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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Stocks Rise in Short Trading Day on Strong Home Sales

U.S. stocks rose during a shortened trading session today, extending records, due in part to forecast-beating data for...

Smith & Wesson CEO James Debney Talks Guns and Safety

Contrary to expectations, Safety and Security PowerTrend company Smith & Wesson (SWHC) has had a successful year, rising...

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U.S. Stocks Extend Records on Apple Deal

U.S. stocks rose, with benchmark indexes extending all-time highs, as Apple Inc. (AAPL) rallied and the International Monetary...

Lobster Fest Not Enough According to Major Investor

Darden Restaurant, Inc.’s plan to spin off its Red Lobster chain to divest debt won’t be enough to...

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The Cost of Doing Business

Target will try to fix the public relations damage done by the theft of 40 million debit and...

Stocks Close at Record High

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up today, ending at 1,819.46 and 16,239.83, respectively,...

Darden Clawing at Survival — to Spin off Red Lobster

Darden restaurants announced that it would be spinning off its original franchise, Red Lobster, in an attempt to...

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S&P 500 Falls From Record amid Economic Data Reports

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index retreated from a record set yesterday, after the Federal Reserve announced plans...

Zuckerberg Unloads 41.4 Million Shares to Satisfy Tax-man

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook (NYSE: FB), is selling 41.4 million shares of his own class...

Stocks Rocket to Records on Taper News

After the Federal Reserve announced it would trim its monthly stimulus starting in January, U.S. stocks surged, sending...