“George Soros had been an extremely successful hedge fund manager for over 20 years before gaining fame for taking a $10-billion (U.S.) short position against the British pound in 1992 Read more…
NYSE:GLD, XLF
“Exchange-traded funds that concentrate on residential-construction stocks may see activity pick up this week as investors digest the Federal Open Market Committee’s latest decision on interest Read more…
ITB, XHB
Did you “sell in May and go away?” Many investors did, sending the Dow Industrials down 872 points for the month. And although the index has put together a nice 8.1% run since the June 8 low, it’s still got a way to go before it approaches its 52-week high of 11,309, set in late April. So what did you Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
In “Gasland,” Josh Fox investigates the lifecycle of natural gas production and finds widespread evidence of some very “costly” side-effects. “Natural gas is…a bridge fuel to slash our oil dependence while buying us time to develop new technologies that will ultimately replace fossil transportation fuels,” Read more…
NYSE:FCG, UNG
With the last few years’ volatility and major indexes still below highs last seen more than ten years ago at the beginning of “The Tech Wreck,” many investors are wondering if there are any “safe Read more…
NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, USO
Van Eck will begin trading their “Market Vectors China ETF” (PEK) tomorrow, June 22. The Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the [ ] Index (the “Index”). The Index (the “Index”) is a rules based index Read more…
PEK
Global X Funds, the New York-based provider of exchange traded funds, launched today the Global X Brazil Mid Cap ETF (BRAZ). This is the first ETF in the world to offer investors targeted access to the rapidly growing medium size Read more…
NYSE:BRAZ
Worldwide demand will turn the US into a “very big exporter” of natural gas, Cramer said on Monday’s Stop Trading!, especially as Washington remains uninterested in natgas as an alternative energy source. The future in exportation of natural gas appears strong, Cramer said, especially since President Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:FCG, UNG
For the last couple of weeks I have been presenting a list of the ProShares ETFs that had exhibited the strongest performance over the course of the last week. I received a number of comments over Read more…
NYSE:DIG, NYSE:EFO, NYSE:EZJ, QLD, ROM, UPW
There are two main schools of thought in dividend investing and for whatever reason, investors tend to be polarized into one camp or the other. On one hand, investors tend to be drawn to juicy Read more…
JNK, NYSE:HYG, PFF, SDY, VIG
“Exchange-traded funds that give investors exposure to Chinese stocks and the yuan rallied Monday, gaining after the country said it would gradually allow its currency to trade more freely Read more…
NYSE:CZI, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:FXP
As America’s largest oil spill prompts worldwide debate on corporate ethics, conscientious investors—caught in the perfect storm between conscience and the Great Recession Read more…
NYSE:FCV, NYSE:FKL, NYSE:FMV, NYSE:FOC, NYSE:FZB
Stocks gapped higher at the opening bell this morning on news that China would (slowly) allow the Yuan to float. The “Renminbi Rally” was to be short lived, however. The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) Read more…
SDS, SPY
In trading on Monday, the Claymore/AlphaShares China Real Estate (TAO) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.46% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…
NYSE:FXI, NYSE:GDXJ, TAO, UNG
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