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Which ETF is better for your portfolio, the Dow ETF (DIA) or the Nasdaq ETF (QQQQ)? The Nasdaq has outperformed the Dow pretty steadily throughout the year, will it continue? CNBC invited Michael Krause, of AltaVista Research, and Paul Justice, of Morningstar, to share their views as to which ETF is Read more…
“During last Thursday’s ‘flash crash,’ the market saw its largest intraday point drop in history, slumping close to 1,000 points in a matter of minutes before recovering just as fast, ending the day Read more…
“Gold hit an all-time high on Wednesday and silver made a new yearly high. While the prices of both tend to move together, there are somewhat different drivers at the moment that are pushing prices Read more…
VAN ECK GLOBAL has filed preliminary paperwork with the SEC for a “MARKET VECTORS GDP – EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF.” The Market Vectors GDP – Emerging Markets Equity ETF (the “Fund”) will seek to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield Read more…
VAN ECK GLOBAL has filed preliminary paperwork with the SEC for a “MARKET VECTORS GDP – INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF.” The Market Vectors GDP – International Equity ETF (the “Fund”) will seek to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of Read more…
The number of exchange-traded products (ETPs) on ETF Deathwatch fell this month, and is again below 100. For May, the quantity is 99 (68 ETFs and 31 ETNs), down from the 108 in April Read more…
BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) announced today that unitholders of BMO Canadian Government Bond Index ETF (BMO ETF) approved, at a special meeting of unitholders, a change of Read more…
“Whether you want to believe it or not, more indicators pop up each week that point to improvements in the housing market. Either we’re at the bottom now, or we will be soon. First, the Read more…
“You don’t usually see clearly defined options transactions in the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (NYSE: SPY), mostly due to the large overall volume that the ETF trades daily, but today a bullish block of Read more…
“Over 1,400 NYSE stocks changed from Stock Trends Bullish to Stock Trends Weak Bullish amid the fray, with Weak Bullish stocks now accounting for 41 per cent of stocks trading on the Big Board Read more…
The fairly new Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDXJ) may be a great way to play the gold sector now, as gold is about to take off as most barriers have been removed, and even more Read more…
“Natural gas futures Thursday began trading higher after the government reported a lighter-than-expected build in last week’s inventory levels. According to Energy Information Administration Read more…
“Gold is hitting new highs and many investors may be looking to add the metal to their portfolio. ETFs make gold easy to buy, but investors should take a different approach with gold than with Read more…
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In trading on Thursday, the PowerShares DB Base Metals ETF (DBB) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.7% on the day. Also up on the day is the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) up about 1%. And underperforming 
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