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EXCLUSIVE: Leveraged ETFs Offer Short-Term Edge As Traders Eye Semiconductors, China, And Quantum Tech In Post-Election Market
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - 9:51am | 732Read More...Traders seeking short-term opportunities in a changing economy are turning to leveraged and inverse ETFs as tools to capitalize on market shifts, particularly following the recent election. At the most recent virtual Benzinga boot camp hosted by Direxion, analysts spotlighted strategies and trends...
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Fintech Focus For March 2, 2021
Monday, March 1, 2021 - 6:50pm | 2244Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “A focus on global reach and neutrality could see bitcoin become an international trade currency. This would take advantage of bitcoin’s decentralized and borderless design, its lack of foreign exchange exposure, its speed and cost advantage in moving money, the...
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Europe Stocks, US Futures Extend Losses Over Middle East Tensions Following US Strikes
Monday, January 6, 2020 - 8:00am | 183Read More...Markets in Europe extended their losses from last week on Monday as tensions in the middle-east region following U.S. strikes in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian military leader remain high. US futures too pointed to another poor open for the US markets on Monday, as investors look...
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Here's Why Longfin Crashed 40% Today
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 4:02pm | 590Read More...Longfin Corp (NASDAQ: LFIN)’s run in the Russell 2000 Index came to an abrupt and unexpected end this week, sending shares plummeting and investors wondering what actually happened. Adding to the curious nature of Longfin’s short-lived run in the Russell index is the timing of a couple...
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A Cheap International ETF And Its Epic Growth Spurt
Friday, December 29, 2017 - 10:24am | 466Read More...There is no denying investors' thirst for international exchange traded funds in 2017. As the U.S. bull market ages, investors are are flocking to low-fee ex-U.S. ETFs in search of new frontiers for potential upside. Five of this year's top 10 asset-gathering ETFs are funds dedicated...
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Asian, European Stocks Gain Ground As Brent Crude Tops The $50 Mark
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 8:15am | 227Read More...Asian stocks closed mostly higher during Thursday's trading session on no notable news and heading into a long weekend in the United States. India's Mumbai Sensex index was a notable outperformer as some of the country's largest companies reported positive earnings which boosted investor confidence...
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Asian Stocks Mostly Higher On 'Limited News Flow,' European Stocks Follow The Lead
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 8:28am | 289Read More...Asian stocks closed mostly higher on Wednesday after U.S. equities posted strong gains on Tuesday. "Asian markets have had limited news flow to deal with today," Chris Weston, chief market strategist at spreadbetter IG told CNBC. "The bold moves [today] are a reflection of the belief that the...
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U.S. Equity Futures Follow Asia, Europe's Lead Higher
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 8:08am | 208Read More...U.S. equity futures were trading in positive territory ahead of Wednesday's opening bell, as investors and traders were likely taking cues from Asia's trading session. Major Asian equity indices closed noticeably higher following China's announcement that its dollar-denominated exports for March...
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7 Key Market Recommendations Societe Generale Just Made
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 11:41am | 353Read More...In a report published March 24, a team of analysts at Societe Generale presented seven key market recommendations to "reduce risk in an expensive world." 'Panic' Reallocation Out of Negative Yields In Europe: Long U.S. government bonds in U.S. Dollars. Long bonds in...
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Top Four Picks from FTSE and ASE - A Financial Ratio Perspective
Monday, October 14, 2013 - 4:36pm | 812Read More...OPAP (ASE: OPAr.AT) METKA (ASE: MTKr.AT) ARM HOLDINGS (FTSE: ARM.L) and MULBERRY (FTSE: MUL.L) were four companies that showed great financial perspectives. Management efficiency, good financial strength and profitability ratios were some of the main criteria used. OPAP As far as the...
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Once Upon A Time, Vanguard Loved MSCI
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 10:40am | 1027Read More...On Tuesday, Vanguard rocked the exchange-traded products world by announcing it would drop MSCI (NYSE: MSCI) indexes on 22 of its funds. Pennsylvania-based Vanguard, the firm that pioneered index funds and today is the third-largest U.S. ETF sponsor, said the moves "should save millions of dollars...
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MSCI: South Korea Still Emerging, Greece Could Be On Its Way (EWY, EWT, GREK)
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 7:01pm | 837Read More...MSCI (NYSE: MSCI), a firm with indexes tracked by dozens of developed and emerging market ETFs, said that its MSCI Greece Index has been added to the review list for potential reclassification to emerging markets status. In the report, MSCI stated, "[t]he MSCI Greece Index is structurally no...
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Daily FTSE Technical Update
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 2:01pm | 433Read More...By ForexMansion.com by, James A. Hyerczyk Volatile trading conditions once again dominated the FTSE 100 market. Traders seemed uncertain about the market's direction over the near-term. The sideways action on the 240-minute chart is clearly forming a non-trending triangle chart pattern that...
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Weak Claimant Count Puts FTSE on its Heels
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 2:13am | 125Read More...By David Becker (eToro Blog) The benchmark U.K. index was lower at Wednesday's close after a summit between French president Nicolas Sarkozy and German chancellor Angela Merkel failed to reduce fears over the Eurozone's debt crisis. Worse-than-expected U.K. employment data also created a...
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European Markets Close Higher
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 1:18pm | 58Read More...European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The UK FTSE rose 0.3%. The German DAX added 0.8%. The French CAC gained 0.8%. The Spanish IBEX tacked on 1.2%. The Portuguese PSI jumped 0.8%. Positive economic data out of the U.S. and M&A activity in the auto...
