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Stifel Nicolaus managing director David Lutz on what to watch in the markets now, and how you can make money. David says you should be short the United States Oil fund (NYSEARCA:USO), and long the United States Gasoline Read more…
In trading on Friday, the iPath Short Extended Russell 2000 TR ETN (NYSEArca:RTSA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 10.62% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…
Michael Snyder: Well, it is official. The restructuring deal between Greece and private investors has been pushed through and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has ruled that this is a credit event which will trigger Read more…
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Shah Gilani: A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the latest Greek bailout. The terms and conditions of the bond swap Greece agreed to before getting another handout constitutes a theoretical default – but not a technical default. Read more…
Sy Harding: In Europe (NYSEArca:VGK), the euro-zone debt crisis has pretty much faded from headlines. The arrangements that will bail out Greece (NYSEArca:GREK)- at least for now – have been pretty much finalized. Read more…
Jack Barnes: If you listen to the talking heads, there is no end in sight to the Euro crisis. Even with the European Central Bank’s (ECB) recent Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO), Greece is still making all the headlines. Read more…
Jack Crooks: If you are wondering why the euro (NYSEArca:FXE) rallied sharply over the last couple of weeks, hitting a two-month high against the dollar (NYSEArca:UUP) on Thursday, the answer is that Read more…
Jeff Harding: We need to follow Greece because their default and withdrawal from the eurozone (NYSEArca:VGK) would set off major consequences to the European Monetary Union, and thus the EU, Read more…
Jonathan Yates: It would seem that the strongest member of a declining organization would want to leave the losing proposition. But, as French Premier Charles DeGaulle once exclaimed, “Nations do not have friends, they have interests.” For that reason, Germany (NYSEARCA:EWG) will do all it can to Read more…
Tom Essaye: After a few weeks of relative quiet from Europe during the holiday season, things are starting to heat back up in the region. This week will see a return of various leaders’ summits in Europe, with meetings scheduled between German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Read more…
Shah Gilani: I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. The markets are broken. It’s not that they’re not functioning on a daily basis, pricing risk and assets and performing their price discovery duties. They are doing that – or at least trying to. Read more…
Sy Harding: A year ago there was widespread confidence that with the recession having ended in June, 2009, the economy continuing to recover, further QE2 easing underway, and the stock market clearly in a new bull market, that 2011 was going to be a great year. Read more…
The expression is called “kicking the can down the road.” And it’s a practice that the Eurozone and European Union have gained an expertise in demonstrating… After meeting all night in Brussels last Friday, European Union leaders agreed to a new fiscal compact. They also Read more…
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In trading on Monday, the iPath Long Extended Russell 2000 TR ETN (NYSEArca:RTLA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 14.80% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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Scott Martin: Despite fretting about trouble in Europe spreading to Brazil’s (NYSE:EWZ) financial system, exposure to the troubled markets of Spain and Portugal seems minimal at best for South America’s biggest country. Read more…
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