Ron Rowland: If you’re a regular reader of Money and Markets, you weren’t surprised last Friday when Standard & Poor’s downgraded the sovereign debt of nine European nations. I’ve been expecting it, as have Martin Weiss, Mike Larson and our other editors. My main question: What took them so long? Read more…

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The expression is called “kicking the can down the road.” And it’s a practice that the Eurozone and European Union have gained an expertise in demonstrating… After meeting all night in Brussels last Friday, European Union leaders agreed to a new fiscal compact. They also 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 Read more…

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Chris Ciovacco: Central bankers have provided liquidity with today’s announcement; it does nothing to address the real problems of solvency in Greece, Italy, Spain, etc.  (not to mention the banks).  In the last bear market, stocks rallied significantly after similar announcements (numerous times) only to see 100% of those Read more…

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In trading on Wednesday, the C-Tracks Citi Volatility Index TR ETN (NYSE:CVOL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 19.58% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

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Today’s market environment has created a hazy outlook for equities as major equities have fallen into an unstable trend for much of 2011. While some remain bullish on the economic recovery, others feel that recent statistics point the other way, and that we are heading for a slowdown. Read more…

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In trading on Tuesday, the iPath Global Carbon ETN (NYSE:GRN) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 10.39% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

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In trading on Friday, the B2B Internet HOLDRs (AMEX:BHH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.59% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

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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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“The mounting debt crisis enveloping southern Europe is rattling exchange-traded funds exposed to the region and rallying ETFs that profit from uncertainty about Greece, Spain and the fate of the Read more…

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