US stock markets
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
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(28 November 08)
Retrenching consumers, plunging commodity prices and the lending squeeze all mean the market hasn't hit the bottom – and the worst is yet to come.
(28 November 08)
Huge bets on risky derivatives made Citigroup a disaster waiting to happen. But just how risky, and how toxic will the fallout from failure be? We're about to find out, says David Stevenson.
(14 November 08)
Many people are expecting an end of year rally in stock markets. But with a rapidly-deteriorating global outlook, it's difficult to share that optimism.
