Economy & Markets
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Fed Minutes Signal Likely Rate Hike in December
By Craig Torres, BloombergA majority of Fed officials have said they expect to raise interest rates this year for the first time since 2006.
November 18, 2015
Investing in Energy ETPs: The Effect of Contango & BackwardationIt may not be advisable to simply buy-and-hold energy exchange-traded products, but rather as a tactical component of a portfolio.
November 18, 2015
Guess What? Obama’s Keystone Pipeline Decision Can Be ReversedThe Keystone pipeline story might not be over yet, since a new president can reverse Obama's decision with relatively low legal risk.
November 17, 2015
Oil Tycoon Pickens’ Holdings Shrink in Prolonged DownturnT. Boone Pickens reversed course in the third quarter by slimming down his energy holdings and selling several stocks hed bought just three months earlier.
November 17, 2015
More Than 80% of Fund Managers See December Rate Hike: PollThat's up from October, when only 43% of managers predicted a hike this year, Merrill says.
November 17, 2015
Malkiel: Why Emerging Markets Investing Is Well Worth the RiskAdding emerging markets to a global portfolio could reduce risk, while CAPE data suggests EM could yield attractive long-term returns, Burton Malkiel writes on ThinkAdvisor.
November 17, 2015
Why so many hate this recoveryThere are three important factors are at work: The benefits of the recovery haven't been spread evenly; there is noise in the numbers; and plain old ignorance.
November 17, 2015
Central bankers can stop whining as fiscal policy makers actGovernments are loosening their grip on public expenditures, providing a fiscal boost to complement monetary policy.