US stock markets

Wall Street sign

The US markets can offer access to blue-chip stocks in sectors such as technology where the UK can be lacking. The best-known US indices are the S&P 500, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Recent articles (3)

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Will the market peak soon? Watch the dollar

(16 November 09)

Stocks in the US and UK are still hitting new highs, but markets in many other countries have already reached their peaks for this year. Are we heading for another slump? The key measure to watch is the US dollar, says Dominic Frisby. Here's why.

Japan street scene  © Bloomberg

Stockmarkets: Where the herd is heading now

(13 November 09)

The key to successful investing involves going against the herd. But finding overlooked opportunities can be difficult.

Timothy Geithner & Alistair Darling © Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

How you can survive the new bubble economy

(12 November 09)

Asset prices are rising together all around the world, buoyed by a flood of cheap money. But the 'bubble in everything' could burst at any time. John Stepek explains why - and how to protect your money when it does.