Global X, the New York-based ETF issuer behind popular products focusing on equities of commodity producers Read more…

IVE, IVW, IWD, IWF, NYSE:DEM, NYSE:DGS, NYSE:EMGX, NYSE:EMVX

Since Woodrow Wilson re-instituted the practice of delivering the State of the Union Address in person in 1913, the annual event has evolved dramatically. The introduction of radio and Read more…

IGF, NLR, NYSE:FAN, PBD, TAN

I coined a term called the “Chinamese Twins”  for my readers.   I advised my readers that two separate dinners were to be held at the White House, the feast receiving the most publicity was held Read more…

NYSE:GLD

Labels mean something. They’re why a blue Armani suit costs more than basically the same suit at a department store. They’re why Titleist golf balls cost more than Maxflis.  Believe it or not, labels Read more…

NYSE:EIS, NYSE:EWT, NYSE:EWY

AdvisorShares will begin trading its new “AdvisorShares Active Bear ETF” (NYSE:HDGE) Thursday, January 27, 2011. The Active Bear ETF (the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation through short sales of Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:HDGE

With gold prices showing no signs of a breakout in 2011 so far, many investors have started unwinding long positions in anticipation of no further upside. The situation warrants a close Read more…

SLV

State Street will begin trading its new “SPDR S&P Telecom ETF” (NYSE:XTL) Thursday, January 27, 2011. The SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of an index derived from the telecommunications segment of Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, XTL

State Street will begin trading its new “SPDR S&P Transportation ETF” (NYSE:XTN) Thursday, January 27, 2011. The SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of an index derived from the transportation segment of a Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, XTN

Financial history teaches that market prices are not just subject to cyclical fluctuations — mainly following the business cycle. They are also liable to much longer lasting secular trends, often Read more…

IAU, NYSE:DGL, NYSE:DGP, NYSE:DGZ, NYSE:DZZ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:GLL, SGOL, UBG, UGL

State Street will begin trading its new “SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF” (NYSE:XHE) Thursday, January 27, 2011. The SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of an index derived from the Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, XHE

RBS will begin trading its new “RBS US Mid Cap Trendpilot Exchange Traded Notes” (NYSE:TRNM) Thursday, January 27, 2011. The RBS US Mid Cap Trendpilot Exchange Traded Notes (RBS ETNs) are Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, TRNM

New York-based investment manager Van Eck Global announced that it is contractually lowering the expense cap of its Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF (NYSE:IDX) and Market Read more…

IDX, PLND

Jason Simpkins: Soaring food prices have been, perhaps, the most pressing global issue of the past two years – yet the U.S. Federal Reserve has taken a “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” Read more…

MOO, NYSE:CORN

Optimism over the health of the global economy has surged in recent weeks as investors have scooped up shares in a variety of industries in order to benefit from a budding recovery. Read more…

IEO

Tuesday marked the fourth consecutive session of predominantly range bound trading. Still, stocks ended the day slightly higher after recovering from early session selling. The rebound occurred Read more…

NYSE:EWD, NYSE:EWX, NYSE:FRN