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Tim Seymour: So far this year, even a huge portfolio like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) has printed a chart with peaks and valleys reminiscent of the Himalayas. Read more…
Effective today, Guggenheim will begin trading their Guggenheim Shipping ETF (NYSE:SEA) under a new index. The fund will now begin tracking the Dow Jones Global Shipping Index. There are to be Read more…
Todd Shriber: All the fervor surrounding recent and upcoming Internet IPOs has plenty of folks drawing comparisons to Silicon Valley circa 1999-2000. While I count myself among those seeing the comparisons as valid, I sure hope the comparisons prove wrong. Read more…
US stock futures are marginally lower Wednesday as the debt ceiling issue remains unresolved. To this point the market has held up reasonably well in the face of a disastrous default, and it appears Read more…
The growth of the ETP lineup to 1,300 products and beyond has been fueled largely by the development–and success–of funds other than the “plain vanilla” offerings that offer exposure to well known stock and bond indexes. As the ETF industry has grown in size, it has also become more Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: Since the United States has carried a AAA debt rating since 1917, the term unprecedented has been properly applied to the possibility of a downgrade to AA. The uncertainty associated with a debt downgrade/short-term default was captured by the Wall Street Journal on Read more…
David Zeiler: Each day that passes without a deal to prevent a U.S. debt default brings the United States closer to a financial calamity that would be more severe than the failure of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: One night at dinner a few years back, my Dad, Greg Fitz-Gerald, explained exactly why the “tax-takers” in Washington think that recoveries, bailouts, negotiations and stimulus packages are a good idea – while the taxpayers believe just the opposite. Read more…
Although worries over the debt ceiling continue to plague equity markets, some sectors of the financial world have been given a boost by quality earnings reports from a variety of firms. Most recently, investors received good news from casino operator Las Vegas Sands which rose more than Read more…
Stocks closed lower on Tuesday on higher trade. For the second time in as many days all five major indices closed in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) led the decline as it shed 0.7% on the session. The S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) fell by 0.6% and 0.4% Read more…
George Maniere: We are finally on the brink and the financial markets are finally beginning to take a serious look at the prospect of a downgrade of the U.S. AAA credit rating, which it has held for nearly a century, very seriously. As Republicans and Democrats continue to move further apart on Read more…
Thomas Carreno: This posting is maybe one of my top 10 postings of all time. I want to say with a very good degree of confidence that the S&P 500 has topped out for 2011 and that it will be down from here. Not in a straight line, but something close . The market still appears like it is just drifting Read more…
Eric Dutram: One of the more popular corners of the actively-managed ETF landscape has been in the bond category where several new funds have managed to amass a great deal of assets in a short period of time. Investors have likely embraced active management in this slice of the market thanks Read more…
Global X, the quickly growing ETF issuer known for its unique sector specific products, announced more plans to expand its ETF lineup. The company released information on a proposed Social Media Index ETF which will track the Solactive Social Media Index. If approved by the SEC, the new fund Read more…
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ:WETF), an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) sponsor and asset manager, today announced the Company listed its common stock on The NASDAQ Global Market under symbol “WETF.” Read more…
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