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Barron's Recap (1/12/12): Who Is Working Hard for Your Money?
Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 2:56pm | 921This weekend in Barron's online: distinguishing active fund managers from closet indexers, the prospects for KeyCorp, Ensco and theater operators, and how Mitt Romney lost the election on economics. Cover Story "Is Your Fund Manager Active Enough?" by Sarah Max. A measure known as "active share...
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Beyond Solar: Other Alt Energy ETFs Join Rally
Monday, January 7, 2013 - 4:21pm | 590Solar ETFs are taking a step back on Monday, but it is no secret these funds have been on fire to start 2013. Even with a loss of 2.4 percent on Monday, the Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) is still higher by 17.4 percent over the past five trading days. The Market Vectors Solar ETF (NYSE: KWT)...
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Obama Wins; No Change in House and Senate
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 8:32am | 228President Barack Obama was re-elected on Tuesday in convincing fashion, although the margins of victory showed no mandate in the United States of America. The President carried almost every swing state, although the popular election was much closer than in 2008. The only states that President...
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Obama Beats Romney; Futures Pare Losses
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 1:24am | 561President Barack Obama won his re-election bid Tuesday night, topping Republican challenger Mitt Romney in what was a more lopsided affair than many political experts had predicted. Just after 10:30 pm EST, multiple media outlets called the election in favor of Obama, who had a lead of 275-203 in...
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Romney Wins Missouri's 10 Electoral Votes
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 12:09am | 29Republican Mitt Romney is the projected winner of Missouri's 10 electoral votes. At 11:08 p.m. Eastern time, the count in the electoral college is 244-203 in favor of President Obama.
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Romney Wins 6 Electoral Votes in Arkansas
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 9:32pm | 36Republican Mitt Romney is the projected winner of six electoral votes in Arkansas, the home state of former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat. As of 8:31 p.m. Eastern time, Romney has 88 electoral votes to President Obama's 78.
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Romney Wins Georgia, Gains 16 Electoral Votes
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 8:59pm | 62Republican Mitt Romney has been declared the winner in Georgia, gaining 16 electoral votes in the process. As of 7:55 p.m. Eastern time, the count in the electoral college is 49-3 in favor of Romney. President Obama has carried Vermont to this point while Romney, the former Massachusetts governor,...
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For a Post-Election Risk On Rally, Buy These ETFs
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 4:28pm | 876Tuesday is Election Day. Political passions and tensions are running high in the U.S. and market participants are still trying to figure out what outcome is best for stocks. Conventional wisdom has been that an upset of President Obama by Republican challenger Mitt Romney coupled with the GOP...
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Trading Ideas For Either Election Outcome
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 3:15pm | 1336Americans are heading to the polls to determine whether the incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, will be serving another four years in the Oval Office, or if Republican challenger Mitt Romney will take the reins of the country. Investors across the globe will be watching the...
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Did Google Just Pick the Next President?
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 2:11pm | 331Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is honoring today's Presidential Election with a new doodle. At first glance, the doodle seems to be nothing more than an amusing visual comprised of red and blue letters. After taking a closer look, however, Google visitors will notice that each letter is comprised of a...
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Brent Down as Americans Prepare to Head to the Polls
Monday, November 5, 2012 - 8:23am | 326Brent crude oil continued to slip Monday morning, trading at 104.95. The commodity has tumbled in the wake of U.S. super storm Hurricane Sandy. The storm left much of the East Coast heavily damaged and without power. Crude prices plummeted as two thirds of the nation's oil refineries shut down to...
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The Final List of ETFs a Romney Win Could Benefit
Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 12:52pm | 704Election Day is five days away. That means the first post-election trading session is just six days away. The list of ETFs that could surge following reelection for President Obama has been unveiled. Predictably, the list included pharmaceuticals and telecommunications funds, among others. Now, it...
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Unheralded Election Play: Build America Bond ETFs
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 3:05pm | 578Created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Build America Bonds and the corresponding ETFs have arguably been lost in the shuffle of investment ideas that could be potentially impacted by the result of next week's presidential election. That is odd for several reasons. For...
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How to Trade the U.S. Presidential Election
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 2:44pm | 1098With less than a week to go until the U.S. Presidential election, traders have only a handful of sessions left to align their portfolios. A Barclays survey of investors indicated that the consensus view is for a Romney victory to be positive for stocks, while an Obama victory would support bonds....
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In 7 Days, an Obama Win Could Send These ETFs Soaring
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 7:52am | 717Believe it or not, Election Day is just six days away. With the polls showing the chances of nail-biter are growing, markets and investors are apt to remain pensive until at least next Wednesday. Hopefully, there will not be a repeat of 2000 when a clear winner did not immediately emerge after the...