Economy & Markets
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Van Eck Debuts Brazil Small-Cap ETF
By Staff WriterVan Eck Global has introduced the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF), the first U.S.-listed ETF to focus on Brazilian small-cap stocks. BRF and its underlying...
July 01, 2009
Mugged by RealityEditor's Note: This column has been adapted from Alexei Bayer's remarks at the Yale Club in New York City on May 5, 2009, upon acceptance...
June 29, 2009
Roger Gibson Interview Part 2: Fear, Greed and their Effect on the Efficient Market HypothesisIn this part 2 of this 2-part podcast, Roger Gibson talks about fear and greed and their effect on the efficient market hypothesis and regression to the mean...
June 25, 2009
Low energy ideas"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." So said Rahm Emanuel, the President's chief-of-staff, and boy did he mean it. Energy reform...
June 24, 2009
Why a Strong Dollar HurtsRecently, there's been a strong inverse correlation between the greenback and U.S. stocks: stocks rally as the U.S. dollar falls and vice versa.
June 19, 2009
Web Exclusive: Disability COULD Happen To ThemRosemarie Rossetti returns with an article about how to sell disability income insurance with conviction.
June 18, 2009
Let the boomer party beginThe old canard; if the economy's good people drink to celebrate, if the economy's bad people drink to mourn. Either way, it makes alcohol stocks...