Mike Stathis submits: I have several investment strategies in play to exploit the macroeconomic trends that continue to unfold. Many of these strategies have paid off handsomely – shorting the financials, homebuilders, and mortgage companies – and playing the market trading ranges. While I feel there is still more to...
This is a revised article, correcting inaccuracies in an earlier version removed, for which I apologize. During the past several months I have been trading ProShares UltraShort Oil and Gas DUG. I have observed some interesting anomalies. First, there have been periods where the price of oil...
Assessing oil ETFs is not a standard exercise. These ETFs target crude oil, not oil companies, so P/E ratios and average holding size are irrelevant metrics. We use other methods to pick favorites among the big crude oil players. We also find some useful niche funds for specialty situations. ...
Tom Lydon ETF Trends submits: The surge in alternative energy interest has shed some light on two solar stocks, both of which are assets in solar ETFs. LDK Solar LDK gave quarterly results that were so hot, they burned analysts’ low expectations. A sequential leap of 50% in...
Tim Plaehn submits: Each week I provide a review of the previous week’s performance of the WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index [NEX]. This information is provided by New Energy Finance. The NEX consists of about 90 stocks from 20 countries in seven sectors and is the bogey for...
We are making two changes in our model portfolios this week. First, we are going to take advantage of the recent sharp correction in commodity prices to add to all portfolios a 3% position in the iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity exchange-traded note DJP. After reaching a 52-week high of...
WUXI, Jiangsu Province, China, July 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Wind Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CWSI) ("China Wind Systems" or the "Company"), which through its affiliates manufactures and sells industrial equipment for use in the textile and energy-related industries in the People's Republic of China, announced today that the...
Provides Convenient Access to a Region Undergoing Dynamic Transformation NEW YORK -- New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global today launched Market Vectors-Gulf States Index ETF (NYSE: MES) on the NYSE Arca([R]). MES allows convenient access to the investable GCC Gulf Cooperation Council markets of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,...
NEW YORK -- The S-Network Global Gaming IndexSM (Bloomberg ticker: WAGR) returned -16.07 percent in June and returned -30.64 percent in the six months ending June 30, 2008.*(+) The Index is comprised of a basket of the securities of 59 companies from around the world...
NEW YORK -- The Ardour Solar Energy IndexSM (Bloomberg ticker: SOLRX), the pure-play leader in tracking the solar energy industry, returned -10.8% in June 2008 and -27.17% year-to-date through end-June 2008.(*) The SOLRX index is comprised of a basket of securities of companies from around...
NEW YORK -- The Stowe Coal IndexSM (Bloomberg ticker: COAL) gained 7.72 percent in June and gained 40.12 percent in the six months ending June 30, 2008.* (+) The Index is comprised of a basket of the securities of 41 companies from around the world...
CCM Research analyst, Michael R. Anderegg, has written an update report on Smartcool Systems, Inc. Smartcool Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE: SSC) (PINK SHEETS: SSCFF) is an advanced energy conservation solutions company that specializes in energy and cost reduction technologies for commercial and retail businesses. The company's wholly owned...
DENVER, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- EnerCom, Inc., announced today the lineup and schedule for The Oil & Gas ConferenceR, http://www.theoilandgasconference.com/. In its 13th year, the Conference, held in Denver Aug. 10-14, is the oldest and largest energy investment conference hosted in Denver, showcasing more than...
NEW YORK -- MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB), a leading global provider of investment decision support tools, including indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics, today announced results for the second quarter and six months ended May 31, 2008. (Note: Percentage changes are referenced to the...
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, aleading provider of exchange-traded funds ETFs, announced that its globalwind energy portfolio begins trading today on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The ticker symbol and ETF portfolio name follows: -- PWND - PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio "Wind power...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b45e48/becoming_your_own) has announced the addition of the "Becoming Your Own China Stock Guru: The Ultimate Investor's Guide to Profiting from China's Economic Boom" report to their offering. The greatest economic superpower the world has ever seen is being born...
European Leaders Gamesa and Novozymes, India's Suzlon Added to Premier Cleantech Index NEW YORK -- The Cleantech Group[TM], LLC, in conjunction with the American Stock Exchange AMEX, today announced its Cleantech Index[TM] (AMEX:CTIUS) added 33 companies to its portfolio of global cleantech leaders. The changes...
Adds ChinaCast Education Corp. (NASDAQ: CAST), Cninsure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG) DALLAS -- For the second quarter of 2008, the Halter USX China Index (Amex: HXC) was down 1.67%. During the same period, the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 7.44% and the NASDAQ increased 0.61%. ...
Gold and oil, long considered the most specialized of vehicles, are capturing the attention of mainstream American investors in 2008. With gold trading above $900 an ounce, crude oil more than $130 a barrel and nonstop anxieties continuing to encircle our globe, they're...
Keith Geary loves that Oklahoma has earned attention in the investment markets for being No. 1. "It's really nice that Oklahoma is being looked upon as being the first to have a state-based exchange-traded fund and that we have a wonderful track record...
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