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The MSCI Emerging Markets Index lost 2.16 percent Tuesday. That was just another day at the office for the downtrodden benchmark, which is now sporting a year-to-date loss of 16.21 percent. A slew of emerging markets exchange traded funds, both single-country and diversified funds, reside at or...

Monday's list of the largest percentage losers among U.S. stocks underscores ongoing weakness in once high-flying growth and momentum names, many hailing from the technology sector. Semiconductor maker NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) plunged 12 percent, Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ) tumbled nearly 11...

Through the first three quarters of 2018, the growth and momentum factors continued surging, prompting investors to rebuke conservative strategies such as low volatility. That theme came to a screeching halt in October. “Through the first nine months of 2018, the S&P 500 climbed 11% while...

Even when energy stocks and the related exchange traded fund were rallying earlier this year, some analysts and market observers said the sector was inexpensive on valuation. Following a stretch that has seen the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index lose almost 8 percent this month, some investors...

The universe of fixed income exchange traded funds following socially responsible investing principles gained another member Thursday when BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) launched an ETF dedicated to green bonds. The iShares Global Green Bond ETF (NASDAQ: BGRN) is the latest bond ETF to tap into...

Loup Ventures managing partner Gene Munster joined Benzinga's PreMarket Prep trading show Thursday to discuss a number of popular tech stocks, including Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). Rotten Apple? Wall Street hasn’t...

A company's ability to generate free cash flow and maintain a solid balance sheets are important considerations in the stock selection process. The Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (CBOE: COWZ) is one exchange traded fund that puts the benefits of prodigious cash flow generation to work for investors...

It's no secret natural gas and the related exchange traded funds are setting a torrid pace. Led by the United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG), the de facto ETF choice for exposure to this commodity, three of the seven ETFs that hit 52-week highs Wednesday were natural gas products. On...

Traders bold enough to short natural gas via leveraged exchange traded funds or exchange traded notes are learning some harsh lessons. On Wednesday, the commodity enjoyed its best one-day rally in over 14 years, doling out severe punishment to inverse ETFs and ETNs. Just look at the VelocityShares...

The ongoing trade spat between the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, has hit an array of sectors and the related exchange traded funds. Semiconductor stocks are near the top of that ominous list. As of Monday, Nov. 12, the widely followed PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index was...

With the holiday shopping season here, traders may be tempted to consider consumer discretionary and retail exchange traded funds (ETFs). While holiday shopping is a valid reason to examine retail investments, there are other reasons for active traders to give the Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X...

Biotechnology stocks and exchange traded funds have been slumping since last week's midterm elections and that could be an ominous sign. On Monday, the S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index fell 3.59 percent on volume that was well above the daily average, extending what are becoming...

Flows to exchange traded funds in 2018 are unlikely to approach the record $450 billion seen last year. This year's ETF inflows totals will likely be on par with or slightly exceed the $200 billion seen from 2014 through 2016. Two issuers – BlackRock Inc.'s (NYSE: BLK) iShares unit...