Stocks plummeted on Tuesday erasing Monday’s gains. The market gapped down at the open and closed near the dead lows of the day. All five major indices ended in the red. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) led the retreat as it plunged 3.0%. The S&P MidCap 400 dropped 2.4% while the Nasdaq Read more…

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David Gillie: A level of euphoria has set into US markets on European Debt Crisis “fix” rumors like we’ve never seen before. The media is more than happy to pump rumors as “news” because they’re in the business of selling ad space. A euphoric audience buys more stuff. It has gotten to the point of ridiculous Read more…

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Tony Daltorio:  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said his country wants to invest more of its $3.2 trillion bankroll in Europe, though he declined to offer specific measures to help solve the continent’s debt problems.   Read more…

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Ron Rowland:  Last week Mike Larson told you how Europe is an economic basket case. And today I want to talk about that a little more. Read more…

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David Fry From ETF Digest goes into detail on 4 ETFs discussing the iShares S&P Europe 350 Index ETF (NYSE:IEV), ProShares UltraShort MSCI Europe ETF (NYSE:EPV), CurrencyShares Euro Trust Read more…

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The Euro, (NYSE:FXE), has hit resistance and appears stalled out from rising higher, due to the strength of the Yen, (NYSE:FXY). A stagnant EUR/JPY, seen in the chart of FXE:FXY, suggests that Read more…

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ProShares, the leading manager of leveraged and inverse ETFs,1 announced today that it is launching the first ETFs in the United States designed to provide magnified exposure to indexes covering Europe, Pacific ex-Japan, Brazil and Mexico. The four ETFs, which seek 200% of the daily return of Read more…

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“The $64,000 question hanging over the global economy now seems to be centered squarely on the European Union. More specifically, Greece’s debt problems are making people wonder if Read more…

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“If you have the appetite for risk, it’s time to double-short Europe with the ProShares UltraShort MSCI Europe Index Fund (EPV). It appears others have already jumped on board Read more…

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ProFunds Group, the world’s largest manager of short and leveraged funds, announced today that it is launching four more Short International ProShares. Read more…

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