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Stocks recovered from a morning gap down to close lower but well off session lows, on light trade. Small cap stocks suffered the most yesterday as the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 shed 1.0% and 0.7% respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial average (NYSE:DIA) lost just over 0.5% Read more…
Stocks ended the day mixed as volume waned. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) was the only, of the five major indices, to post a loss yesterday, as it closed lower by a modest 0.1%. Higher beta stocks led the day as the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ), small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) Read more…
Tim Seymour: News that Hugo Chavez has checked back into the hospital with kidney failure is giving some traders hope that Venezuela could open up to foreign investment again in the foreseeable future. Read more…
Tim Seymour: The now-infamous “twist” in the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying activities is driving money out of emerging markets ETFs and mutual funds. Read more…
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No question, the global stock sell-off has been brutal, hitting high-quality growth markets and weak performers alike. But while global emerging markets as a group, via the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (NYSE:EEM), are down about 12 percent so far in 2011, a few countries are bucking the downtrend and remain in positive territory. Let’s look at why these countries (and the country ETFs that track their markets) are Read more…
Larry Levinson: Equity markets around the world declined in tandem Thursday, with European markets dropping the most on a percentage basis after banks cut their outlook for growth around the world. Read more…
This past week was another wild one for markets as a number of earnings reports combined with debt crises to create a very choppy couple of days. While worries over a debt deal in the U.S. and concerns over a European debt contagion may have weighed on markets, most equities managed to Read more…
Stocks ended the session mixed on Friday as trade declined. Although four of the five major indices finished higher, only the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) showed an appreciable gain. The technology rich index ended the day up by a solid 0.9%. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) tacked on a small Read more…
Equities performed well on Thursday pacing all five major indices well into positive territory. By the closing bell the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) tacked on 1.4% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) and small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) followed closely as both gained 1.2% Read more…
Emerging market investing has been extremely rocky in 2011, as fears over inflation and political issues have plagued nations around the world. Broad-based funds such as (NYSE:VWO) or (NYSE:EEM) are still down for the year while ETFs tracking important emerging nations such as Read more…
Stocks fell across the board on brisk trade. All five major indices closed down on the session. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) led the plunge as it fell 1.5%. In a similar exhibition of weakness both the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the S&P MidCap 400 both shed just over 1.2%. Read more…
News that Hugo Chavez has had cancer surgery in Cuba is giving some traders hope that Venezuela could open up to foreign investment again in the foreseeable future. Read more…
Stocks moved higher on Wednesday as trade expanded. For the third consecutive day all five major indices closed higher. The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) and the S&P MidCap 400 both tacked on solid gains of 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) improved by 0.6% while the small-cap Read more…
Stocks began the day on a promising note but faded into the close. By the closing bell the major indices were mixed. The S&P MidCap 400, small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) shed 0.3%, 0.2% and 0.2% respectively. The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) closed up by 0.1% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) ended the day flat. Read more…
In trading on Tuesday, the Broadband HOLDRs (NYSE:BDH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.15% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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