U.S. Investing

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Pfizer

Pfizer 3Q Earnings Powered by Oncology, Beat Estimates

The United States’ largest drug maker, Pfizer Inc., reported that Q3 earnings beat estimates.

[Bull Market]

S&P 500 Has Best Annual Gain Since 2003

The S&P 500 Index has an annual gain of 23.6% this year, the most since 2003’s 26.4% gain....

U.S. Small-Caps Leading Re-emerging U.S. Bull Market

The Russell 2000 Index -- compiled of U.S. smaller-cap companies -- has risen 32 percent this year, almost...

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Twitter Entering Hottest IPO Market in Five Years

As Twitter begins an eight-city roadshow for institutional shareholders like Fidelity and Blackrock, it does so in a...

Amazon, Microsoft Lead S&P 500 to Record High

Amazon and Microsoft rallied after beating earnings estimates, propelling the S&P 500 to a new record high. In...

[House for Rent]

Rental-Backed Security Bonds to be Offered by Blackstone

Rental-Backed Security Bonds to be Offered by Blackstone (CNBC) Mortgage-backed securities are dead. Long live rental-backed securities! Blackstone,...

Are You Protected As Earnings Sour?

We’re hip deep in corporate earnings this week. More than 1,000 companies are sharing their quarterly results with...

Positive Earnings Data Boosts Stocks

Stocks rose today, thanks in part to forecast-beating earnings reports and the perception that the current slow economic...

[Burning $1 bill]

Did Janet Yellen Really Warn Us about the Housing Bubble?

The media recently has lauded Janet Yellen, Obama’s choice to become the next Fed chairman, for her prescient...

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Earnings Forecasts Halt Weeklong Stock Rally

Disappointing earnings forecasts from various companies led U.S. stocks to fall today, ending an S&P 500 rally that...