It’s Time: For a little common sense. Some opponents of peaceful uses of “atomic energy,” as it was once called (and to defuse all the rhetoric, perhaps should be once again) claim that atomic energy Read more…
NLR, NUCL, PKN, URA
When leveraged and inverse ETFs were first launched, many investors weren’t aware of the negative effects that daily rebalancing would have on the long-term performance of those ETFs Read more…
NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:DPK, NYSE:DRN, NYSE:DRV, NYSE:EDC, NYSE:EDZ, NYSE:ERX, NYSE:ERY, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, TNA, TZA
“Shares of the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (NYSE:FXI) have fallen 10 percent in the last few weeks, and option activity today is looking for considerably more downside Read more…
NYSE:FXI
Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C) today announced that it has won a mandate to provide third-party securities lending services Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
During the first half of 2010, a recovery in manufacturing helped to lift stocks. When manufacturing plateaued, stocks gave up their gains. Now it looks like manufacturing may be picking up again, Read more…
XLY, XRT
As investors have grown more comfortable allocating more significant portions of portfolios to emerging markets, the number of ETFs offering exposure to these regions of the world has surged Read more…
IDX, NYSE:EIDO
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SLV
As traders head back to work after a week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday, there is no shortage of activity and anxiety in global equity markets. The critical holiday shopping season is Read more…
PALL, SKOR, XRT
Thailand last week joined the crush of Asian countries rushing to acquire a stake in Canada’s giant oil sands projects when its PTT Exploration & Production Public Co. Ltd. (OTC ADR: PEXNY) agreed Read more…
NYSE:ENY
Friday marked the eighth consecutive session of whipsaw trading, with the Dow and the S&P 500 continuing to lag the other major indices. Still, all five indices lost ground on the day. Read more…
NYSE:BZQ, PHO
Last week we had typical pre-holiday light volume trading going into US Thanksgiving. The previous week I warned every one to trade with extreme caution because of the light volume and Read more…
SDS, SPY
Frustrated with the diminishing prospects for growth in the developed world, investors have flocked en masse over the last two years towards red hot emerging markets that now account for Read more…
NYSE:BRF, NYSE:DEM, NYSE:DGS, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:EWX, NYSE:GXG, NYSE:HAO, VWO
With low growth prospects in the U.S. and uncertainty building in Europe, earnings have been hard to come by for many firms. As a result, many arch-rival companies have engaged in price wars in Read more…
SWH
From a simple charting standpoint, the Euro Index and corresponding Euro ETF (NYSE:FXE) have retraced into a key price zone that – whatever happens here – will likely be an important clue as to Read more…
NYSE:FXE
I trust you had a Happy Thanksgiving and, as always, it was a bad week for turkeys as we partook in our national, traditional holiday feast. Read more…
NYSE:EFZ, NYSE:EUO, UUP
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