Money Morning Staff: Where silver is trading today represents a 35% decline from six months ago – which has led many investors to bail on the white metal in 2013. Read more…

NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:SLV

Timber!!!! The price of framing lumber on CME is barely over $300 per 1,000 board feet, down more than 20% since the beginning of April. The last time prices were this low was October of last year. Meanwhile, the price of copper is Read more…

NASDAQ:CU, NASDAQ:WOOD

Michael Lombardi: While an economic slowdown is looming over the global economy, no one seems to care, as stock markets continue to reach new record-highs—giving investors false hopes of economic growth. But how long can this Read more…

NYSE:DIA, NYSE:SPY

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management today announced the launch of the db X-trackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond Fund (NYSE Ticker: RVNU) and the db X-trackers Regulated Utilities Fund (NYSE Ticker: UTLT). Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Stocks appeared to be following through on last Friday’s weakness, with most averages down 1.0% or more by 11:30 am. However, stocks found traction during the lunchtime doldrums and surged higher in the final hour of trading, sending most Read more…

NYSE:IWM, NYSE:SPY, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:XLF

The global smartphone industry has absolutely exploded into one of the most important segments in all of consumer tech today. And, although the competition in this space has never been fiercer, as names like Nokia and Blackberry attempt Read more…

NYSE:XLK

There are some green arrows around the World as Europe is up about a percent across the board. Japan also bounced back 2% after it pulled off as much as 20% from highs of the year. We focused on the Japan ETF (EWJ) yesterday in Read more…

NYSE:EWJ, NYSE:GLD

David Fabian: I recently had a very important conversation with a new client of my firm that was describing to me how their previous investment adviser destroyed their portfolio. The adviser was so convinced of a certain outcome in the market Read more…

NYSE:HDGE

The world’s economy is in tatters and safe havens are few and far between, says legendary contrarian Marc Faber. The banking crisis in Cyprus has shown that even bank deposits are not safe. The publisher of the Doom, Boom and Gloom newsletter, Read more…

NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV

As I expected, volatility is picking up. The VIX or CBOE Volatility Index (otherwise known as the fear gauge), which measures implied volatility in S&P 500 options, recently climbed to its highest level since late April.  Meanwhile, bond volatility, Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Michael Noonan: The market is undergoing a correction, but it is enough to call it a top?  No.  More evidence is required before saying that the Fed has thrown in the towel.  If it takes more fiat to keep prices inflated, it will be provided.  The alternative Read more…

NYSE:DIA, NYSE:SPY

Despite the uncertainty related to sequestration, huge defense budget cuts, and cancellation of big-ticket programs, the global aerospace and defense industry has nicely held up so far this year. This is largely attributable to technological innovations, Read more…

NYSE:ITA, NYSE:PPA, NYSE:XAR

Deutsche Bank has announced that they will begin trading the db X-Trackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond Fund (NYSEArca:RVNU) tomorrow June 4th. The db X-trackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:RVNU

Michael Noonan: The month of May is now on the books. The question is, can anything new be learned from them? Maybe not, but you would have to see them to understand why not. One qualifier to be added is, from our perspective, Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV

Deutsche Bank has announced that they will begin trading the db X-trackers Regulated Utilities Fund (NYSEArca:UTLT) tomorrow June 4th. The db X-trackers Regulated Utilities Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:UTLT