ETFs

There is currently a shorter list of a dozen ETFs oriented to primarily to global REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) with more on the way no doubt. The established global REIT market has been volatile and rocked by the eurozone crisis and contagion to other global markets. In the list you’ll...

China’s economy over the past several decades has been the growing at a double digit pace. Recently the rate of growth is slowing below those levels as signs of point to perhaps a more serious slowdown. Recent statistics on industrial growth have fallen much more than expected. Property speculation...

Guggenheim BRIC ETF (NYSE: EEB) has attempted to combine the four popular single country markets into one handy ETF. It has become popular for those perhaps unable to buy all four individual country funds or find it more difficult to cherry-pick one or two for inclusion to their portfolios....

Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), which is well positioned to take advantage of the migration of small business to the cloud, is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, May 17, after the end of the trading day. The software provider has enjoyed double-digit year-over-year percentage...

  Editor's Note: This post originally appeared for the week at Marketurningpoints.com Current position of the market SPX: Very Long-term trend – The very-long-term cycles are down and, if they make their lows when expected (after this bull market is over)there will be another steep and...

Priceline.com (NYSE: PCLN), which saw its price target at JP Morgan raised yesterday, is scheduled to report first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow May 9, after the markets close. Investors will be looking to see whether strong growth in the company's global hotel business in Asia and new markets was...

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (NYSE: DTG), the auto rental provider that is still being pursued by Hertz (NYSE: HTZ), is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, May 9, after the closing bell. In the previous report, the CEO said, "During 2011, we benefited from a robust...

Shares of the following exchange traded funds are more than 15% higher than 90 days ago and trading within 9% of their 52-week highs. Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: CURE) is more than 26% higher year to date but trading about where it was a month ago. The nondiversified fund...

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL), shares of which are trading near a multiyear high, is scheduled to report first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow April 26, with a conference call and webcast at 11 AM Eastern. Investors will be looking for Colgate to get back on track after a profit decline in the fourth...

Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG), which last month saw head designer Willie G. Davidson, grandson of founder of William A. Davidson, step down after 49 years, is scheduled to report first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, April 25, before the opening bell. The past couple years have been tough for the...