The Absurdity of This Rebound We are in a severe recession – probably worse than in 2008 and the deepest since 1946. Yet, US stocks rebounded by 27% from late-March trough, now down only 16% from peak. After protecting against the entire downturn this year, we’re getting more aggressive in positioning for the expected market move. [...] READ MORE » |
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Coronavirus E-Commerce Has Long-Ranging Implications For ETFs E-commerce purveyors and online retailers are widely regarded as winners in the coronavirus climate, a trend benefiting ETFs such as the Global X E-commerce ETF (NasdaqGM: EBIZ), but the strength of online shopping won’t dissipate as the virus does. EBIZ reflects the performance of the Solactive E-commerce Index and looks to... READ MORE » |
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ESG ETFs Are in the Big Leagues Now, Says Investment Manager ETFs adhering to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, including the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESG) and its global counterpart, the FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESGG), are increasingly part of the mainstream investment lexicon and that bodes well for the future of the... READ MORE » |
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Fixed Income ESG Funds Were Resilient During the First Quarter The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) umbrella was reinforced with Teflon coating during the first quarter as ESG funds were resilient against a coronavirus-laden market rainstorm. Not only was ESG weathering the downturn, but it was also outperforming other sectors in the process–both in equity and fixed income.... READ MORE » |
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Crude Oil And Crude ETFs Sink On Renewed Supply Concerns After staging a significant rally toward the back half of last week, U.S. oil prices sank over 25% on Monday amid renewed worries that worldwide storage capacity will quickly be exhausted as the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil demand. West Texas Intermediate for June delivery plummeted 28%, or $4.75, to trade at $12.19 per... READ MORE » |
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ETFs to Watch as Zoom, Facebook Battle for Video Chat Market Share Last Friday’s trading session saw social media giant Facebook crash Zoom’s party after the videoconferencing company announced it would join the Nasdaq 100. Zoom shares jumped on the news, but then subsequently fell to end with a 6% loss after Facebook said it would roll out its own video chatting features. One of the... READ MORE » |
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