Investing in US markets

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23. Business TV

The advent of TV channels dedicated to business coverage is a phenomenon that has accompanied the rise of cable and satellite TV.

There are several such channels available in the UK. The main ones are:

• CNN
• Bloomberg Television
• CNBC

CNN has periodic business coverage during the day and a 30-minute mid-evening programme, which takes in business and stock market news from the USA.

CNBC and Bloomberg have continuous coverage of business and investment related stories throughout the day and the evening. From mid-evening onwards, there is extensive coverage of happenings in Wall Street. Both display continuously scrolling price information for leading stocks and market indices.

Programming content is generally news orientated, with a particular focus on short-term interpretation of company news, interspersed with occasional interviews with broker's analysts, traders and economists.

All these TV channels also have a related web presence (www.cnnfn.com, www.bloomberg.com, and so on) with 'portal' style content.

1. Diversification 2. Opportunity 3. Special features of the US market 4. You are already investing abroad! 5. Opening an account to deal in US securities 6. Inputting orders 7. Cash management 8. Currency factors 9. Tax 10. Trading on margin 11. Short selling 12. Types of investment - introduction 13. Shares (common stocks) 14. Indices 15. Bonds 16. Offshore mutual funds 17. Exchange-traded funds 18. ADRs 19. Options 20. Researching US companies - the basics 21. National newspapers 22. Regional newspapers and specialist magazines 23. Business TV 24. Company annual reports 25. Corporate web sites 26. EDGAR 27. Financial portals 28. Broker research 29. Charts 30. Conclusion

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