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Eric Dutram: This past week was an extremely choppy one for markets as shares rose modestly in Monday and Tuesday trading only to dive back Wednesday and finish the rest of the week mixed. Important data releases did little to clarify the broader economic situation, as GDP and jobless claims both came Read more…
Investors can’t seem to catch a break from volatile trading on Wall Street as financial woes in Europe and debt ceiling drama at home are putting significant pressure on equity markets across the globe. Politicians in Washington D.C. have been struggling to compromise on a viable plan for modifying Read more…
Stocks rallied sharply on Tuesday and closed near session highs. All of the major indices added more than 1.5%. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) put in an impressive performance led largely by the recent good fortune of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG). The tech rich index led Read more…
The Independence Day-shortened week was a tumultuous one for markets as stocks stayed flat for much of Tuesday and Wednesday only to soar higher in Thursday’s session on hopes of a jobs recovery. Unfortunately, this was quickly dispelled by a horrendous June jobs report which saw just Read more…
US equities ended the session higher on increased trade. All five major indices closed modestly higher with small and mid cap stocks leading the way. The S&P MidCap 400 added 0.8% while the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) improved by 0.7%. The blue chip DJIA (NYSE:DIA) Read more…
Todd Shriber: One of my favorite things to do in this weekly column is to address themes from the ETF universe that I believe are relevant to everyday investors and that are either misunderstood Read more…
The past few months have been somewhat difficult for food producers as rising commodity prices have greatly impacted the bottom lines of many firms. Fortunately, the recent commodity sell Read more…
As the president of Global Trends Investments and editor of ETF Trends.com, Tom Lydon spends lots of time looking at — you guessed it — trends. And right now the trend is down, and the money flow is clear. “Sector ETFs are not for the average guy… you have to keep a close eye on them” he says, but Read more…
In a feel good story about the ETF industry, Global X Management Company, LLC, the fund advisor for the recently launched Global X Food ETF (NYSE:EATX), announced that it would be donating Read more…
Stocks ended Wednesday’s session slightly higher but on declining volume. The Nasdaq saw the greatest improvement on the day. The technology rich index tacked on 0.6%, as it closed back Read more…
The finance chiefs of the world’s 20 most-developed economies recently gathered in Paris to discuss the challenges facing the global economy. One of those challenges is inflation — especially Read more…
Larry D. Spears: “Globalization” has become one of the top financial buzzwords in recent years – and with good reason. The economies of many developing-market countries have achieved an Read more…
The world’s largest restaurant chain, McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) reported increases in revenues and net income for the fourth quarter, meeting analyst expectations and giving support to the Read more…
This past year the ETF industry picked up steam, as total assets in exchange-traded products reached $1 trillion for the first time. As ETFs continued their impressive growth, issuers have Read more…
Stocks have endured a tumultuous week as fears over rate hikes in China and a debt crisis in Ireland sent equities into a frenzy. Markets were able to claw back some of the lost ground in trading Read more…
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