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The article states that the publication of a bogus online article claiming that social media company Twitter Inc. received a takeover offer led to an eight percent increase in the price of Twitter stock on July 14, 2015. According to the article, the story ran on a website that closely mimicked the news website administered by the media firm Bloomberg LP with the domain Bloomberg.market. The article also mentions similar hoaxes impacting the firms Avon Products Inc. and Penn Virginia Corp. during 2015.

The article discusses the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index as of March 5, 2013, with information on investment strategies by securities firms and investors. Topics include the attitudes of money managers regarding the stock market in 2013; economic recovery in the U.S. after the financial crisis of 2008; and factors affecting stock prices, including the U.S. housing market, corporate earnings, and unemployment rates.

The article profiles the optimism in the future of financial markets expressed by Canadian money-management firm executive David Rosenberg as of June 15, 2012. According to the article, Rosenberg believes that an economic turnaround would be forthcoming based upon election results in Wisconsin and California in 2012 and that Rosenberg published an opinion article to that effect in June 2012.

The article discusses strong corporate profits for the final quarter of 2010. Non-financial companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index who had reported earnings as of January 30, 2011 collectively revealed 17% profit growth. Increased spending by consumers and rising U.S. exports have helped fuel sales.

The article discusses corporate profitability for the fourth quarter of 2010 and beyond. Results for the quarter should be solid for many companies, although rising costs, stagnant wages, and continued high unemployment pose challenges to continued profit growth. A 100% U.S. tax write-off for capital goods could help the makers of same.

The article examines consumption in the U.S. economy. Corporate financial statements for the first quarter of 2010 from companies such as Intel Corp. which reported increased sales and revenue are cited as evidence that consumer spending has begun to increase after declining during the recession. Effects of this trend on other areas of the economy such as employment are considered.

The article reports on the bet for the markets based on the policy set by the U.S. Federal Reserve in 2016. Topics discussed include the Rorschach test of the Federal Reserve for the market, the rally of the country's stocks, the projections on the trend of the market, and the projected profitability.

Statistics are presented regarding drop in U.S. crude prices and stocks prices in the U.S. and number of days in 2015 that S&P 500 and U.S. crude prices have closed lower.

The article reports developments in the U.S. financial services markets as of mid-November 2015, including the 40 dollar per barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil and the 122 dollars per share of stock of technology firm Apple Inc.

The article anticipates a June 7, 2013 report on unemployment rates in the U.S., focusing on its potential impact on a bond-buying program of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The article discusses the impact on the stock market of several events during the week of July 6, 2012, including a poor jobs report for June 2012 from the U.S. Department of Labor and a weak economic forecast from the European Central Bank prior to the start of the earnings season on July 9, 2012.

The article discusses expectations that reports on manufacturing and the business environment set to be released on September 15, 2011 will show that manufacturing activity in the U.S. is slowing down.

The article discusses why a rising trend in U.S. home prices during April and May of 2011 may not persist.

The author offers stock price forecasting, arguing that indications of weakness in the U.S. economy suggest that stocks of large companies in so-called defensive industries less subject to business cycles will outperform other stocks in the second half of 2011.

The article considers U.S. consumer spending as an economic indicator, discussing evidence that U.S. consumer spending in April, 2011 remained flat, a sign of weak economic conditions.

The article discusses moderate improvements industrial production in the U.S., and implications for the U.S. economy.

The article examines the trend among U.S. corporations towards dividend increases and stock repurchases.

The article reports that gains in corporate profit have yet to boost hiring in the U.S.

This article reports on the 26% increase in the first-quarter profits of U.S. corporations in 2011 amid stronger revenues.

The article reports that companies, including DuPont Co., General Electric Co, and Microsoft Corp., have realized higher profits in the fourth quarter of 2010 from tax credits.

The article probes into the challenges faced by U.S. companies in adjusting their inventory levels to maximize their profits.

The article reports that banks in the U.S., which include Comerica Inc., Citigroup Inc. and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., posted profits due to lower borrowing rates and better consumer balance sheets.

The article reports on the prediction that the earnings of U.S. corporations will continue to rise despite increasing costs.

The article probes into strong profits posted by utility companies in the U.S. for the third quarter of 2010.

The article reports that slow business inventory gains and earnings reports in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2010 reflect uncertainty in the manufacturing industries.