US stock futures continued their climb overnight and are set for a slightly higher open. Investors are still expecting an imminent deal in the Greek debt saga that will pave the way for a new bailout package. Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is expected to meet with Read more…
NYSE:DIA, OIH, QQQ, QQQQ, SPY, VXX
David Gillie: The Technology Sector tends to perform best in the 2nd half of the year—largely due to back-to-school sales, holiday purchasing and corporate end-of-year expenditures. This is certainly not to say that tech can’t perform well in the 1st half of the year, but most likely it will not do much Read more…
IYW, QQQ, XLK
Corey Rosenbloom: This morning’s better than expected Jobs Report sent US Equity Indexes into or above key target areas that – if the momentum continues as it appears currently – will break price into New Recovery High territory which you’ll want to monitor closely. Read more…
NYSE:DIA, QQQ, SPY
Jared Cummans: The rumors have been swirling for years: Facebook will IPO next month, next quarter, next year. But each time it seems that investors are disappointed with no such event. However, 2012 may finally see the long-awaited IPO from the social networking giant. Before you roll your eyes and Read more…
NASDAQ:SOCL, ONEQ, QQQ
Shah Gilani: You want to know the truth? The truth is that Wall Street has stacked the deck against you. That’s why you need to understand how the game is played. Otherwise you’ll end up a Wall Street patsy. Read more…
NYSE:DBA, NYSE:DVY, NYSE:EEM, QQQ, UUP, XLB
Jared Cummans: As earnings season takes the spotlight for markets, investors will anxiously await the reports of some of the most important global firms over the coming trading days. Thus far, earnings have been a mixed bag with a number of companies both hitting and missing their marks. Big names Read more…
QQQ
Jared Cummans: Earnings season is well underway with a mixed bag of results for investors. Starting off with Alcoa, the commodity giant brought a welcomed outlook for the year and pushed stocks higher. Then came hits from JP Morgan and Citigroup while Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs were able Read more…
IYW, QQQ
Jared Cummans: ETF investing has surged in recent years as the industry has experienced exponential growth in nearly all aspects of the universe. Now, there are over 1,400 products with Read more…
IWM, QQQ, SDS, SPY, TNA, TZA, XLF
US stock futures point to a slightly higher open on Wall St Monday as another earnings season gets set to kick off. Aluminum giant Alcoa (NYSEArca:AA), whose announcement generally marks the beginning of earnings season, will report after the bell Read more…
OIH, QQQ, QQQQ, SPY
S&P futures are up 6 handles Friday morning following a better-than-expected jobs report. The US economy added 200,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5%, while analysts expected gains of 150,000 jobs and unemployment of 8.7%. Futures Read more…
OIH, QQQ, QQQQ, SPY, XLE
For a second consecutive day, stocks gapped down but climbed their way back to close near session highs. After undercutting Wednesday’s lows, four of the five major indices ended up on the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) was the lone holdout, as it finished the day fractionally Read more…
IWB, IWM, NYSE:DIA, QQQ, SPY
Michael Johnston: For most investors, 2011 was a frustrating year; after some strong early gains seemingly pointed to a continuation of the recovery that took root in 2010, the appearance of some Read more…
IWM, NYSE:DIA, QQQ, SPY, VTI
Jared Cummans: With 2011 nearly in the books, the ETF industry has set yet another record for product development and innovation. More than 300 exchange-traded products debuted this year, Read more…
IWM, NYSE:DIA, QQQ, SPY, VTI
Ron Rowland: Today I’ll give you my top three predictions for next year’s ETF news. First, though, let’s take a look at three interesting trends we’ve seen unfold in the last twelve months. Read more…
IWM, NYSE:DIA, QQQ, SPY, VTI
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