Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) 50.35 $XLP
Mixed Assessment of PepsiCo Earnings Put These ETFs in Focus - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 10, 5:00AM CDT
Pepsico earnings, giving mixed cues for the second half, put these ETFs in focus.
IYK: 108.22 (+0.30), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), VDC: 131.16 (+0.47), PEP: 96.53 (+0.42)
Trader's Notebook: Buying Baidu or Alibaba? Take Another Look
at The Street - Wed Jul 08, 9:00AM CDT
And three other things to watch when trading today.
HEDJ: 63.67 (+0.27), WUBA: 59.62 (-0.70), SINA: 40.79 (+0.33), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), BIDU: 168.18 (+0.15), WMT: 72.39 (+0.29), PG: 80.77 (+0.54), BABA: 80.50 (-0.06)
Uncertainty Escalates After Greek Referendum
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 11:14PM CDT
At this point words fail me once again. What will happen to Greece and their EU partners, no one knows. For now it's a cancer growing on both Greece and many world stock indexes. China is more alarming after the PBOC intervened in markets to no...
XLB: 45.69 (+0.18), GREK: 9.61 (-0.05), IBB: 376.10 (-6.74), EWO: 16.30 (-0.07), TLT: 120.75 (-0.40), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), ITB: 27.83 (+0.33), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), SLV: 14.14 (+0.12), FXE: 108.31 (-0.25), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), GDX: 13.84 (+0.15), JJC: 28.35 (+0.02), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73), FXI: 41.29 (+0.50), USO: 16.39 (+0.54), DBC: 16.07 (+0.11), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), FXY: 78.42 (-0.16), EZU: 38.57 (+0.05), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), HAO: 27.27 (+0.61), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04), XRT: 97.38 (+0.72), XLV: 76.15 (+0.02), IEV: 44.55 (+0.13), GLD: 104.95 (-0.07), EPI: 21.76 (+0.19), RSX: 17.33 (+0.54), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17), EWZ: 29.12 (+0.59)
ETF Asset Report Of H1: Currency Hedging Tops; U.S. Flops
Zacks Funds - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jul 03, 5:45AM CDT
As we step into the second half of 2015, it might be useful to look at how the $2.16-billion ETF industry performed in the first half of the year. After analyzing, we can conclude that currency-hedged ETFs and developed markets were the star...
EWG: 28.24 (unch), VGK: 55.12 (+0.17), VEA: 40.04 (+0.12), IVV: 211.50 (+0.92), EWJ: 12.76 (unch), DXJ: 56.52 (+0.03), HEDJ: 63.67 (+0.27), VTI: 108.57 (+0.45), VOO: 192.78 (+0.89), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), QQQ: 111.32 (+0.19), DBEF: 29.38 (+0.11), DIA: 177.01 (+0.90), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13)
ETF Asset Report of 1H: Currency Hedging Tops; US Flops - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 02, 7:45AM CDT
Currency hedged developed economies' equities pulled in strong assets in 1H on accommodative measures while the U.S. ETFs saw outflows on a likely tightening.
VTI: 108.57 (+0.45), DXJ: 56.51 (+0.02), HEDJ: 63.67 (+0.27), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), VOO: 192.78 (+0.89), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), EWG: 28.24 (unch), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), VGK: 55.12 (+0.17), DBEF: 29.38 (+0.11), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17)
Sector ETFs' Technical Charts Suggest Drag on S&P 500
at The Street - Wed Jul 01, 11:19AM CDT
All 10 sector exchange-traded funds are showing technical reasons why it might be time to start selling.
XLB: 45.69 (+0.18), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), XLK: 42.53 (+0.17), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), IYT: 150.25 (+1.87), XLV: 76.15 (+0.02), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73)
2015 Second Half Outlook: Quadrophobia
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 29, 4:55PM CDT
XLB: 45.69 (+0.18), EWH: 22.29 (+0.20), HYG: 87.67 (+0.32), IEF: 105.65 (-0.20), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04), TLT: 120.75 (-0.40), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), IYZ: 28.10 (+0.24), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), GLD: 104.95 (-0.07), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), BIL: 45.70 (unch), BKLN: 23.68 (-0.01), FXE: 108.31 (-0.25), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73), FXI: 41.29 (+0.50), GXC: 80.52 (+1.10)
S&P 500 Sector P/E Ratio Charts
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jun 28, 3:42AM CDT
Below is an updated look at our sector valuation charts, using trailing 12-month P/E ratios. The S&P 500′s P/E ratio has gone sideways around the 18.5 level for the past few months as the market has gone nowhere. The last time we...
XLB: 45.69 (+0.18), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), XLK: 42.53 (+0.17), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), XLV: 76.15 (+0.02), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73)
Another Greek Weekend Ahead
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 27, 1:38AM CDT
It's not a leap to suggest investors are nervous about another Greek weekend ahead to break the negotiating stand-off. Each side states they don't want to be blackmailed which is more bluster for the home audience. Will some settlement be achieved?...
XLB: 45.69 (+0.18), EWH: 22.29 (+0.20), KBE: 36.08 (+0.10), PEK: 50.81 (+1.34), CNXT: 45.88 (+2.19), GREK: 9.61 (-0.05), FXA: 73.19 (-0.17), TLT: 120.75 (-0.40), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), ITB: 27.83 (+0.33), EWA: 20.80 (+0.07), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), SLV: 14.14 (+0.12), FXE: 108.31 (-0.25), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), IYT: 150.25 (+1.87), GDX: 13.84 (+0.15), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73), FXI: 41.29 (+0.50), TIP: 112.03 (-0.03), USO: 16.39 (+0.54), DBB: 13.84 (-0.05), DBC: 16.07 (+0.11), IEF: 105.65 (-0.20), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), HAO: 27.27 (+0.61), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04), XRT: 97.38 (+0.72), IEV: 44.55 (+0.13), LQD: 115.67 (-0.12), GLD: 104.95 (-0.07), EPI: 21.76 (+0.19), RSX: 17.33 (+0.54), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17), EWZ: 29.12 (+0.59)
Consumer Stocks WhiteWave, Hain and Monster Are Staples of This Fund
at The Street - Wed Jun 24, 3:33PM CDT
Consumer staples are often thought of as a slow-moving group, but the First Trust Consumer Staples ETF dispels that notion.
WWAV: 51.08 (+0.35), KO: 40.56 (+0.01), HAIN: 67.47 (+0.33), MNST: 149.68 (-0.31), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), VDC: 131.16 (+0.47), WMT: 72.39 (+0.29), PG: 80.77 (+0.54), FXG: 45.40 (+0.22), PEP: 96.53 (+0.42)
What, Me Worry?
Brad Zigler - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 23, 12:17PM CDT
I'm not losing any sleep fretting about a stock market plunge. I've got plenty of other things to worry about. It's because of exchange-traded funds that I can cop all those Z's. Allow me to explain. See the chart below? It depicts the price ratio...
XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51)
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.302
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 1:10PM CDT
XLP: 50.35 (+0.14)
Why The Strong U.S. Dollar Is Still A Headwind For International Consumer Staples Stocks
MyTradingIncome - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 3:43AM CDT
[Editor's Note: This is the fourth and final installment in our series on consumer staples stocks. See also: - Part I : The Monsters Under the Bed are Real for Consumer Staples Stocks - Part II : Don't Get Caught Holding This...
KO: 40.56 (+0.01), JNJ: 99.91 (+0.89), PM: 85.48 (-0.12), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), PG: 80.77 (+0.54), MO: 54.31 (-0.94), UDN: 21.83 (-0.03), USDU: 28.62 (+0.01), FORX: 42.05 (+0.22), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04)
The Fed Is Determined To Raise Interest Rates
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 18, 1:08AM CDT
The Fed glossed over any economic weakness by just stating the "economy is strong enough to handle interest rate increases". Chalk that up to an understanding that monetary policy normalization is now job one for the Fed. They understand...
XLB: 45.68 (+0.17), EWG: 28.24 (unch), EWC: 25.44 (+0.31), IBB: 376.10 (-6.74), TLT: 120.75 (-0.40), EWJ: 12.76 (unch), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.24 (+0.91), ITB: 27.83 (+0.33), EWA: 20.80 (+0.07), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), FXE: 108.31 (-0.25), SLV: 14.14 (+0.12), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), IYT: 150.25 (+1.87), GDX: 13.84 (+0.15), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73), USO: 16.39 (+0.54), DBB: 13.84 (-0.05), DBC: 16.07 (+0.11), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), FXY: 78.42 (-0.16), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04), XRT: 97.38 (+0.72), XLV: 76.15 (+0.02), EWY: 52.03 (+0.36), IEV: 44.55 (+0.13), EWU: 18.36 (+0.12), GLD: 104.95 (-0.07), RSX: 17.33 (+0.54), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17), EWZ: 29.12 (+0.59), CVY: 20.89 (+0.15)
Consumer staples perk up after Coty play
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 16, 2:42PM CDT
XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), PSCC: 55.05 (+0.70), PSL: 55.80 (+0.35)
Don't Get Caught Holding This 'Safe' Stock When The Fed Hikes Rates
MyTradingIncome - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jun 14, 7:47AM CDT
[Editor's Note: This is part two of our series on consumer staples stocks. See our introduction to consumer staples stocks here , and stay tuned for additional segments over the next few days…] When stock market bubbles burst, investors...
XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), PG: 80.77 (+0.54)
The Monsters Under The Bed Are Real For Consumer Staples Stocks
MyTradingIncome - Seeking Alpha - Sun Jun 14, 5:56AM CDT
[ Editors Note: This is part one of our series on consumer staples stocks. Stay tuned for additional segments over the next few days.] Consumer staples stocks are considered some of the safest and most reliable equity investments available. Yet in...
XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), VDC: 131.16 (+0.47), FSTA: 30.37 (+0.10), RHS: 111.02 (+0.44), FXG: 45.40 (+0.22)
Markets Reverse Course
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 13, 2:57AM CDT
It seems the situation in Greece creates more uncertainty especially over the weekend. Since things remain stressed there, selling is the order of the day. Economic data from the U.S. included higher inflation from the PPI which rose to 0.5% vs....
XLB: 45.68 (+0.17), EWG: 28.24 (unch), PEK: 50.81 (+1.34), EWC: 25.44 (+0.31), IBB: 376.10 (-6.74), TLT: 120.75 (-0.40), DXJ: 56.51 (+0.02), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.24 (+0.91), ITB: 27.83 (+0.33), EWA: 20.80 (+0.07), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13), SLV: 14.14 (+0.12), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), FXE: 108.31 (-0.25), GDX: 13.84 (+0.15), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), IYT: 150.25 (+1.87), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73), FXI: 41.29 (+0.50), USO: 16.39 (+0.54), HYG: 87.67 (+0.32), DBB: 13.84 (-0.05), DVY: 75.91 (+0.28), DBC: 16.07 (+0.11), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), FXY: 78.42 (-0.16), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04), XRT: 97.38 (+0.72), XLV: 76.15 (+0.02), EWY: 52.03 (+0.36), IEV: 44.55 (+0.13), EWS: 12.36 (+0.04), EWU: 18.36 (+0.12), LQD: 115.67 (-0.12), GLD: 104.95 (-0.07), EPI: 21.76 (+0.19), RSX: 17.33 (+0.54), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17), EWZ: 29.12 (+0.59)
Mixed Assessment of PepsiCo Earnings Put These ETFs in Focus - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 10, 5:00AM CDT
Pepsico earnings, giving mixed cues for the second half, put these ETFs in focus.
IYK: 108.22 (+0.30), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), VDC: 131.16 (+0.47), PEP: 96.53 (+0.42)
Trader's Notebook: Buying Baidu or Alibaba? Take Another Look
at The Street - Wed Jul 08, 9:00AM CDT
And three other things to watch when trading today.
HEDJ: 63.67 (+0.27), WUBA: 59.62 (-0.70), SINA: 40.79 (+0.33), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), BIDU: 168.18 (+0.15), WMT: 72.39 (+0.29), PG: 80.77 (+0.54), BABA: 80.50 (-0.06)
Uncertainty Escalates After Greek Referendum
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 11:14PM CDT
At this point words fail me once again. What will happen to Greece and their EU partners, no one knows. For now it's a cancer growing on both Greece and many world stock indexes. China is more alarming after the PBOC intervened in markets to no...
XLB: 45.69 (+0.18), GREK: 9.61 (-0.05), IBB: 376.10 (-6.74), EWO: 16.30 (-0.07), TLT: 120.75 (-0.40), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), ITB: 27.83 (+0.33), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), SLV: 14.14 (+0.12), FXE: 108.31 (-0.25), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), GDX: 13.84 (+0.15), JJC: 28.35 (+0.02), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73), FXI: 41.29 (+0.50), USO: 16.39 (+0.54), DBC: 16.07 (+0.11), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), FXY: 78.42 (-0.16), EZU: 38.57 (+0.05), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), HAO: 27.27 (+0.61), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04), XRT: 97.38 (+0.72), XLV: 76.15 (+0.02), IEV: 44.55 (+0.13), GLD: 104.95 (-0.07), EPI: 21.76 (+0.19), RSX: 17.33 (+0.54), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17), EWZ: 29.12 (+0.59)
ETF Asset Report Of H1: Currency Hedging Tops; U.S. Flops
Zacks Funds - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jul 03, 5:45AM CDT
As we step into the second half of 2015, it might be useful to look at how the $2.16-billion ETF industry performed in the first half of the year. After analyzing, we can conclude that currency-hedged ETFs and developed markets were the star...
EWG: 28.24 (unch), VGK: 55.12 (+0.17), VEA: 40.04 (+0.12), IVV: 211.50 (+0.92), EWJ: 12.76 (unch), DXJ: 56.52 (+0.03), HEDJ: 63.67 (+0.27), VTI: 108.57 (+0.45), VOO: 192.78 (+0.89), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), QQQ: 111.32 (+0.19), DBEF: 29.38 (+0.11), DIA: 177.01 (+0.90), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13)
ETF Asset Report of 1H: Currency Hedging Tops; US Flops - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 02, 7:45AM CDT
Currency hedged developed economies' equities pulled in strong assets in 1H on accommodative measures while the U.S. ETFs saw outflows on a likely tightening.
VTI: 108.57 (+0.45), DXJ: 56.51 (+0.02), HEDJ: 63.67 (+0.27), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), VOO: 192.78 (+0.89), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), EWG: 28.24 (unch), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), VGK: 55.12 (+0.17), DBEF: 29.38 (+0.11), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17)
Sector ETFs' Technical Charts Suggest Drag on S&P 500
at The Street - Wed Jul 01, 11:19AM CDT
All 10 sector exchange-traded funds are showing technical reasons why it might be time to start selling.
XLB: 45.69 (+0.18), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), XLK: 42.53 (+0.17), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), IYT: 150.25 (+1.87), XLV: 76.15 (+0.02), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73)
2015 Second Half Outlook: Quadrophobia
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 29, 4:55PM CDT
XLB: 45.69 (+0.18), EWH: 22.29 (+0.20), HYG: 87.67 (+0.32), IEF: 105.65 (-0.20), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04), TLT: 120.75 (-0.40), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), IYZ: 28.10 (+0.24), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), GLD: 104.95 (-0.07), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), BIL: 45.70 (unch), BKLN: 23.68 (-0.01), FXE: 108.31 (-0.25), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73), FXI: 41.29 (+0.50), GXC: 80.52 (+1.10)
S&P 500 Sector P/E Ratio Charts
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jun 28, 3:42AM CDT
Below is an updated look at our sector valuation charts, using trailing 12-month P/E ratios. The S&P 500′s P/E ratio has gone sideways around the 18.5 level for the past few months as the market has gone nowhere. The last time we...
XLB: 45.69 (+0.18), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), XLK: 42.53 (+0.17), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), XLV: 76.15 (+0.02), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73)
Another Greek Weekend Ahead
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 27, 1:38AM CDT
It's not a leap to suggest investors are nervous about another Greek weekend ahead to break the negotiating stand-off. Each side states they don't want to be blackmailed which is more bluster for the home audience. Will some settlement be achieved?...
XLB: 45.69 (+0.18), EWH: 22.29 (+0.20), KBE: 36.08 (+0.10), PEK: 50.81 (+1.34), CNXT: 45.88 (+2.19), GREK: 9.61 (-0.05), FXA: 73.19 (-0.17), TLT: 120.75 (-0.40), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), ITB: 27.83 (+0.33), EWA: 20.80 (+0.07), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), SLV: 14.14 (+0.12), FXE: 108.31 (-0.25), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), IYT: 150.25 (+1.87), GDX: 13.84 (+0.15), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73), FXI: 41.29 (+0.50), TIP: 112.03 (-0.03), USO: 16.39 (+0.54), DBB: 13.84 (-0.05), DBC: 16.07 (+0.11), IEF: 105.65 (-0.20), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), HAO: 27.27 (+0.61), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04), XRT: 97.38 (+0.72), IEV: 44.55 (+0.13), LQD: 115.67 (-0.12), GLD: 104.95 (-0.07), EPI: 21.76 (+0.19), RSX: 17.33 (+0.54), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17), EWZ: 29.12 (+0.59)
Consumer Stocks WhiteWave, Hain and Monster Are Staples of This Fund
at The Street - Wed Jun 24, 3:33PM CDT
Consumer staples are often thought of as a slow-moving group, but the First Trust Consumer Staples ETF dispels that notion.
WWAV: 51.08 (+0.35), KO: 40.56 (+0.01), HAIN: 67.47 (+0.33), MNST: 149.68 (-0.31), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), VDC: 131.16 (+0.47), WMT: 72.39 (+0.29), PG: 80.77 (+0.54), FXG: 45.40 (+0.22), PEP: 96.53 (+0.42)
What, Me Worry?
Brad Zigler - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 23, 12:17PM CDT
I'm not losing any sleep fretting about a stock market plunge. I've got plenty of other things to worry about. It's because of exchange-traded funds that I can cop all those Z's. Allow me to explain. See the chart below? It depicts the price ratio...
XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.23 (+0.90), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51)
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.302
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 1:10PM CDT
XLP: 50.35 (+0.14)
Why The Strong U.S. Dollar Is Still A Headwind For International Consumer Staples Stocks
MyTradingIncome - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 3:43AM CDT
[Editor's Note: This is the fourth and final installment in our series on consumer staples stocks. See also: - Part I : The Monsters Under the Bed are Real for Consumer Staples Stocks - Part II : Don't Get Caught Holding This...
KO: 40.56 (+0.01), JNJ: 99.91 (+0.89), PM: 85.48 (-0.12), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), PG: 80.77 (+0.54), MO: 54.31 (-0.94), UDN: 21.83 (-0.03), USDU: 28.62 (+0.01), FORX: 42.05 (+0.22), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04)
The Fed Is Determined To Raise Interest Rates
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 18, 1:08AM CDT
The Fed glossed over any economic weakness by just stating the "economy is strong enough to handle interest rate increases". Chalk that up to an understanding that monetary policy normalization is now job one for the Fed. They understand...
XLB: 45.68 (+0.17), EWG: 28.24 (unch), EWC: 25.44 (+0.31), IBB: 376.10 (-6.74), TLT: 120.75 (-0.40), EWJ: 12.76 (unch), EEM: 37.10 (+0.37), XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), SPY: 210.24 (+0.91), ITB: 27.83 (+0.33), EWA: 20.80 (+0.07), IYR: 74.12 (-0.13), XLI: 54.16 (+0.50), FXE: 108.31 (-0.25), SLV: 14.14 (+0.12), XLF: 25.21 (+0.17), IYT: 150.25 (+1.87), GDX: 13.84 (+0.15), XLE: 71.20 (+0.73), USO: 16.39 (+0.54), DBB: 13.84 (-0.05), DBC: 16.07 (+0.11), DBA: 21.60 (+0.02), XLY: 79.38 (+0.51), FXY: 78.42 (-0.16), XLU: 42.92 (-0.15), UUP: 25.31 (+0.04), XRT: 97.38 (+0.72), XLV: 76.15 (+0.02), EWY: 52.03 (+0.36), IEV: 44.55 (+0.13), EWU: 18.36 (+0.12), GLD: 104.95 (-0.07), RSX: 17.33 (+0.54), EFA: 64.39 (+0.17), EWZ: 29.12 (+0.59), CVY: 20.89 (+0.15)
Consumer staples perk up after Coty play
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 16, 2:42PM CDT
XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), PSCC: 55.05 (+0.70), PSL: 55.80 (+0.35)
Don't Get Caught Holding This 'Safe' Stock When The Fed Hikes Rates
MyTradingIncome - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jun 14, 7:47AM CDT
[Editor's Note: This is part two of our series on consumer staples stocks. See our introduction to consumer staples stocks here , and stay tuned for additional segments over the next few days…] When stock market bubbles burst, investors...
XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), PG: 80.77 (+0.54)
The Monsters Under The Bed Are Real For Consumer Staples Stocks
MyTradingIncome - Seeking Alpha - Sun Jun 14, 5:56AM CDT
[ Editors Note: This is part one of our series on consumer staples stocks. Stay tuned for additional segments over the next few days.] Consumer staples stocks are considered some of the safest and most reliable equity investments available. Yet in...
XLP: 50.35 (+0.14), VDC: 131.16 (+0.47), FSTA: 30.37 (+0.10), RHS: 111.02 (+0.44), FXG: 45.40 (+0.22)
Markets Reverse Course
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 13, 2:57AM CDT
It seems the situation in Greece creates more uncertainty especially over the weekend. Since things remain stressed there, selling is the order of the day. Economic data from the U.S. included higher inflation from the PPI which rose to 0.5% vs....
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