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As the lineup of ETFs approaches the 1,300 mark, a growing pool of issuers continue to deliver innovative new products that tap into strategies and asset classes that have never before been accessible through the exchange-traded structure. One relatively new area that has attracted Read more…
So you’re tired of getting gouged at the pump and would like to extract some manner of revenge against the high price of oil and gasoline. Great idea. But before you wander into the oil futures pits of the NYMEX or snap up a conveniently bundled ETF Read more…
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Toby Connor: Make no mistake, the four-day rally we just saw was nothing more than short covering in front of the Fed meeting just in case Bernanke surprised us with QE3. As expected he confirmed that QE2 would end on schedule. The dollar (NYSE:UUP) rallied and the market sold off Read more…
Jason Simpkins: First it was Macau that leapfrogged Las Vegas as the No. 1 global gambling destination in 2006. Now another Asian powerhouse is set to push Sin City down to third on the list of global gambling hotspots. Read more…
US stock futures point to a lower open on Wall St after the market weakened last in the day. Market savior Ben Bernanke was not able to muster any words to provide encouragement for ravenous bulls, rather affirming the FOMC’s decision to end QE2 and keep the Fed Funds Rate low for an extended period. In fact, the committee lowered GDP growth forecasts, which seemed to put a damper on the Read more…
David Zeiler: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did what most everyone expected yesterday (Wednesday) at the culmination of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) two-day meeting – he left average Americans vulnerable to the pangs of higher prices and soaring inflation. Read more…
Close to three years after the bottom fell out of the housing market, home prices still remain weak and are even declining once again in many major markets. Recently, the 10 city Case-Shiller Index showed that home prices have fallen back into dreaded double dip territory, suggesting that further Read more…
Stocks closed lower on Wednesday on mixed volume. Stocks were slightly higher to flat for most of the session before succumbing to late session selling. All five major indices closed in the red with the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) sustaining the most damage. The Russell shed 1.2% on the day. Read more…
Kevin Grewal: The solar energy sector continues to witness whipsaw action and downward price pressure throughout the industry is likely to prevail in the near-term future as supply and demand imbalances continue to widen. Read more…
Tim Seymour: Despite the market’s eagerness, MSCI did not reclassify any countries along the “frontier” to “developed” axis yesterday — and future changes may be hard to come by. Read more…
Lara Crigger: Is this year’s worst-performing LME metal a canary in the coal mine for copper? And is there any hope in sight for nickel prices? Read more…
Thomas Carreno: If the S&P 500 cannot manage to bust up and through 1294 then I may have to concluded that this market is simply too weak to get another upwards run going. Then it would also put the market at risk of breaking down through key support at 1257. If that happens then the mini Read more…
Recently, we hosted Stuart Rosenthal, CEO and Co-Founder of Factor Advisors, the company behind the FactorShares ETF lineup, here at the ETF Database headquarters. In our wide ranging conversation, we discussed how Stuart got started in the ETF business, what factor investing entails, Read more…
AdvisorShares continued the expansion of its suite of actively-managed ETFs this week, rolling out three products that will be sub-advised by Madrona Funds. Madrona is a relatively new asset management firm that believes simple index funds may not provide the optimal approach to Read more…
In trading on Wednesday, the iPath Short Extended Russell 2000 TR ETN (NYSE:RTSA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.11% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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