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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Business Leader Will Offer Real Solutions to Healthcare, Poverty and Unemployment at FreedomFest

Harris Rosen, CEO and founder of Rosen Resorts & Hotels in Central Florida, is a visionary who has...

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How You Could Make Money in Both Cyclical and Structural Stocks

We are two-thirds through the current quarter, and while there are signs it is far stronger than the...

These Three Small ETF Providers Offer Alternative Approaches

ETFs typically are market-capitalization weighted proxies for a sector or a country, but small providers ArrowShares, ELEMENTS and...

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How Cable Competition Will Impact Consumers with Author Susan Crawford

Given AT&T’s (T) pending acquisition of cable company DirecTV (DTV), I thought today would be a good opportunity...

Manufacturing Strength Lifts U.S. Stocks

Stronger manufacturing data raised confidence in the global economy, and small-cap shares rebounded, resulting in a positive day...

Why My Favorite ‘Private Equity’ Sector is under Selling Pressure

In the past couple of years, these companies have been popular and beaten the market, as investors searched...

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Released Fed Minutes Spur Stocks

Today, the U.S. Federal Reserve's late-April meeting minutes were released, indicating that Fed officials believe continued stimulus does...

Does Pfizer Have a ‘Plan B’ to Save the Company’s Share Value?

With Pfizer Inc.’s (PFE) proposed acquisition of AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) more in doubt than ever before, CEO Ian...

The End of ‘Sell in May and Go Away?’

The old investor maxim, “Sell in May and go away,” may be tweaked this summer for U.S. investors...

U.S. Stocks Inch Upward as Small-Cap Shares Gain Amid Deals

U.S. stocks gained slightly this morning after the first back-to-back weekly losses since January for the Standard &...