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Michael Johnston: Invesco PowerShares this week announced the latest addition to its lineup of ETFs, rolling out a fund that will utilize relative strength indicators to determine individual holdings. The PowerShares DWA SmallCap Technical Leaders Portfolio Read more…
The developments of the last several years have highlighted the growing gap between the developed and emerging markets of the world. Advanced economies in North America, Europe, and Asia face mounting debt burdens and the prospect of a prolonged stretch of low economic growth. Read more…
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Stocks finished down on Thursday, and for the second straight day volume was mixed. All five major indices lost ground, but a late session rally kept the losses to a minimum. The Dow Jones Read more…
On Friday stocks rallied for a third consecutive day, giving bulls a perfect record thus far for the month of December. Further, the day ended with the Nasdaq setting a new 52 week high. Read more…
For the second consecutive day, the major indices gapped down to begin the session, but fought back to pare a significant portion of the intraday losses, only to dwindle into the close. Read more…
Friday’s trading brought the markets to their ugliest close in three weeks. The major indices gapped down at the open, rallied briefly and sold off sharply until 1:00 pm. The remainder of the trading Read more…
Over the last several years, the ETF industry has seemingly been locked in to “three steps forward, one step back” mode. August was the most recent step back, as ETFs experienced net cash outflows Read more…
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The monthly ETF statistical bulletins have become somewhat predictable in recent months, as continued inflows into the ETF industry have been about as certain as death and taxes. Read more…
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Diversification is the theme that has emerged since. August 2008. Today investors are diversifying in multiple dimensions: nationally, regionally, industrially and from a sector perspective. 
In trading on Monday, the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Index Fund (IEZ) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.67% on the day. Also up on the day is the 
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