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Frank Holmes: What a decade!… A rapidly urbanizing global population driven by tremendous growth in emerging markets (NYSEARCA:EEM) has sent commodities on quite a run over the past 10 years. In fact, you would find that all 14 commodities are in positive territory if you annualized the returns Read more…
Richard Rittorno: Coal miners rose Tuesday for the first day of trade in the new year after federal court appeals pushed back the EPA deadline for better air quality across 27 states. Read more…
New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global today announced the launch of Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH (“MVIS”) and the company’s new index website (marketvectorsindices.com). The Frankfurt, Germany-based MVIS will develop, market and license the Market Vectors Indices, which currently underlie Read more…
In trading on Wednesday, the Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF (NYSEArca:EAPS) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 16.57% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
Brian Sylvester: From fossil fuels to fission, growing global demand for power generation offers investment opportunities. Thermal coal is heating up and the uranium junior mining sector is set for development and a wave of consolidation. Geordie Mark, mining analyst with Haywood Securities in Vancouver Read more…
Brian Sylvester: Headlines scream gloom and doom, but Vikas Ranjan of Ubika Research sees brilliance on the horizon. As emerging markets develop, opportunities for profit abound: it’s only a matter of identifying the most in-demand commodities. Meanwhile, cleantech companies are creating commercial Read more…
Todd Shriber: A lot of folks have been asking me lately what my thoughts are on the market. Not surprisingly, it seems like I get more of those questions the more chaotic the market gets. Even the the future Mrs. Shriber’s parents recently asked my thoughts on the current state of affairs in the financial markets Read more…
Michael Johnston: With three quarters of 2011 officially in the books, it is now safe to say that the year has not played out as many investors had hoped it might. After coming flying out of the gates–most major benchmarks were solidly in positive territory after the first quarter–a perfect storm of negative developments Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: In 2009 and 2010, the Federal Reserve was able to reverse sharp declines in asset prices by pumping large amounts of printed money into the global financial system via quantitative easing. With the Fed’s 2011 Jackson Hole speech set to take place on August 26, we recently Read more…
Brazil’s Vale is best known as the world’s biggest iron miner. Now, the company’s efforts to diversify its commodity exposure are both bearing fruit and getting Wall Street recognition. Read more…
Kerri Shannon: U.S. and European debt concerns have triggered some dismal market performances – but there is still one energy sector that’s moving up. Read more…
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, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may not be repetitive. The result is a more manageable list of issues from which to Read more…
David Zeiler: The reduction or elimination of several federal energy subsidy programs later this year could further dim prospects for solar power stocks (NYSE:KOL) – bad news for a sector already in a months-long slump. Read more…
Kevin Grewal: Over the past week numerous analysts have raised their outlook on the U.S. coal sector as global demand for the commodity continues to rise amidst disruptions in global supply. Read more…
Jeb Handwerger: Deutschland (NYSE:EWG) is taking the wrong road again. It is a decision that is political and irrational motivated in response to the Green Party. It makes one wonder what some politicians do to try to get elected. Read more…
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