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Hedge Fund Index in Negative Territory for June
By James J. GreenDow Jones Indexes and Credit Suisse announced Friday, July 9, that its early estimates suggested that hedge funds posted negative returns in June 2010, as did most other major market indexes.
July 09, 2010
LPL Mid-Year Outlook Expects Economic 'Tailwinds' to Keep U.S. Sailing Toward Expansion"The recovery is over. Welcome to the expansion," independent broker/dealer giant LPL Financial Corp. asserts in a mid-year outlook report released Thursday, July 8, that expects the U.S. economy and markets to stay on course for growth in 2010.
July 08, 2010
Russell Investments, Global X Launch FundsRussell Investments debuts a commodity strategies fund, while Global X rolls out an ETF tied to Brazil.
July 08, 2010
EDHEC-Risk Institute Study: Cap-Weighted Index Investing Is Losing Its ShineAlthough cap-weighted indexing continues to dominate the investment landscape, some researchers are questioning its efficacy and alternative indexing methodologies are coming to the fore.
July 08, 2010
Retail Chain-Store Sales, Revolving Credit, Jobless Claims Show Consumers on Shaky GroundRetail, credit, and jobless claims data released Thursday, July 8, suggested that the U.S. economy continues its upward climb but that consumers have a long way to go before they can regain the ground they lost when the recession hit.
July 08, 2010
PIMCO's Gross Sees Lower Market Returns AheadThe perspectives shared by PIMCO Managing Director Bill Gross and his colleagues, such as Mohammed El-Erian and Paul McCulley, have earned them respect and a popular following before and during the financial crisis.
July 07, 2010
Lights, Camera, Action: How Video Can Help You Reach EmployeesAs health care reform sets in, agents are looking for ways to maintain or increase profits.
July 07, 2010
ABA Says Consumer Loan Delinquencies Improved for 3rd Quarter in a RowIn a sign that the U.S. economy continues its modest recovery, consumer loan delinquencies showed broad-based improvement in the first quarter, for the third quarter in a row, the American Bankers Association said Wednesday, July 7.