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Inside Some Environmental, Social And Governance ETFs
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 3:09pm | 571Read More...Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has taken on added importance in recent years, and the exchange-traded funds and indexing communities have responded in significant fashion, launching an array of new products to meet investors' thirst for more ESG solutions. Jumping On The...
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Capitalizing On CapEx With This ETF
Friday, April 22, 2016 - 8:22am | 515Read More...There are a myriad of ways big companies can spend large stockpiles of cash. There are shareholder favorites such as dividends and share repurchases. Acquisitions are old standbys, too. Or, much to Uncle Sam's chagrin, a company can keep large sums of cash (we're looking at you, technology...
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Index Shuffling: Global Payments To Join S&P 500, GameStop To Join S&P MidCap 400, And More
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 9:57am | 244Read More...S&P Dow Jones Indices announced after Tuesday's market close several changes to the various equity indices it manages. Global Payments Inc (NYSE: GPN) will be added to the S&P 500 index as its acquisition of Heartland Payment Systems will imply a market capitalization that is more...
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Prestige Brands Added To S&P MidCap 400 Index, Great Western Bancorp Added To S&P SmallCap 600 Index
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 8:15am | 163Read More...S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Monday afternoon that Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PBH) will replace Cleco Corporation (NYSE: CNL) in the S&P MidCap 400 index. Cleco will be removed from the index after Wednesday's trading session, as Macquarie Infrastructure Partner's...
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ULTA Salon Gains 4% As Company To Replace Tenet Healthcare In S&P 500 Index
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 8:14am | 184Read More...Shares of Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) were trading higher by 4 percent early Friday morning after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that the company's stock will join the S&P 500 index. Ulta Salon will replace Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE: THC) in the S&P 500...
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SunEdison's Market Cap 'Is No Longer Representative Of The Mid-Cap Market Space'
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 7:21am | 245Read More...S&P Dow Jones Indices announced after Wednesday's market close that WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ: WBMD) will replace Sunedison Inc (NYSE: SUNE) within the S&P MidCap 400 index. According to the index operator, Sunedison's market cap is ranked at the bottom of the index and has a...
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Footlocker To Replace Cameron International In S&P 500 Index, DCT Industrial Added To S&P MidCap 400 Index
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 7:59am | 152Read More...The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced after Monday's market close that Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) will replace Cameron International Corporation (NYSE: CAM) in the S&P 500 index after Friday's trading session. Foot Locker's stock showed no trades early Tuesday morning....
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Index Shuffling: PrivateBancorp To Join S&P MidCap 400, Cogent Communications To Join S&P SmallCap 600
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 11:27am | 161Read More...S&P Dow Jones Indices announced after Thursday's market close several changes to its indices. PrivateBancorp Inc (NASDAQ: PVTB) will replace Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRO) in the S&P MidCap 400 index, while Cogent Communications Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CCOI) will replace...
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Index Shuffling: Snyder's-Lance Will Replace California Resources In S&P MidCap 400, AMAG Pharma To Replace Diamond Foods In SmallCap 600
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 9:07am | 202Read More...S&P Dow Jones Indices announced after Tuesday's market close several changes to its S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices. Snyder's-Lance Inc (NASDAQ: LNCE) will replace California Resources Corp (NYSE: CRC) in the S&P MidCap 400 index due to its low stock price...
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The Bottom Might Be In For Oil ETFs
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 10:03am | 488Read More...The heavily traded and much maligned United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE: USO), which tracks West Texas Intermediate futures, is up 8.6 percent over the past five days, while U.S. benchmark crude for March delivery is higher by 9.4 percent over the same period. Under any circumstances, those are...
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Index Shuffling: Concho Resources To Replace Plum Creek Timber In The S&P 500 Index
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 9:54am | 131Read More...Shares of Concho Resources Inc (NYSE: CXO) were trading higher by more than 6 percent early Wednesday morning after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the company's stock will be added to its S&P 500 index. Concho Resources will replace Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE: PCL) after the close of...
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SproutsFarmers Market Up After News Of S&P 400 Addition
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 12:02pm | 123Read More...Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM), a natural and organic food grocer, were trading higher by around 3 percent on Monday as the company's stock will be included in the S&P MidCap 400 index after the close of trading. S&P Dow Jones Indices, the owner of the S&P MidCap 400...
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Give Energy The Boot With This ETF
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 9:21am | 603Read More...Energy, the seventh-largest sector weight in the S&P 500, has steadied somewhat this year after being the benchmark index's worst-performing sector in each of the previous two years. Oil's ongoing weakness is not chasing investors from oil ETFs. In fact, that continuing weakness is...
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Index Shuffling: ComScore Added To S&P MidCap 400, Chemours Added To S&P SmallCap 600
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 12:28pm | 158Read More...Shares of COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) were trading higher by nearly 4 percent late Tuesday morning after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the company's stock will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 index. ComScore's pending acquisition of Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT) will...
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Finding Value In Municipal Bond ETFs
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 9:50am | 554Read More...Although the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in almost decade last month and plenty of pundits believe multiple rate hikes are on the way this year, some investors are finding comfort in municipal bond exchange-traded funds. The question savvy investors need to be...
