Economy & Markets
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Motley Fool’s Hanson: ‘Ditch These ETFs Now’
By John SullivanTim Hanson has a stark warning for ETF investors, one that flies in the face of conventional wisdom; emerging market ETFs are a pretty package with some very scary contents. Hanson, senior portfolio analyst with Motley Fool Asset Management, has a new report out with a very direct title, Ditch...
December 06, 2011
IMF Approves 2.2. Billion Euros in Aid for GreeceEven as the International Monetary Fund approved the release of a new tranche of aid for Greece, its head, Christine Lagarde, said that the nation was in a difficult phase' as its economic reforms were slow to take effect and its growth very weak.
December 06, 2011
S&P Warns Eurozone of DowngradesStandard & Poors warned 15 eurozone nations, including several top-rated ones, that they might be subject to downgrades if a planned summit meeting of eurozone leaders fails to come up with a satisfactory course of action to resolve the blocs debt crisis.
December 06, 2011
8 Moves Investors Should Make in 2012: Brinton EatonBrinton Eaton, a New Jersey-based wealth advisory firm, has some suggestions for investors for the coming year, starting with keeping the faith in equities and keeping a tight rein on emotions.
December 06, 2011
Jason Zweig: There Is No ‘New Normal’ EconomyThe always interesting and sometimes contrarian Jason Zweig writes on Total Return, The Wall Street Journal's personal-finance blog, that the so-called new normal aint all that new.
December 05, 2011
S&P Launches Index with Middle East FocusS&P Indices announced on Monday that it has partnered with the Arab Federation of Exchanges to launch an index of 40 companies based in the Middle East.
December 05, 2011
Kenneth Rogoff Asks: Is Modern Capitalism Sustainable?Despite its flaws, the best economic system for nowin the face of no other viable alternativesis 'todays dominant Anglo-American paradigm,' says Harvard University economics professor Kenneth Rogoff in a column that went viral.
December 05, 2011
Another Sign China Growth Is Stalling: November PMI FallsIn November, HSBC purchasing managers index fell from prior month.