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Van Eck Global and Merrill Lynch & Co., a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“Merrill Lynch”), have entered into an agreement relating to Merrill Lynch-sponsored HOLding Depository ReceiptS (“HOLDRS”). Van Eck’s Market Vectors ETF Trust plans to offer investors in six Read more…
The past few weeks have been focused on one of the biggest debt crises in U.S. history, as lawmakers sought to find a way through a $14.3 trillion pile of debt. While major equities have suffered their worst stretch in over a year, this quarter’s earnings season has taken a back seat to the debt drama, Read more…
Stocks were obliterated on Wednesday as volume surged. The markets sold off sharply at the open, rallied modestly at the 11:00 am reversal period and spent the remainder of the day in a downward spiral. All five major indices opened at the high and closed near the dead lows of the day. 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, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. Read more…
The beginning of earnings season last week provided a welcome distraction from the more troubling forums that have been capturing the attention of investors in recent weeks. The latest developments in Europe’s ongoing debt saga and twists and turns in Washington related to the fast-approaching Read more…
Stocks closed higher across the board on Monday but on very light trade. Despite Monday’s advance, the broad market has now been caught in a trading range for approximately one week. Higher beta stocks led the advance as the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P MidCap Read more…
Stocks closed higher on Friday as volume faded in the pre-holiday session. The major indices all ended the session in the black. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) led the move as it posted a Read more…
I’m a momentum investor. What does that mean? I just try to identify leading market sectors and then keep my portfolio aligned with them. Sometimes the strength is fairly obvious, and at other Read more…
IBB, IHF, NASDAQ:BIB, NYSE:PPH, PTH
Sy Harding: As the stock market has stalled and moved sideways since mid-February, with economic and inflationary worries increasing, Wall Street is beginning to put out advice on how Read more…
Stocks finished higher across the board on Tuesday, and closed near the session high. All five major indices closed up, as volume improved slightly. The small-cap Russell 2000 led the charge with a Read more…
Most markets inched higher last week, but hit a bit of road bump on Friday after investors digested news of declining consumer sentiment for January and a worse-than-expected GDP report. Read more…
Although growth prospects remain dim and job creation remains minimal, investors continue to snatch up equities thanks to a weak dollar and hopes that the Fed will resume its quantitative easing Read more…
In trading on Tuesday, the Pharmaceutical HOLDRS ETF (AMEX:PPH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Read more…
“It is our opinion, along with that of many other market professionals, that this current market is overbought. An overbought market often searches for a place, or more to the point, a reason to pull Read more…
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