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This past week was a surprisingly solid one for markets as a choppy session on Monday gave way to broad strength in Tuesday and Wednesday trading. Markets performed poorly in Thursday and then closed out the week in a volatile session thanks to a release of the GDP report and Ben Bernanke’s Read more…
Investors were reminded of last week’s chaos after stocks plunged on Thursday as worries about the global economy and European debt woes dominated media headlines. Leading economic indicators grew 0.5% in July, beating analyst estimates, although investors were disappointed after the Federal Read more…
U.S. equities finished the week pretty much flat as losses in Monday and Tuesday trading were soon erased by solid performances out of the blue chips later in the week to push the S&P 500 Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: If you read the newly released United Nations report on global population trends, you can reach only one conclusion about the long-term outlook for global commodity Read more…
Martin O. Hutchinson: When a March 25 “no-confidence” vote toppled the government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, it also set the stage for a new general election. Read more…
So far this year, commodity prices have been very kind to investors who have reaped the benefits of supply issues, weather, and political turmoil, pushing a variety of products to higher prices. Read more…
For the past several weeks developments in the Middle East have dominated not only the headlines but controlled the attention of investors as well. Starting with Tunisia and Egypt, numerous Read more…
IndexIQ has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “IQ Canada Mid Cap ETF.” The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of Read more…
Here in the U.S., we have a problem: A lack of courage in Washington. Specifically, the courage among policymakers to make the difficult decisions — and take the difficult actions — to deal with Read more…
Stocks rallied on Friday recovering some of the early week losses. Equities gapped at the open, consolidated for most of the day, and closed at the highs. However, there was divergence in the Read more…
“Canadian stocks are hovering near multi-year highs, and the bears are stepping in. optionMONSTER’s Depth Charge tracking system detected the purchase of 2,500 June 30 puts on Read more…
Weekly Recap: Last week proved to be quite bumpy for investors, as asset classes from stocks to commodities–and everything in between–swayed between gains and losses for the last several 
Each month I update a momentum based ranking system of individual country ETFs. Historical studies have shown that momentum based strategies have performed well over time; thus, 
“The triple-pronged disaster that hit Japan earlier this month — the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant crisis — doesn’t appear to have dampened investor enthusiasm for the nation’s 
Each month I update a momentum based ranking system of individual country ETFs. Historical studies have shown that momentum based strategies have performed well over time; thus, each 
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