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Tim Seymour: Emerging markets have been one the best places for market participants to find investment opportunities in equities, especially in the retail and banking sectors. In particular in South Africa (NYSEARCA:EZA), firms in these industries have historically been bullet proof; Read more…
First Trust Advisors senior vice president Ryan Issakainen weighs in on August auto Read more…
Eric Dutram: Unlike consumer staples, the consumer discretionary industry is highly sensitive to economic cycles (The Comprehensive Guide to Consumer Staples ETFs). At the time of recession when consumers lose confidence in the economy, only necessities Read more…
Many investors like to believe they are contrarians, investing against the crowd at key (and highly profitable) turning points. Yet in my experience, few Read more…
US stock futures are slightly higher Thursday morning ahead of weekly jobless claims and first quarter-productivity. Later in the day at 10am we will see ISM non-manufacturing and the purchasing managers index (PMI). The big Read more…
Stocks are set for a down open Wednesday after bleeding lower yesterday afternoon. The strong ISM number gave the market a big boost in the morning, but stocks could not hold those gains and are back at yesterday’s low pre Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: You may have heard that China just posted the biggest trade deficit figures in over a decade . Naturally, this caused the usual suspects who have been waiting – some would say hoping Read more…
Tony Sagami: Like clockwork every week, I can expect to open an e-mail or two that questions my investment enthusiasm for China. Those e-mail critiques are generally along the lines of: Read more…
Sy Harding: In 2008 it was a sure thing the bursting of the real estate bubble (NYSEARCA:IYR), the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market, the freeze-up of the banking system (NYSEARCA:XLF), the ravages of the ‘Great Recession’, collapse of the auto industry, bailout of mortgage- insurance Read more…
US stock futures are headed for a sharply lower open Wednesday as Italian borrowing costs spiral out of control. S&P futures are 30 handles lower this morning as the Italian 10-year bond yield surged above 7%, a dangerously high and unsustainable level. The spike has rekindled fears that the Read more…
Jonathan Yates: Major industrial powers such as General Electric (NYSE:GE), General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Toyota Motors (NYSE:TM) are endeavoring to reduce demand for Chinese rare earth metals. Read more…
Sean Brodrick: Boy, the economy is looking ugly. But there are always some bright spots. Would you expect to find those bright spots in automobiles? How about auto-related commodities? I have news and ideas on both. Read more…
US futures are negative in early trading, down 0.5% as the Moody’s downgrade of Portugal reverberates throughout markets around the globe. The Stoxx Europe 600 benchmark is lower by 0.4% on the ratings Read more…
Ian Wyatt: Over the past week or so, United States Treasury Bonds put in a major reversal. I’ve been waiting for this type of movement in Treasuries for the last few years. I’ve recommended shorting Treasuries several times over the last year. And I believe this one single trade could be one of the Read more…Sam Subramanian: Auto stocks have benefited from U.S. economic recovery from the Great Recession. The DJ U.S. Automobiles & Parts index ($DJUSAP) is up nearly 350% since March 2009 bottom. Read more…
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