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Joseph Hogue: The financial sector in Latin America continues to attract attention from buyers both domestic and foreign. Itau Unibanco Holding (NYSE:ITUB) told Estado de Sao Paulo news over the Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: Don’t let the headlines fool you, there’s lots of money to be made in global investing in 2012. You’re just going to have to be careful – more so than in years past – because right now the line drawn between successful markets and markets that are in danger of collapse is treacherously Read more…
Joseph Hogue: Despite the sluggish global picture and the trend in rate cuts from most central banks,Colombia’s central bank raised rates recently — the only country in Latin America to do so — on continued strong domestic growth and inflationary expectations. Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: Don’t let the headlines fool you, there’s lots of money to be made in global investing in 2012. You’re just going to have to be careful – more so than in years past – because right now the line drawn between successful markets and markets that are in danger of collapse is treacherously Read more…
Joseph Hogue: The coming week may prove relatively light after last week’s volley of meetings and summits. Despite tensions in Russia and a few important CPI reports, the lack of real market movers Read more…
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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 Read more…
Jared Cummans: Copper is arguably the most useful industrial metals, as it can be found in a number of household products. Aside from its most evident use in wires and plumbing, copper is a key element in auto parts like brakes, cooling systems, and even the Statue of Liberty, which features over 80 tons of copper Read more…
Sara Nunnally: One of the reasons I love our annual summit conferences is hearing questions from our attendees. This year, I presented the idea of using emerging markets (NYSE:EEM) as a financial survival bunker. Read more…
Russ Koesterich: Earlier this month, as part of my changed view of emerging markets. I initiated an overweight view of Brazil and noted that I am paying close attention to Chile. As promised, here are more of my thoughts regarding these two emerging market countries. Read more…
Larry Levinson: The country with the world’s biggest deposits of copper is expecting to see its economy grow by at least 5% in 2012, while the rest of the globe fights off an incipient recession. Read more…
Kerri Shannon: Thanks to the wild market swings of the past month, emerging-market stocks are trading at historic lows. That means investors have a rare opportunity to load up on stocks at valuations they wouldn’t see under normal circumstances. Read more…
Stocks lost ground on Tuesday on higher trade but closed off session lows. The major indices all closed down on the session with smaller cap and technology stocks leading the decline. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) shed nearly 2.0% while the S&P MidCap 400 slid 1.4%. The Nasdaq Read more…
Stocks moved modestly higher on Friday on very light trade. All the major indices ended the session up with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) leading the move. By the closing bell the blue chip index tacked on 1.1%. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) added 0.6% while both the S&P 500 Read more…
Fears that the financial malaise engulfing Europe right now will spread beyond the region appear to be well-founded. In fact, Citigroup Latin America strategist 
In trading on Monday, the iPath DJ-UBS Cotton TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE:BAL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.90% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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