U.S. Investing

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

[Stock traders]

Investors Await Jobs Data

Stocks were little changed today, as the S&P added less than a point to hit yet another record...

[Hasbro]

Hasbro Earnings Light Up Investors’ Eyes

Even though Hasbro, the second-largest U.S.-based toymaker, has seen sales slump at home this quarter, strong overseas demand...

[Philips]

Philips Q3 Earnings Almost Triples Estimate

Since shifting its focus toward health-care equipment and energy-efficient lighting sectors two years ago, Philips has staged a...

S&P Has Best Week Since July

Stocks rose today, sending the S&P 500 to a new record high and to its best week since...

[Google Logo]

U.S. Stock Futures Rise as Google, Morgan Stanley Advance

U.S. stock-index futures climbed after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index reached a record yesterday and a report...

S&P 500 Hits Record High

In the wake of yesterday's Congressional budget deal, investors speculated that the Federal Reserve will hold off on...

[Monopoloy buildings on coins]

Houseflipping Moves Upmarket

Houseflipping, the practice of buying inexpensive foreclosed houses, quickly making repairs and selling them within six months, is...

[dollar bills]

Dollar Falls While Treasuries, Gold Gain; Stocks Drift

The U.S. dollar weakened as bonds gained amid disruptions from the U.S. budget debate that prompted speculation the...

It’s the Reaction, not the Details, that Matter

For more than two weeks there has been a partial shutdown of the federal government, as Republicans and...

BlackRock Stays in the Black for Q3

If the markets are teetering on the edge of a precipice from ongoing U.S. government debt-ceiling and quantitative-easing...