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Ahead of Wall Street - May 25, 2012 - Ahead of Wall Street

Sheraz Mian — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:45:43 Z

Friday, May 25, 2012 Mario Monti, who replaced the flamboyant Silvio Berlusconi as prime minister of Italy and has been working deligently to put his country's finances in order, appears to

Stock Market News for May 25, 2012 - Market News

Zacks Equity Research — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:45:23 Z

Markets had to weather another choppy session yesterday with the Dow and S&P 500 closing in the green while pressure from the tech sector dragged the Nasdaq lower. Investors were

Stock Market News for May 24, 2012 - Market News

Zacks Equity Research — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:45:43 Z

Markets' volatile run yesterday ended with benchmarks closing flat as positive signs from across the Atlantic erased almost all of the day's losses during the final hour. The benchmarks may

Ahead of Wall Street - May 24, 2012 - Ahead of Wall Street

Sheraz Mian — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:43:58 Z

Thursday, May 24, 2012 With this morning's mixed economic data on the home front from the Jobless Claims and Durable Good reports, stocks likely will not have much to offset the uninspiring

Surprise Performances Among Global ETFs (GXG, EWM, AFK)

Benzinga — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:18:53 Z

It's no secret that, broadly speaking, international stocks are being treated like red-headed step children these days. In the past month, the Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF (NYSE: VGK

Does Anyone Know What the Market Will Do Next?

David Moenning — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:04:15 Z

By David Moenning Chief Investment Strategist StateoftheMarkets.com We need to call a spade a spade here. So many analysts, managers, and pundits come on TV to tell us - with absolute

U.S. Dollar Index is on the Upswing

James Hyerczyk — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:52:39 Z

By James Hyerczyk Commodity Trading Advisor The U.S. Dollar Index is finishing May in a strong position. The renewed European sovereign debt crisis helped give the Greenback a boost as traders

Ahead of Wall Street - May 23, 2012 - Ahead of Wall Street

Sheraz Mian — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:47:01 Z

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 The April New Home sales data coming out a little later could potentially divert attention from the ever-present Euro-zone drama, but odds are that we will have

Stock Market News for May 23, 2012 - Market News

Zacks Equity Research — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:45:46 Z

Markets lost out on most of the day's gains to end mostly flat following reports that Greece was considering exiting the euro. Benchmarks had been hovering at high levels all day long after an

JPMorgan losses grow as speculation intensifies

Daniel Pereira — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:17:24 Z

According to analysts at Morgan Stanley ( MS ), the losses sustained by JPMorgan Chase's ( JPM ) chief investment office in London will reach $5 billion rather than the $3

Checking In: Bonds, REITs, Stocks, Oh My

Benzinga — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:49:15 Z

The vast majority of traditional long-only ETFs focus on just one specific asset class, be it bonds, commodities or stocks. However, multi-asset and asset allocation products are

Ahead of Wall Street - May 22, 2012 - Ahead of Wall Street

Sheraz Mian — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:46:30 Z

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 A rating downgrade of Japan and growth warning for Europe provide the backdrop for today's action, likely forestalling carry-over of Monday's positive momentum. We

Stock Market News for May 22, 2012 - Market News

Zacks Equity Research — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:39:45 Z

The Dow and S&P 500 finally snapped their six-day losing streak and the Nasdaq also chalked up gains as investors chose to focus on positive signs from China rather than being bogged

4 Shelter From The Storm ETFs (BKLN, ENGN, FUI)

Benzinga — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:45:21 Z

Even today's bounce, probably of the dead cat variety, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY ) is down more than 4% in the past month. The broader market tracking fund also still

Ahead of Wall Street - May 21, 2012 - Ahead of Wall Street

Sheraz Mian — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:41:39 Z

Monday, May 21, 2012 The weekend G-8 summit's supposed commitment to keep Greece within the Euro-zone may not amount to much in the absence of a favorable outcome from that country's