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Daniela Pylypczak: To say the least, the world economy has had a bumpy ride since the onslaught of the unprecedented financial crisis that rocked the world in 2008. Despite several glimmers of hope in the U.S.’s ability to bounce back, Euro Read more…
Stocks rallied for a third straight day but for the second session in a row the move came on dwindling trade. Higher beta issues led the advance as the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 both posted solid gains of 2.4%. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ), S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) and Dow Jones Read more…
Stocks were trounced on Monday as trade surged. All five major indices closed well in the red. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 led the carnage as they plummeted by 5.4% and 4.7% respectively. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) slid 3.3% while the S&P 500 Read more…
Equities moved higher for a second consecutive day but closed well off session highs. In a follow up to Monday’s action, stock prices whipsawed again but Tuesday’s session ended with stocks in retreat. All five major indices closed higher as smaller cap issues led the advance. The S&P MidCap 400 tacked on 2.2% while the small-cap Read more…
No doubt we live in fascinating times, both economically and politically, and this week the world’s focus turned to the rolling political revolution and unrest in North Africa. The outbursts started Read more…
I trust you had a Happy Thanksgiving and, as always, it was a bad week for turkeys as we partook in our national, traditional holiday feast. Read more…
The Greek Tragedy has been a staple of world literature since 500 B.C. when Thespis, the first known Greek playwright, won what is thought to have been the first writing contest in ancient Read more…
ProFunds Group, the world’s largest manager of leveraged and inverse funds,1 announced today that it is launching the first ETFs offering single inverse exposure to equity indexes on China, the U.S. Real Estate and the Read more…
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It seems like just yesterday that markets were waiting for Ben & the Bernankettes to save the world from the dual horrors of a recession and nearly 10% unemployment yet, here we are, all cued up for another awkwardly worded statement to be 
In trading Tuesday, the Barclays Short D Lvgd Inv S&P 500 TR ETN (NYSE:BXDD) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.71% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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