Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
JPMorgan’s Dimon Target of Effort to Be Booted From NY Fed Board
By Marlene Y. SatterAfter calling for JPMorgan's CEO Jamie Dimon to step down from his position on the board of the New York Federal Reserve, Simon Johnson, former chief economist at the IMF, started a petition.
June 25, 2012
Top Portfolio Products: State Street Rolls Out Two Corporate-Bond ETFsNew products introduced over the last week include two SPDR ETFs announced by SSgA and an ecological ETF launched by Huntington Asset Advisors.
June 24, 2012
Oil, the Dollar and the ElectionThe price of crude oil has fallen and gasoline prices have followed suit. What's behind this recent move?
June 24, 2012
How to Beat an Index: Invest Like a Business Owner"Were not going to play the losers game, says David Rolfe, chief investment officer of Wedgewood Partners.
June 23, 2012
International Small Caps Are One Crazy RideAdvisory Research Managing Director Jonathan Brodsky focuses on the small-cap international space. Is he crazy, off-balance, a masochist, maybe?
June 23, 2012
The PPACA Effect: How Stocks Will Fare in Court Ruling on Health LawFor some companies, overturning the law could mean less profit, not more.
June 22, 2012
Why the Financial Crisis Can Happen Again: News AnalysisMore than four years after the financial crisis began, could it all happen again? Has Wall Street changed its ways? How about Washington?
June 22, 2012
IPOs Thaw After Facebook Freeze, but Congress Still Feels ChillStock IPOs have finally started to show signs of thawing after last months Facebook fiasco, but bipartisan groups in Congress say the IPO process is in dire need of reform.