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Another weekend, a new set of rumors that Greece is on the brink of default. The S&P rallied more than 5% last week as dovish statements from central banks world wide appeared to have calmed frayed nerves. I guess the weekend has caused levels of anxiety to rise once again. The European Finance Ministers along with our own Secretary of the Treasury met in Poland over the weekend. Very little was agreed upon and an out out Read more…
Tim Seymour: Despite complaints about how “weak” demand for Spanish and Italian debt pushed borrowing costs up in this morning’s bond auctions, there are still encouraging signs behind the headlines. Read more…
Tony Daltorio: Last week saw contagion fears rise sharply in the Eurozone as Italy emerged at center stage of the European debt drama. Read more…Tim Seymour: Now that European central bankers have all but admitted Greece may need to default on its debt after all, traders are headed for the doors in Spain and Italy. Read more…
While reports of jobless rates in the U.S. or the pace of inflation in China occasionally pop to the top of the headlines, the last several months have seen the spotlight focused on European markets as the continent continues to battle a debt crisis that has threatened to derail a fragile economic Read more…
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David Zeiler: Fresh signs of a possible default in Greece have revived a contentious debate between politicians and major banks in the European Union over what to do about the Greek debt crisis. Read more…
U.S. equities finished the week pretty much flat as losses in Monday and Tuesday trading were soon erased by solid performances out of the blue chips later in the week to push the S&P 500 Read more…
Weekly Recap: Last week proved to be quite bumpy for investors, as asset classes from stocks to commodities–and everything in between–swayed between gains and losses for the last several Read more…
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Red flags are flying everywhere as we travel farther into the “sell in May and go away” period of the year.” At Wall Street Sector Selector, we remain in a defensive posture and continue to enjoy Read more…
A retirement portfolio that includes both foreign and domestic investments can provide for more diversification, with more opportunities for growth. This article will focus on country specific ETFs Read more…
Jon D. Markman: Stocks traded with all the precision of a baseball skipping into the Boston Red Sox outfield over the past week, which is to say it was pretty sloppy. The major equity averages settled Read more…
In trading on Wednesday, the ELEMENTS CS Global Warming ETN (NYSE:GWO) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.73% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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