In trading on Wednesday, the ELEMENTS CS Global Warming ETN (NYSE:GWO) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.73% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

AMEX:BHH, IPF, NYSE:CVOL, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:GWO, PXQ

As a realist Steve Wood has a hard time getting giddy about the near term prospects for global stock markets. The Chief Market Strategist for Russell Investments strikes a balance somewhere between “extremely guarded optimism” and “damning with faint praise” when telling me that he “likes equities versus fixed income… kind of a no-brainer in terms of Read more…

XLY

Kevin Kerr:  For many investors today’s uncertainty and fear is overwhelming: The looming debt debacle in Washington and the potential breakup of the European Union has seemingly crippled their ability to protect their investments and ultimately their future. Read more…

REMX

Brazil’s Vale is best known as the world’s biggest iron miner. Now, the company’s efforts to diversify its commodity exposure are both bearing fruit and getting Wall Street recognition.  Read more…

KOL

First Trust has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “First Trust Inflation Managed Fund.” The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation and secondary investment objective is to seek Read more…

NEW FILING

First Trust has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund.” The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return. They did not provide a trading symbol or expense ratio in the Read more…

JJE, NEW FILING, NYSE:DBE, NYSE:FUE, NYSE:GRN, PWND, RJN, UBN

Jeb Handwerger:  Gold Stock Trades has been observing with great interest the divergent paths in nuclear policy (NYSE:NLR) being taken right now by two major sovereign nations, France (NYSE:EWQ) under Sarkozy and Germany (NYSE:EWG) led by Merkel.  Read more…

NYSE:EWG, NYSE:FXE, RSX, URA

Last November, I wrote about how to protect yourself from an impending crash that would take place this year – if the threat of failure to raise the debt ceiling seemed real. As of right now, most people expect some resolution to be reached in the next few weeks before the August 2 debt-hike deadline. And while our politicians act like stubborn, self-centered six year olds, only concerned with getting what Read more…

NYSE:GLD, SLV, TBF, TBT

JJC, NYSE:EWG, NYSE:GLD, SLV, XOP

David Banister:  How many times have you scratched your trading head wondering why gold (NYSE:GLD) or silver (NYSE:SLV) were either rallying hard or dropping hard on seemingly bearish or bullish news? How about the general stock market represented by the S&P 500 Index Read more…

NYSE:GLD, SLV, SPY

Kerri Shannon:  U.S. and European debt concerns have triggered some dismal market performances – but there is still one energy sector that’s moving up. Read more…

KOL, PKOL

NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD

After several dismal trading sessions, investors were able to get their minds off of frustrating debt woes, and celebrate a strong earnings lineup from a number of American bellwethers. Now that earnings season is underway, it will likely be the dominant market mover, while governments’ Read more…

QQQ

Stocks rallied sharply on Tuesday and closed near session highs. All of the major indices added more than 1.5%. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) put in an impressive performance led largely by the recent good fortune of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG). The tech rich index led Read more…

IBB, PBJ, QQQ

US stock futures are set for a higher open Wednesday morning on the heels of a blockbuster earnings report from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). The tech giant greatly exceeded even lofty consensus estimates from Wall St, thanks in large part to tremendous iPad and iPhone sales. The stock is currently set to open up around $400, up 6% from yesterday’s close. Strength from the market leader provides Read more…

NYSE:GLD, SLV, SPY