 percent from a...