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Put The Clamps On Emerging Market Volatility With This ETF
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 3:17pmEmerging markets equities and the corresponding exchange traded funds are rebounding, but as has been seen in previous eras of emerging markets bullishness, this asset class is not always known for smooth sailing. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has a three-year standard deviation of 14.8 percent,...
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Apple, Chips Stocks Falling Amid Taiwan Semiconductor's Weak Guidance
Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 8:28amTaiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: TSM), one of the most tracked Asia-based chip manufacturers, offered investors a poor guidance outlook that had a ripple effect across the technology sector. What Happened Taiwan Semiconductor manufacturers chips for companies like Apple Inc. (...
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Apple Under Pressure Following Report Of iPhone 8 Production, Demand Woes
Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 7:54amShares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) were trading lower by around 1.50 percent early Thursday morning in reaction to a concerning report from Taiwan's Economic Daily News relating to iPhone 8 production. Apple may have requested a 50 percent cut in orders for the iPhone 8 possibly due to poor...
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Apple's Suppliers Are Feeling The Heat Amid A Poor iPhone 8 Debut
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - 8:36amApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone 8 debut is off to a rocky start as the phone's features are "lackluster" versus its competitors, according to Bloomberg News' Mark Gurman. While it may be true that many iPhone buyers are holding out a few weeks for the higher-end iPhone X...
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A Tactical Emerging Markets Idea
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 7:37amMany diversified emerging markets exchange-traded funds are heavily allocated to Asia. Whether those funds track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, related benchmarks or not, the prominence of Asian countries is supposedly diversified emerging markets funds is reflective of the continent's...
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Playing The Emerging Markets Trade With Leveraged ETFs
Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 9:51amThe MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up more than 25 percent year-to-date, putting the widely-followed gauge of developing world equities on pace for its best annual performance since 2012. Investors are responding, making emerging markets exchange traded funds (ETFs) some of this year's top...
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Keep The Emerging Markets, Lose China With This ETF
Friday, July 21, 2017 - 8:22amSeasoned emerging market investors know that even supposedly diversified emerging markets exchange-traded funds are heavily allocated to Chinese stocks. Those allocations stand to increase following MSCI's June announcement that China A-shares, the stocks trading in Shanghai and Shenzhen, will...
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How To Become A Billionaire In One Step: Sell Components To Apple
Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 9:27amTaiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: TSM) has seen its stock surge nearly 25 percent since the start of 2017 as the company is expectations are high for component supplier to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone. The stock's strong performance has now the company's 86-year old founder and...
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Apple's Taiwanese Connections -- Supplier Data Forebodes Weak June Quarter
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 1:18pmApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s fiscal year third-quarter results could leave investors with a sour taste, going by predictions of Longbow Research. The firm indicated that Apple's Taiwan supplier sales through May indicate a weaker-than-seasonal fiscal year third quarter/calendar year second quarter...
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Demand For iPhone 7 Is Expected To Boost Taiwan's Exports
Friday, October 7, 2016 - 12:40pmAccording to Reuters, Taiwan's exports unexpectedly fell in September, but electronic components grew in the month in anticipation of the all-important holiday shopping season. Reuters noted that exports fell 1.8 percent on a year-over-year basis in September, which fell notably short of the 3.2...