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Previewing Earnings for eBay, Google, IBM, Microsoft & Others (EBAY, MSFT, IBM, GOOG, MCD)

by Max Magee | April 17th

Stocks tend to be most volatile around earnings season, when a good or bad report can make or break it. However, a good or even great earnings report doesn’t necessarily translate into a huge pop for a stock.

During earnings season,…

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ETF Spy: Risk Returns to Europe (FEZ, EZU, VGK, IEV, DOL, DTH, FAN, PWND, IXG)

by Eric Monte | July 26th

During the last week, the world was given more clarity on the Greek debt crisis. Investors returned to international banking stocks as a way to bet on the turn around in Europe. As oil continued to trade higher, traders began…

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ETF Spy: Commodities Lift Many Ships (GRN, ERX, DIG, SLV, UGL, IXC, IXN, TTF, EWT)

by Eric Monte | July 20th

During the last week, the world continued to digest the ongoing European debt crisis. Investors turned to commodities as a safe haven from the crisis. As oil continued to trade higher, traders began buying shares of alternative energy companies. The…

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ETF Spy: Commodities Lead Thanks to Precious Metals (UGL, DGP, EDV, TLO, FXF, FXY, CAF, SCJ, RTH, BHH)

by Eric Monte | July 13th

During the last week, the world continued to digest the ongoing European debt crisis. Investors turned to precious metals as a safe haven and took gold to record highs while other precious metals advanced as well. As the crisis unfolds,…

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Apple’s Nasdaq Influence Set To Drop (AAPL, QCOM, GOOG, MSFT, ORCL, QQQ)

by Todd Shriber | April 5th

Apple’s (AAPL) influence on the Nasdaq-100 Index is set to decline following an announcement by the exchange that the index will be re-weighted and Apple’s weight in the index will be slashed to 12.3% from 20.5%. The rebalancing will take effect…

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Select Currencies Thrive As Risk Appetite Wanes (FXC, FXA, SZR, BZF, CEW, INR, FXB, FXE, UUP, FXF, FXY)

by Jason Smith | March 15th

Investors and pundits always seem to be talking about risk appetite in relation to equity markets, but perhaps the best way of gauging risk appetite is by looking at what’s in favor and what’s being shunned in the forex market.…

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As Market Plunges, Investors Seek Safety In Bonds (PCY, BWX, IEF, TLO, MLN, MUB, HYG, JNK, TLT, EDV)

by Jason Smith | March 15th

Plunging equity markets, both in the U.S. and abroad, send investors flocking to safe-haven trades, and here in the U.S. the flight to quality means investors are once again embracing debt issued by Uncle Sam as the Bond ETFs Index…

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Inflation Concerns Weigh On Emerging Markets ETFs (IDX, EPI, INP, SCIN, BRF, TUR)

by Jason Smith | January 7th

On a day when risk appetite was bound to be low due to the U.S. jobs report, emerging markets ETFs are not finding favor with investors as inflation concerns continue to roil select emerging economies, particularly in Asia. The Single…

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ETF Ideas: Commodities Climb Continues (JJC, COPX, KOL, JO, BAL, PALL, GLD, SLV, GDX, GDXJ, GAZ, UNG)

by Todd Shriber | December 21st

With 2010 drawing to a close, it’s not a stretch to say that this has been a good year for commodities. An investor could have picked almost any commodity — except for natural gas — at the start of year…

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Asia ETFs Soft Amid Downgrade for Vietnam (VNM, THD, IDX, EWY, EWH, EWS, EPI, FXI, SCIN)

by Todd Shriber | December 15th

Despite an 18% gain in the past month, the Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM) is enduring a 1% loss today after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded its rating on Vietnam’s sovereign debt to B1 from Ba3, pointing further pressure on the dong,…

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