Democrats seek Wall Street cash FBN’s Charlie Gasparino on the Democratic 2020 presidential candidates fundraising on Wall Street. An appeal from Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio manager at Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital who was convicted of insider trading, was denied by the Supreme Court on Monday. Continue Reading Below The hedge fund manager was hoping to have his insider […]

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. Emerging market exchange traded funds have shrugged off the trade war concerns that continued to weigh on U.S. markets. Over the past week, the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEArca: IEMG) rose 1.9% and Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEArca: VWO) gained 2.0%, whereas the S&P 500 Index declined 2.6%. On Monday, […]

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. In an escalated trade war with China and now Mexico, U.S. equities may fall 10% from their recent highs, Lori Calvasina of RBC Capital Markets, the firm’s head of U.S. equity strategy, said in a note to clients Monday. “The potential for tariffs on Mexico make it even more likely that the S&P 500 will […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Investors sought the safety of government bonds, the yen, the Swiss franc and gold on Monday, as rising trade tensions dented stocks again and pushed oil close to bear market territory. After a torrid May that wiped $3 trillion off global equities, the worsening trade and broader economic backdrop made for a jarring start to June. European […]

In this article A flurry of antitrust headlines walloped technology investors and put the Nasdaq 100 at risk of a 10% correction. Losses were spreading among the world’s biggest companies, with Amazon.com down 4.2%, Google parent Alphabet Inc. down 6.2% and Facebook Inc. falling 7%. The Nasdaq 100, which hit a record a month ago, slid 1.7%, bringing its decline […]

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. The S&P 500 tumbled 5.67% in May, but safe-haven assets benefited. Just look at gold-backed exchange traded funds, such as the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) and SPDR Gold MiniShares (NYSEArca: GLDM). GLD, the world’s largest gold ETF, surged 2.43% in May as bullion topped $1,300 per ounce late in the month. Against the current […]

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. By Denis Rezendes, CFA What is volatility? From a purely technical standpoint, volatility, otherwise known as standard deviation, is a statistical measure of data’s dispersion around its mean. In more simple terms, volatility is a way to measure swings in the price of securities or market indices. But what does that tell us […]

The Food and Drug Administration's first broad testing of food for a worrisome class of nonstick, stain-resistant industrial compounds found substantial levels in some grocery store meats and seafood and in off-the-shelf chocolate cake, according to unreleased findings FDA researchers presented at a scientific conference in Europe. Continue Reading Below The FDA's disclosure is likely to add to concerns raised […]

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. With U.S.-China trade deal negotiations in limbo and now the U.S. turning to Mexico in the latest tariff wars, investors are seeing more volatility dominate the markets. The latest market movements emphasize the need for smart beta strategies–an extension of the overarching theme for investors to get strategic in 2019. Why get strategic […]