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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How to Profit from Washington’s Latest Regulatory Pain Point

The 2014 version of the market will reward good stock pickers but leave other people unfulfilled. That situation...

Facebook Deal, Factory Data Raise Stocks

Facebook purchased messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion today, and manufacturing data gave investors confidence in the economy,...

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Stocks, Treasuries Fall and Dollar Gains on Fed Minutes

Meeting minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled stimulus tapering will most likely continue in measured steps, while...

How to Explore Alternative Investments with ProShares

ETFs offer the chance to invest in a range of alternative investments other than traditional stocks and bonds,...

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Coke: No Longer the Real Thing

Back in April of 2013, Warren Buffett told those assembled at Coca-Cola Co.’s (KO) annual meeting that the...

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S&P 500 Rises on Pharmaceutical Deal Despite Disappointing Data

New York-area manufacturing data did not live up to forecasts, but a $25 billion deal by Actavis Plc...

How To Profit From the Surprisingly Red Hot Initial Public Offering Market

For all of the hand wringing about the weak start to the stock market this year, initial public...

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Where Mobile is Heading with Qualcomm’s Bill Davidson

When I take a step back and see how increasingly reliant we are on mobile technology , it...

Is the U.S Economy Gaining Strength? PIMCO Thinks Not

Even though Treasuries climbed 1.4 percent so far this year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co....

Best Week of the Year Leaves S&P 500 Near Record High

Confidence in the economy and better-than-expected earnings reports pushed the S&P 500 to its best week of 2014...