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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Investors Stretched to the Breaking Point

A group of Lululemon investors has banded together to sue the apparel company for securities fraud.

[Stock traders]

The 800 lb. Gorilla of the ETF World

Bloomberg reports that the Vanguard Group, Inc. has grown its market share from 15 to 20 percent since...

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Stocks Fall, All the Bonds Rise

For the fifth straight day, the S&P 500 fell again, by 0.4%. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index also...

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GM to Largely Pull Chevrolet from Europe

General Motors Co. (GM) plans to largely withdraw its Chevrolet brand from Europe in 2016, focusing more sharply...

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U.S. Stocks Down for Fourth Day Due to Taper Worries

The S&P 500 Index closed down 0.1% today, its fourth red day in a row.

U.S. Exports Reach Highest Recorded Level, Trade Deficit Shrinks

U.S. exports reached $192.7 billion in October, which is the highest level ever recorded, and the trade gap...

Disappointing Christmas Present

Target’s Stocking Gets a Lump of Coal

With the holiday season upon us, retailers typically drink in revenues and watch their share prices soar. While...

[unhappy Christmas shopper]

Retail, Economic Data Lower Stocks

U.S. stocks hit their third straight session of decline as investors scoured retail sales and economic data in...

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How You Can Crush the Market with Private Equity

After getting pummeled more than most in the market meltdown of 2008, private-equity investing is back in vogue....

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Stocks Dip as Thanksgiving Weekend Sales Lag

Shoppers spent less than a year ago during the Thanksgiving weekend and that slippage weighed stocks down on...