U.S. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a 2.1% annual pace in the third quarter, which came out...

The value style may be back in vogue, and investors can gain exposure to this segment of the...

Whether it’s trade wars, an impeachment charge against U.S. President Donald Trump and other...

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rallied to new highs to begin the shortened trading week...

In Direxion Investments’ latest Relative Weight Spotlight, investors looked to add more...

According to Direxion Investments’ most recent Relative Weight Spotlight, “bullish feelings” in...

A peek into last month’s Federal Reserve meeting minutes hinted that the central bank may not...

All three major indexes have reached record highs recently with the Nasdaq Composite being the...

U.S. stocks have been on a tear lately, and Goldman Sachs now feels that the U.S. economy is...

Emerging market ETFs like the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG A) and Vanguard FTSE...

Like crosstown rivals in sports, growth and value have been duking it out for factor investing...

Costs continue to be a key driver when it comes to investors’ decisions on where to allocate...

The emerging markets (EM) space has been a strong performer within the past month as evidenced in...

As more investors were heading into bonds amid the summertime volatility, they also added safer...

Options bets suggest that traders may be a bit too unnerved about the risks facing the stock...

Value stock exchange traded funds that track stable fundamentals and subpar valuations have not...

With the broader markets pushing to new records, investors who are looking for cheap...

Major U.S. indexes are roaring to new highs with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average...

U.S. markets have been pushing toward new highs as both domestic and international investors...

The champagne has been popping in U.S. equities after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and...

With the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average touching new highs, it’s “R-O-C-K in the...

While President Trump has affected markets with tweets and posturing, is it possible a Democratic...

As U.S.-China trade deal negotiations were unraveling, yield curves inverting and investors were...

With positive news thus far coming out of U.S.-China trade deal negotiations in the month of...

The major U.S. indexes are feeling the good vibrations in the markets with third-quarter earnings...

Third-quarter earnings are humming while the economy seems to be drumming along despite some...

The Chinese technology sector has fallen victim to the protracted U.S.-China trade war, but as...

The Russia country-specific ETF could maintain its momentum after the central bank enacted its...

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro earned a big win by getting pension reforms passed through...

What are the best dividend ETF opportunities on the market? This was one of the topics discussed...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that it is “completely inappropriate” for China...

With the constant back-and-forth of markets this year due to fluctuating news headlines, a...

The Turkey country-specific ETF jumped Thursday after Ankara agreed on a ceasefire in northern...

Third-quarter earnings are off to a good start, but weaker-than-expected retail sales data...

Markets are down slightly Wednesday and trading in a relatively narrow range so far, as investors...

A large jump in interest rates last year, combined with all-time high home prices has made...

The “R” word, recession, is the one capital markets don’t like to hear when it comes to financial...

With the broad market in constant vacillation recently do to trade war news, investors have been...

A U.S.-China trade deal is the biggest elephant in the room when it comes to more strength in...

There’s been a lot of talk lately in the capital markets that the growth factor is headed towards...

With volatility taking hold of major U.S. indexes once again, it might seem that seeking the...

Investors might be focusing too much on a U.S.-China trade war and should laser in on the hard...

There are plenty of factors currently speaking to why ETF investors are cautiously optimistic.

When someone is selling, someone else better be buying and Japan’s bond market is finding that...

The U.S.-China trade war continued to be a thorn in the side for emerging markets (EM) in 2019....

In what looks like a negotiation tactic in order to force China’s hand into a trade deal, the...

Hypersonic weapons that can travel at an extremely high rate of speed could be the next frontier...

The rebound in September pushed many investors to shift into underperforming areas of the market,...

A Turkey country-specific exchange traded fund surged on huge volumes Friday as the emerging...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on...

For most traders and investors, the FOMC, or Fed announcement is an event that triggers...

Worries of slowing global growth and inverting yield curves haven’t slowed down the U.S. For...

At the Delivering Alpha conference, Billionaire investorLeon Coopermansaid the latest central...

Soon after the quarter-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve, U.S. President Donald Trump took to...

After a brief pop higher, the typical head-fake following FOMC, stocks traded lower on Wednesday...

From a global perspective, the rise of the robots continue as Swedish-Swiss engineering group ABB...

Before it made sweeping economic reforms and trade liberalization nearly 40 years ago, China...

Amid trade wars and inverted yield curves, investors have been opting for defensive measures to...

Value stocks, which typically have low multiples and stable fundamentals, significantly...

While emerging markets (EM) started 2019 on the upside following a tumultuous showing in 2018,...

After a week of green for U.S. markets, stocks opened lower Monday, selling off during early...

More than ever, investors need to get strategic as trade wars, inverted yield curves and fears of...

It’s always an opportune time to strike when the iron is hot and for House Minority LeaderKevin...

Safe haven investing has been the default play as market volatility descended upon the capital...

In face of mounting concerns and heightened risks, investors can look to ETFs to give their...

Farmers are struggling in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, which ravaged the Bahamas and has been on...

The past couple of months roiled the markets with more than the standard dosage of volatility,...

Forecasts of a weakening global economy and heavy doses of market volatility have been putting a...

The latest U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods went into effect on Sunday, but President Donald Trump...

Shares of Snap Inc (SNAP), the camera company that offers Snapchat, gained traction initially...

U.S. stock and bond ETFs may continue to outperform in the global markets as foreign investors...

As the U.S.-China trade war begins to look more and more like a protracted affair, it means...

Emerging markets, for the most part, have been viewed as a risk-on play for investors looking to...

The world’s second largest economy is showing signs of slowing and growing debt won’t do it any...

Trade wars and inverted yield curves are throwing curve balls at investors, but with more...

The U.S.-China trade war has for the most part been a bane to emerging markets (EM) since last...

In a single day earlier this month, stocks in Argentina, South America’s second-largest economy,...

When asked about where things are in the market cycle during a Charles Schwab-hosted media call...

U.S. markets have been constantly vacillating in reaction to positive and negative headlines on...

During a Charles Schwab-hosted media call last Friday, Direxion’s Sylvia Jablonski had some...

Amid the latest market volatility, it’s been large cap equities that have been outperforming...

Every market move as of late has been mostly about trade wars and yield curves, but the Russell...

ETF Database Co-Ceo CEO Tom Lydon discussed the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ A-) on...

The past few years for Argentina have shown various shifts in trends, but after seeing a surge...

A ray of light for U.S. equities was shining in Tuesday’s early market session after the U.S....

Goldman Sachs is forecasting that the ongoing U.S.-China trade war will have a larger effect on...

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The lone Pakistan country-specific ETF was among the hardest hit Wednesday after Islamabad...

Amid a U.S.-China trade war that has taken itself to new heights, White House economic adviser...

A data-fueled Federal Reserve will certainly be keeping a close eye on the latest employment...

The Labor Department revealed that 164,000 jobs were added during the month of July while the...

While summer can often be a quiet time for markets, this year and this summer is anything but...

In an ongoing price war that has pushed fund managers to provide products at lower and lower...

Global investment firm Goldman Sachs raised its year-end price target for the S&P 500, but...

The U.S. economy added 170,000 nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate currently stands at a...

The Commerce Department reported that Gross domestic product (GDP) fell during the second quarter...

The Commerce Department reported that Gross domestic product (GDP) fell during the second quarter...

The majority of the capital market is looking for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve to...

Geopolitical waves have been rocking boats in emerging markets with the president of Turkey...

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While some have noted that the recent stock leadership has been too defensive in...

While the more widely observed U.S. benchmarks have marked new record highs, small-cap stocks and...

An ETF strategy that tracks dry bulk freight futures has surged in recent weeks, along with the...

The latest Morningstar report for U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) fund flows...

As the Federal Reserve gave capital markets reason to brace themselves for interest rate cuts...

Value was able to outdo growth during the month of June, which was the first time the factor was...

There were some encouraging economic data points and some disappointments out of China Monday,...

Financial stocks and sector-related exchange traded funds were under the microscope Monday as...

Prior to a volatile climate in May that saw a U.S.-China trade deal hit a pothole, large cap...

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OVERVIEW

• Market Drivers: With expectations for a cut in the federal funds rate all...

December 2018 was the last time the Federal Reserve implemented a rate hike, and according to...

The central bank has been showing its more dovish side so far this year, which pivots from 2018’s...

The capital markets will keep their eyes and ears fixated on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell...

With the Federal Reserve signaling interest rate cuts are a legitimate possibility this year,...

It’s been looming up there for some time. The big one: 3,000. I’m talking about the S&P 500...

U.S. equities reached record highs to kick off the trading week ahead of Independence Day, but...

With all the back and forth in recent months due to global trade issues and generalized economic...

As the capital markets look to possible rate cuts by the Federal Reserve before year’s end, a...

The last time the S&P 500 had a first half of a year this good was at least 10 years ago. The...

Halfway through the year, the penchant for investors to pour into U.S. equities over...

After selling off hard at the end of 2018, equities have had a wild ride in 2019, with the market...

The Federal Reserve didn’t give capital markets the rate cut they might have been expecting last...

Buying stocks on the cheap relative to their value and then holding them for an extended duration...

U.S. markets have come to life this week after optimism from improved prospects of a U.S.-China...

The top risks for investors in today’s volatile markets are emotion-driven behavior, corrections,...

In a maturing bull market environment, exchange traded fund investors should look to sectors and...

Increased volatility and macro uncertainty, which has affected a large range of asset classes,...

A broad slowdown in demand, including China were the prime culprits in Broadcom reporting...

The world’s second largest economy could be playing a dangerous game that involves secret...

The U.S. capital markets stumbled into 2019 after a slipping and sliding through a fourth quarter...

The Malaysian stock market is showing signs of life as the biggest exodus of global funds since...

The Mexico country-specific ETF was among the standout performers on Monday after President...

Whether equities were large or small, the month of May wasn’t kind to either as the U.S.-China...

General Motors and Chinese-owned Volvo Cars have been denied a request for an exemption to a 25%...

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• Market Drivers: Stabilizing macro factors and a return to supportive monetary policy...

Yes, trade wars are a key risk that could negatively affect the U.S. economy, but it’s not...

So what did investors do when the markets were awash in volatile-laden sell-offs in May as a...

An emerging market fund is a mutual fund or ETF that invests the majority of its assets in stocks...

China’s biggest newspaper gave the U.S. fair warning on Wednesday that the trade war could be a...

May’s market volatility due to U.S.-China trade wars has been a progenitor of suffering in the ...

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• On the back of a deteriorating macroeconomic backdrop, one that has been largely...

Even before a volatile climate in May, large cap equities were already outperforming small cap...

The Russell 2000 index primarily associated with small cap equities–is up about 21 percent since...

The U.S.-China trade war is certainly injecting a dose of distaste for certain markets and one in...

During the first quarter, economic growth in Russia missed forecasts and slowed to its weakest...

Investors can breathe a collective sigh of relieve after seeing U.S. equities racked thanks to...

For investors looking for ideal safe haven assets during the U.S.-China trade war are better off...

The U.S.-China trade war is certainly injecting a dose of distaste for certain markets and one in...

So what did investors do when the markets were awash in volatile-laden sell-offs the last week as...

As trade tensions run high, plenty of ex-US equity markets and the related exchange traded funds...

The steady dose of recent volatility has begged the question of who sustained the most damage:...

Over the past three years, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV A), which tracks the benchmark...

The ongoing saga known as the U.S.-China trade negotiations is already taking an even more...

China responded to the latest tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump by promising to take...

With large-cap stocks being more vulnerable to international trade disputes, small-cap ETFs may...

Year-to-date performance for U.S. equities have been fueling both large cap and small cap stocks,...

The Direxion FTSE International Over US ETF (RWIU) gives investors the opportunity to capitalize...

Will small cap equities react more positively to the latest central bank move as the markets...

On Wednesday, while the central bank elected to keep interest rates static, the markets dipped...

For more portfolio diversification, investors can include more emerging markets ETFs as part of...

After stumbling out of the 2018, investors are seeing better results for U.S. equities in 2019,...

The U.S. capital markets literally stumbled into 2019 after a slipping and sliding through a...

The U.S. economy rebounded in the first quarter of 2019 despite a downtrodden fourth quarter to...

First-quarter earnings have fueled record closings for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, but...

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) upped the ante on Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC), triggering a...

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Just like birds of a feather flock together, major central banks around the globe are...

The crux of first-quarter earnings will take place this week, which could sway sector-specific...

As more investors look for more out of an investment portfolio, many are diving deeper into ETFs...

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Once you move beyond plain vanilla passive indexes, ETF investing is about themes....

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The first shoe has dropped in what some soothsayers, tea leave readers, and...

As ETF investors consider ways to diversify and enhance their investment portfolios, many are...

With trade wars, interest rates and fears of a global economic slowdown weighing on the minds of...

Valuations on growth stocks are rising as investors pile into that trade while value stocks and...

As U.S. equities continue to seek retribution from a challenging fourth quarter in 2018, there...

Large cap equities could be entering overbought territory versus small cap equities, but how this...