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Tim Seymour: After a harrowing two-month plunge, the Baltic Dry index of shipping costs has finally rounded a bottom. The question is whether this is more than a brief respite for this key indicator of the health of global commodity markets — everything from grain to iron ore. Read more…
David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. Read more…
Sumit Roy: Despite host of head winds, copper, nickel and tin surged over past month. Base metals rallied sharply over the past month, as traders used lower prices to build positions. The performance was especially impressive considering the myriad head winds the group faced and still Read more…
David Zeiler: In less than two hours this material can kill 99.9% of most of the bacteria on its surface, including E.coli, influenza, staphylococcus and H1N1. Read more…
Recent market volatilities reminded investors that risk is heightened. For a long term retirement investor, diversification among assets is the first step. On the other hand, some long short strategies in alternative asset classes such as commodities and currencies can be used to further Read more…
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Stocks fell hard on Friday closing at both the session and weekly lows. The market fell under severe selling pressure for most of the day before showing some signs of life at 2:00 pm. However, the Read more…
For much of the session it appeared as if stocks would trim recent losses but a late wave of selling erased any hopes of a positive day for the broad market. Still, the small-cap Russell 2000 Read more…
When analyzing security returns one factor that is often overlooked is risk. Risk-adjusted returns tell how us how much risk is involved in producing the return. For example, a stock which Read more…
Although U.S. stocks experienced a rough start to trading, then soon recovered and finished the day with decent gains. The Dow (NYSE:DIA) finished the day up 66 points to close just below the Read more…
U.S. equity markets managed to bounce back after Tuesday’s slide, with most major indexes finishing in positive territory as strength in the technology and some basic material names helped Read more…
American equity markets rose modestly across the board in Wednesday trading as a solid figure from the ADP employment report helped to buoy stocks. The Dow rose by 71 points on the day Read more…
I’ve heard a lot of chatter about Copper prices and a potential reversal lately, so let’s take a quick look at simple trend structure and levels to watch on both the important weekly and daily chart Read more…
So if you’re missing out on the commodity boom, what is the best way to get in? CNBC brought in Adam Patti, Indexiq CEO, and Tom Lydon, ETF Trends for their 
It’s very difficult for a trader to stick to a plan and not let news events dictate decisions. But every once in awhile there are news items that come along and attempt to trip investors up, forcing some 
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