Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Flurry of Good News Leads Stocks Higher
By James J. GreenJobs and housing data lead to early Dow gains
April 01, 2010
Van Eck Launches Egypt ETFVan Eck Global has added the Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (EGPT) to its fund lineup. The move came amid a flurry of international offerings...
April 01, 2010
Grail, Pimco Activate Fixed Income ETFsThree newly introduced actively managed bond ETFs will compete in the growing fixed-income ETF marketplace. Grail Advisors added the Grail McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (GMMB)...
April 01, 2010
Eagle Opens Bond Fund to InvestorsEagle Asset Management, a provider of equity and fixed-income investment strategies to institutional and individual investors, says its Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund opened...
April 01, 2010
Group Think? The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Chief Economist James A. Overdahl will leave the agency to rejoin the private sector after...
April 01, 2010
If the U.S. No Longer Leads, Who Will?These days, American economic leadership is being repeatedly thrust into question. Surely, the likes of China and Russia have long been complaining about a "uni-polar" world...
April 01, 2010
Coal: Clearer PictureDavid M. Khani, CFA FBR Capital Markets 703-469-1179 [email protected] Heading into 2010, we continue to be optimistic on the coal space in general and believe that most companies under...
March 31, 2010
Six New Leveraged Long-Short ETFsAs Direxion Shares rolls out ETFs linked to emerging markets and semiconductor stocks, State Street introduces a Russia-focused ETF and Claymore launches three Wilshire-focused products.