U.S. Investing

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

[stocks]

Dow ends at record high; Nasdaq loses grip on 4,000

The Dow industrials eked out a slim gain to close at a new record high today but the...

[Doug McMillon]

Walmart Names McMillon as CEO

Walmart announced today that President of Walmart International, Doug McMillon, will be taking over as CEO of Walmart,...

S&P 500 Posts Seventh Straight Weekly Gain as Drug Makers Rally

U.S. stocks rose, capping a seventh week of gains for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, after an...

[Wall St. Sign]

Futures Shrug after Dow Jones Average Hits All-Time High

You’d never know from the scant movement of this morning’s U.S. stock-index futures that the Dow Jones Industrial...

[NYSE building]

Dow Jones Industrial Average Rebounds to Close above 16,000 for First Time

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 16,000 for the first time and the Standard & Poor’s 500...

[Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building]

Fed Considers Tapering, Stocks Drop

The S&P 500 dropped for the third straight day after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated that...

[Cartoon: Janet Yellen printing money]

As Fed Chief, Yellen will Leave Bernanke’s Policies Intact

Yellen seemed to discount any notion that the Fed’s massive quantitative easing, or QE, programs will create asset...

JPMorgan Settles with Justice Dept. for $13 Billion

After months of negotiation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) has agreed to a $13 billion settlement with the...

Home Depot Beats Q3 Estimates

The world’s largest home improvement chain, Home Depot (HD), reported net earnings for Q3 of $1.4 billion, or...

[Stock traders]

Stocks Fall after Hitting Milestones

Two major stock indices reached significant milestones today: the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 16,000 for the first...