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Eric Dutram: Fiscal 2011 was a year of series of natural disasters and economic uncertainty which impacted the U.S economy as a whole and insurance industry was not any exception. In order to tackle Read more…
Jonathan Butz: There’s never been a bull market in history without the financial sector playing a role. After middling performance over the last year, the financial sector has posted impressive year-to-date gains which has coincided with a bullish market over the past few months. While the S&P 500 is up a little Read more…
Each of the five SPDR KBW ETFs listed below will change its benchmark index to an S&P Financial Select Industry Index effective before the opening of business on Monday, October 24, 2011. Therefore, the index changes will be implemented at the close of business on Friday, October 21, 2011. In order to effectuate an orderly change of portfolio securities held by Read more…
Whether you lost power, got flooded, both or neither, it’s safe to say millions of Americans are suffering from hurricane fatigue today. The media coverage was as massive and widespread as the storm, but nonetheless, it’s always best to Read more…
Though most investors will be focused on comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and our U.S. GDP results, there will be another name to remember as we head into the weekend; Irene. Now that we are midway through hurricane season, which lasts from the beginning of June through the end Read more…
Ron Rowland: Here in Texas, we expect summer to be hot. Somehow we cope with 100-degree days. This year has been worse than usual. And to make matters worse, we’re in the middle of a severe drought, too. Read more…
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All major indices closed up on Wednesday. The market got off to a slow start, but found its footing late in the morning session and rallied throughout the remainder of the day. The Dow ended the Read more…
“The insurance sector has been red hot. The insurance sector ETF, the SPDR KBW Insurance (NYSE: KIE), has the highest percentage of its component companies reporting earnings this week (56%) Read more…
“Regional banks, investment bankers and insurance companies will be key winners in the next phase of an advance that will be characterized by very lukewarm participation by the average Read more…
In midday trading Wednesday, the SPDR KBW Insurance ETF (KIE) is outperforming other ETFs, up about Read more…
Aug. 12, 2009– Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a full service investment bank that specializes in the financial services sector, and a wholly owned subsidiary of KBW, Inc. (NYSE: KBW), announced upcoming changes to the Read more…
Business Wire reports that Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., (KBW), announced upcoming changes to the following ETF’s: KBW Bank Index (KBE), KBW Insurance Index (KIE), and KBW Regional Banking Index (KRE). According to Businesswire “Effective prior to the opening of business on Tuesday Read more…
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