Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Another way to make money in the stock market is through dividends. Dividends are payments companies make to their ...

Learn how stock prices are determined for a company in the U.S. stock market, and check out a few examples of share price valuations.

Does the Dow perform differently than the S&P and Nasdaq during market crashes due to its smaller size? Here’s what history tells us.

The stock market is a constellation of exchanges where securities like stocks and bonds are bought and sold. In the United States, “the stock market” and “Wall Street” can refer to the entire world of ...