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Jason Cimpl: Bonds in Europe are in a death spiral and the European banks are along for the ride. The weakening economy in Europe has raised the likelihood of default for nations like Portugal, Italy (NYSEARCA:EWI), Greece (NYSEARCA:GREK) and Ireland (NYSEARCA:EIRL). And the increased Read more…
Jonathan Yates: A Celtic tiger, Cooper Industries Plc (NYSE:CBE) will benefit greatly from the coming middle-class boom. It is an important component of the Irish exchange traded fund, MSCI Ireland (NYSE:EIRL); and other exchange traded funds [Mid-Cap Core ETF (NYSE:CZA), Morningstar Mid Core Read more…
Eric Dutram: Not too long ago, the Irish economy was the envy of much of the developed world. The country quickly developed a knowledge-based economy and saw high levels of growth for a number of years, thanks in large part to its ultra-low corporate tax rate which is at just 12.5% Read more…
So far in 2011 more than 200 new exchange-traded products have debuted, taking the ETF lineup close to the 1,300 mark. Over the past several years, the exposure accessible through ETFs has become increasingly granular; while some of the new products debuting are “plain vanilla” funds Read more…
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While reports of jobless rates in the U.S. or the pace of inflation in China occasionally pop to the top of the headlines, the last several months have seen the spotlight focused on European markets as the continent continues to battle a debt crisis that has threatened to derail a fragile economic Read more…
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David Zeiler: Fresh signs of a possible default in Greece have revived a contentious debate between politicians and major banks in the European Union over what to do about the Greek debt crisis. Read more…
Last weeks developments in the Middle East once again captured the attention of investors, as escalations of protests and violence in Libya sent oil on a wild ride over the course of several days. Read more…
Global Strategy Board, the independent international research firm and a leading provider of ETF databases for institutions and individuals has announced the expansion of its popular knowledge Read more…
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, 2010 has been anything but kind to the euro zone. The currency bloc has experienced its worst financial crisis since the adoption of the euro, at one Read more…
The Janna Herron Associated Press article entitled GMAC Stops Some Evictions, Foreclosed Home Sales relates: In a deposition taken in December, GMAC employee Jeffrey Stephan said he signed Read more…
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In trading Tuesday, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Financials Sector ETF (NASDAQ:EMFN) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.18% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
In trading Monday, the ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (NYSE:UBT) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.83% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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