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ETFs About to Surpass Trade in S&P 500

Posted: August 6, 2012 at 10:32 am

Bloomberg reported this morning that, for the first time, the value of transactions in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is set to surpass the ...
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Risk On, Gold and Silver Off — A Little (GLD, IAU, SLV, SIVR, NEM, GG, ABX, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, DBS)

Posted: August 15, 2011 at 12:36 pm

Following an end-of-week rally last week, the DJIA has picked up where it left off and is up about 100 points just before noon today. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 ...
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Energy Funds Winning on Debt Ceiling Deal (XLE, IYE, VDE, IXC)

Posted: August 1, 2011 at 9:11 am

The price of crude oil has responded quickly to the news that an agreement on the US debt ceiling has been reached. Though the deal still needs final votes for ...
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Yield Curve on CDS Flips – An Opportunity in ETFs? (UUP, UDN, FXF, TIP, STPZ)

Posted: July 27, 2011 at 10:36 am

As the debate continues over raising the US debt ceiling, market reaction has been reasonably muted, most likely because in the entire history of the US no such occasion has ...
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Oil Field Services’ Stocks, ETFs Get Boost from Weatherford (WFT, SLB, HAL, BHI, OIH, XES, PXJ, IEZ)

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 10:59 am

As an industry, the oil field services sector is doing very well. Its P/E ratio for the trailing twelve months is 36 and its price/book ratio is 6.0. With a ...
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Golden Rules (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, ABX, NEM, BVN, SLV, SIL)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 12:11 pm

Gold prices set a record high above $1,624/ounce in foreign trading this morning, and is remaining quite solid, trading above $1,617/ounce at around mid-day. Silver posted a solid gain this ...
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First Solar: Can It Save the Solar Sector? (FSLR, CSIQ, LDK, TSL, TAN, ICLN, PBW, PBD, PZD, KWT)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 9:36 am

Earnings from global leader First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) are due tomorrow, and while EPS estimates for the company have fallen from just over $2/share to $0.92/share in the past ...
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Mutual Funds Withdrawals Continue (FAIRX, FMAGX, AGTHX, EILVX)

Posted: July 22, 2011 at 11:44 am

Throughout July stock mutual fund capital outflows have continued the pattern established in June, when $18 billion in outflows was logged. Worries over Europe's debt troubles and the threat of ...
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Is Silver Heading for $100? (SLV, SIVR, DBS, SIL)

Posted: July 22, 2011 at 9:29 am

Since posting a high over $49.50 in late April, silver has been treading water at around $35/ounce. But there are several analysts who believe that the devil's metal is looking ...
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ETF Watch: Does Value Exist in Telecom ETFs? (IYZ, VOX, IXP, TTH)

Posted: July 21, 2011 at 9:21 am

The headline grabber in the telecommunications sector is the pending $39 billion acquisition of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile by AT&T. The deal is running into opposition in Congress from both Republicans ...
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A New Debt Ceiling Could Mean New Highs for Some ETFs (TLT, FAS, XLF, GLL, ZSL, JNK, KIE, XLU)

Posted: July 20, 2011 at 8:40 am

Republican members of the US House of Representatives have passed the so-called "cut, cap, and balance" bill that would reduce federal expenditures, cap future spending, and introduce a balanced budget ...
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Can IBM, Google & Apple Save Tech ETFs From More Selling This Summer? (SOXX, PXQ, FXL, IGN, SMH, QQQ)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 9:22 am

There are plenty of questions about the technology sector this summer. Two important earnings reports, from Google and IBM, have come out so far and both were better than expectations. ...
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Many ETFs and Mutual Funds at Risk over Chinese Bank Stock Holdings (FXI, GXC, PGJ, MCHFX, FHKAX, TCWAX)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 8:01 am

Estimates of the amount of Chinese bank lending total nearly $7.5 trillion. Of that total about 30%, or $2.2 trillion, has been lent through a central government program that puts ...
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Major Growth Trends Continue… Doubling ETF Assets By 2015 (BK, BX, STT, SIL, GDXJ, VOO, AMLP, ELD, REMX)

Posted: July 15, 2011 at 10:23 am

At the end of 2010, US ETFs held assets of $1.005 trillion. By the end of 2015 that number will more than double to $2.091 trillion. That's a compound annual ...
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ETF Watch: Refiners Play Small Role in Energy ETFs (COP, XLE, VDE, XOP, IXC)

Posted: July 14, 2011 at 11:00 am

Today's announcement by ConocoPhillips Corp. (NYSE: COP) that it would spin off its refining and marketing business has pushed the company's share price up nearly 8% at the opening bell. ...
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