U.S. Equity Sector ETF Weekly Performance – March 1
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View ArticleWeekend Lecture: Economics of Abenomics
The Peterson Institute held a high-level discussion of the economic policy initiatives of Japan’s new government, or Abenomics, on February 15, 2013. This timely event took place just ahead of Prime...
View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: Stocks Shrugg Off Sequester
While Washington’s budget talk session ended in a stalemate, Wall Street charged ahead with equities rallying on upbeat economic data. According to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing...
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The 'Great Rotation' Out Of Investing
Since 2004, interest in 'stocks' and 'bonds' has plunged by more than 50%. Despite a renaissance for bonds in 2008, and stocks in 2009, the 'Great Rotation' appears to be 'out of investing'. Google...
View ArticleCurrency Positioning and Technical Outlook: King Dollar Returns?
The US dollar rose against all the major currencies in the past week. It seems clear that the greenback's gains were not a reflection of domestic developments, though it is true that US data stands in...
View ArticleETF Insider: No Rest For Buyers
This week got off to a worrisome start as selling pressures ripped through Wall Street right from the opening bell on Monday morning, leading many to believe that the much-awaited correction had...
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Nations Must Prepare For Robots Destroying The Low-Skill Job Market
HAVING discussed some possible refuges for humans looking to keep working in a robot-dominated world, let's get to some real talk. It is certainly possible that technological progress will soon switch...
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View ArticleGlobal Trend Indicators
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View ArticleOverbought and Oversold Markets – March 1
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price moves. The RSI moves between zero and 100 and is considered overbought with a reading above 70 and...
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Beppe Grillo Warns About Italy Leaving The Euro
Italy plunged deeper into political chaos this weekend after Beppe Grillo, the quixotic former comedian who holds the balance of power in parliament, suggested that the country may have to abandon the...
View ArticleCHINA TODAY: Two Important Meetings, 'Chinese Drones', Huawei's Plan To...
Today is the start of about two weeks of the "Two Meetings". The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opens this morning, the National People's Congress (NPC) starts Tuesday....
View ArticlePreparations For Geneva Motor Show Reflect 'Industry Malaise'
PARIS (AP) — The Geneva Motor Show has long had a reputation as one of the glitziest stops on the global auto show circuit — the place to unveil luxury models and out-of-this-world fantasy concept...
View ArticleETF Pop Quiz: Livestock, Latin America, and Long-Short
After another week in the global market, the ETFdb pop quiz returns with another round of questions about Livestock, Latin America, and Long-Short.As always, all answers can be found using the suite of...
View ArticleCool Video: How Big is the Universe?
This cool video was posted on YouTube by Minute Physics and a top of the hat to Maria Popova for spotting it. It is a little more than four minutes long. It is both engaging and informative. Enjoy....
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Las Vegas Sands Admits It 'Likely' Violated US Bribery Laws
March 2 (Reuters) - Las Vegas Sands Corp said it "likely" violated the federal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which outlaws the bribery of foreign officials, according to a Securities and Exchange...
View ArticleNow You Can Short The Student Loan Bubble
Even as the gargantuan $1+ trillion student debt load has been the bubbly elephant in the room that few are still willing to talk about (as the ease of obtaining very fungible loans, with ultra-low...
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Anger Builds In Italy As Old Guard Plots Fresh Technocrat Takeover
Italy’s president Giorgio Napolitano is exploring the creation of a second technocrat government to break the political log-jam and calm markets after key parties failed to reach an accord, risking a...
View ArticleNurturing Undiscovered Companies
Emerging economies can tend to have higher growth rates and can be more dynamic than more mature, developed markets. As such, they often contain a higher proportion of smaller, faster-growing...
View ArticleReply To Gary North
Last week, extreme right-wing, hyper-patriot blogger and "Christian Reconstructionist" Gary North published a piece that bounced around the Web titled "James Howard Kunstler: Foul-Mouthed...
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