Proceedings of 8th Annual London Business Research Conference Imperial College, London, UK, 8 - 9 July, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-922069-28-3 U.S. Inward FDI Performance during Recent Financial Crises Lucyna Kornecki Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an extraordinary and growing role in the global business and represents an integral part of the U.S. economy. The inward FDI constitutes important factor contributing to output growth and employment in the U.S. economy. The goal of this paper is to show the impact of last financial crises on foreign investment performance in the United States. This research has descriptive character and focuses on the latest trends in inward U.S. foreign direct investment (US FDI) and describes the inward US FDI flows and stock as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), geographic and sectoral distribution and US FDI employment analyzes. The inward US FDI financial flows, such as: equity, reinvested earnings, intercompany debt and description of the corporate players, mergers and acquisitions (M&A’s) and green field investment are discussed briefly. Key Terms: Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), FDI flow, FDI stock, FDI Employment. FDI financial structure ______________________________________ Lucyna Kornecki, Department of Economics, Finance, and Information System, College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. Daytona Beach, FL 32114, korneckl@erau.edu, phone: (386) 226-4963, fax: (383) 226-6696, Business Economics