Archives for August 2009

August 2009 - Page 8 of 9 - Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From

The Hidden Risks of ETFs

In just a few short years, exchange-traded funds have become the hottest item on the stock-market menu, with U.S. ETFs alone now holding more than $600 billion of investors’ money. While that’s dwarfed by the $9.3 trillion managed by non-ETF mutual funds, exchange-traded funds have an allure that conventional funds seem to lack: In 2008, […]

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Investment News Briefs

With our investment news briefs, Money Morning provides investors with a quick overview of the most important investing news stories from all around the world. Initial Jobless Claims Decline; Nasdaq to Stop “Flash” Order Types Sept. 1; DirecTV Profit Falls But Sales, Subscribers Grow; Comcast Beats the Street; GM Debuts Plug-In Hybrid SUV; Murdoch to […]

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ETFs Deny Responsibility for Price Swings in Energy Markets

Money Morning Staff Reports While the U.S. Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) believes that speculators using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the real culprits behind the increasing volatility in energy prices, ETF investors this week told that regulatory agency that it is placing blame in the wrong place. In a hearing on Wednesday […]

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"Cash For Clunkers" Gets a Reprieve

By Jason Simpkins Managing Editor Money Morning U.S. lawmakers today (Thursday) are expected to approve $2 billion in extra funding for the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), popularly known as "Cash for Clunkers." The money should be enough to keep the program running through September. "We'll pass Cash for Clunkers before we leave here" for […]

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The Secrets to Global Dividend Investing

By Keith Fitz-GeraldInvestment DirectorMoney Morning/The Money Map Report If you want a stable dividend, focus on global companies. Dividends still matter. But you have to know where to look. A record setting 367 companies reduced their dividends during the second quarter, no doubt leading many shell-shocked investors to conclude that income is dead. But there's […]

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Investment News Briefs

With our investment news briefs, Money Morning provides investors with a quick overview of the most important investing news stories from all around the world. Ford's Focus is Top "Cash for Clunkers" Replacement; Personal Incomes and Savings Fall While Spending Increases; Pending Home Sales Rise Again; GE Pays $50 Million in SEC Settlement; Housing Data, […]

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Money Morning's Hutchinson Makes the National News - Again

By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report Thanks to his market insights, Money Morning's Martin Hutchinson has made the national news again. When economics author George Melloan penned a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece detailing the shortcomings of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's so-called stimulus "exit strategy," he cited […]

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