U.S. Investing

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

Dividend Dynamos Generate Consistent Earnings

The current stock market situation boils down to people being once again worried about growth.

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U.S. Stocks Rise with Earnings as Jobless Claims Decline

U.S. stocks rose to send benchmark indexes to their best gains this year, as claims for unemployment benefits...

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Dividends Lead to Healthy Profits in a Bear Market

What’s the best way to survive and prosper when stocks slump?

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The High Cost of Reorganization: GM Waves Bye-bye to Profit Growth in 2014

GM posted fourth-quarter revenue of $40.5 billion in 2013, compared to $39.3 billion in 2012. Yet, the company’s...

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AT&T 1-Year Turnaround… Not Enough to back the CEO

Following closely in Daimler AG’s footsteps, AT&T’s Q413 figures also were buoyed by a one-time gain -- attributed...

Increasing Income with iShares Dividend ETFs

iShares has more than 600 funds globally that give investors exposure to equities, fixed income and commodities.

What the Dow’s Drop Means for You

Monday’s steep 300-plus point drop in the Dow sent the most widely watched measure of the equity market...

Jobs Numbers Keep Investors Uncertain, Downward Trend Continues

The S&P 500, the Nasdaq and the Dow Industrial Averaged ended the day down, continuing a declining January...

Stocks Bounce Back up on Earnings

Following the S&P 500's worst drop in more than six months, stocks rebounded today thanks to encouraging earnings...

World Falling in Line behind Developing Economies

Investors betting against the American economy got a much-needed shot in the arm yesterday, with the release of...