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Can Investors Make Money In A Low-Growth Industrial Economy?
CFA Institute Contributors • Fri, May 17
2 Industrial ETFs Your Broker Forgot To Mention
Benzinga • Fri, May 17
The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey: May 2013
Sold At The Top • Thu, May 16
Stocks Ignore Still Weak Economy
Vahan Janjigian • Wed, May 15 • 2 Comments
Industrial Output In April Slumps The Most In Eight Months
James Picerno • Wed, May 15
Weaker-Than-Expected Empire Manufacturing
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, May 15 • 1 Comment
U.S. Industrial Production: April 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Tue, May 14
ISM Manufacturing Report On Business: April 2013
Sold At The Top • Wed, May 1
Lackluster Manufacturing Report
Calafia Beach Pundit • Wed, May 1 • 2 Comments
ISM Manufacturing Comes In Marginally Better Than Expected
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, May 1
ISM Manufacturing Index: April 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Tue, Apr 30
Midwest Manufacturing Booming With 6.4% Annual Growth, Automotive Output Grew 12.9%
Mark J. Perry • Mon, Apr 29
Durable Goods Orders Plunged In March, Worse Than Expected
Doug Short • Wed, Apr 24
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Composite: Activity Pulled Back In April And Expectations Waned
Doug Short • Wed, Apr 24
The Big 4 Economic Indicators: Real Retail Sales and Industrial Production April 2013
Doug Short • Wed, Apr 17
Bent But Not Yet Broken
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Apr 15 • 2 Comments
U.S. Industrial Production: March 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Mon, Apr 15
ISM Manufacturing Index Expands, But Less Than Expected
Doug Short • Mon, Apr 1
ISM Manufacturing Index: March 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Sun, Mar 31
Durable Goods Orders For February Rise, But Core Goods Orders Shrink
Doug Short • Tue, Mar 26

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Durable Goods: Dismal
Zacks Investment Research • Wed, Nov 24, 2010 • 4 Comments
ETF Spotlight: First Trust Industrial / Producer Durable AlphaDEX (FXR)
Tom Lydon • Thu, Apr 22, 2010

Can Investors Make Money In A Low-Growth Industrial Economy?
CFA Institute Contributors • Fri, May 17
2 Industrial ETFs Your Broker Forgot To Mention
Benzinga • Fri, May 17
The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey: May 2013
Sold At The Top • Thu, May 16
Stocks Ignore Still Weak Economy
Vahan Janjigian • Wed, May 15 • 2 Comments
Industrial Output In April Slumps The Most In Eight Months
James Picerno • Wed, May 15
Weaker-Than-Expected Empire Manufacturing
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, May 15 • 1 Comment
U.S. Industrial Production: April 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Tue, May 14
ISM Manufacturing Report On Business: April 2013
Sold At The Top • Wed, May 1
Lackluster Manufacturing Report
Calafia Beach Pundit • Wed, May 1 • 2 Comments
ISM Manufacturing Comes In Marginally Better Than Expected
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, May 1
ISM Manufacturing Index: April 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Tue, Apr 30
Midwest Manufacturing Booming With 6.4% Annual Growth, Automotive Output Grew 12.9%
Mark J. Perry • Mon, Apr 29
Durable Goods Orders Plunged In March, Worse Than Expected
Doug Short • Wed, Apr 24
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Composite: Activity Pulled Back In April And Expectations Waned
Doug Short • Wed, Apr 24
The Big 4 Economic Indicators: Real Retail Sales and Industrial Production April 2013
Doug Short • Wed, Apr 17
Bent But Not Yet Broken
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Apr 15 • 2 Comments
U.S. Industrial Production: March 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Mon, Apr 15
ISM Manufacturing Index Expands, But Less Than Expected
Doug Short • Mon, Apr 1
ISM Manufacturing Index: March 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Sun, Mar 31
Durable Goods Orders For February Rise, But Core Goods Orders Shrink
Doug Short • Tue, Mar 26

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Asia Markets: Asian stocks end lower; Shanghai drops 2.9%

at MarketWatch.com (May 23, 2011)
Asia Markets: Asian currencies, stocks hit by debt debris

at MarketWatch.com (May 5, 2010)

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FXR Description

The First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX® Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the StrataQuant® Industrials Index.
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Sector: Industrial Goods

Country: United States

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Monday, May 6, 7:27 AM The S&P 500 (SPY) is fairly valued, says Goldman, but opportunity lies in cyclicals (XLY, XLE, XLI, XLB) which are more undervalued vs. defensives (XLU, XLP, XLV, XTL) than at any time in the last 15 years. "Given the 4 P/E multiple point head start, even a slight valuation normalization should translate into outperformance of cyclicals over defensives during the next 12 months." 1 Comment
Friday, May 3, 8:00 AM "We don't want to sell in May and we continue to prefer cyclicals (XLY, XLI, XLB, XLE) ," says JPMorgan's Tom Lee, fully returned to his normal bullish stance. He notes client positioning is "dramatically different" from the heavily long stance of the last 3 years at this time. More, the downturn in gasoline prices could ad 50 bps to GDP in Q2, and the rally in high-yield suggests the economy is set to get stronger. 1 Comment
Monday, November 5, 2012, 7:58 AM Reporting Q3 profit off 85% from a year ago, Liugong Machinery President Zeng Guang'an warns of continued overcapacity in the Chinese construction-equipment sector, saying the country only needs about 10% of the current 200 firms in the business. "We have too much investment. We need more consumption." Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, October 19, 2012, 9:10 AM "Investors need to understand the growing risks of overplaying the defense card," writes AllianceBernstein's Joe Paul, exploring whether high-yield stocks are in bubble territory. It's not news they're expensive compared to past metrics, but high-yielders now make up a record 44% of the S&P 500 (on a cap-weighted basis). "As a countermeasure, (investors) may want to add more cyclical, deeper-value names." 2 Comments
Friday, October 19, 2012, 8:54 AM Technicians get interested in the industrial sector (XLI) as the charts say there's a move coming, "and it's not going to be a boring one." The direction is not yet known, but J.C. Parets is giving the benefit of the doubt to the bulls. Wait for weekly closes above $38. The XLI -1.3% premarket, as its largest holding, GE, slides following earnings. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Thursday, June 21, 2012, 5:02 PM It's time to rotate out of industrial stocks into tech, thinks S&P equity strategist Sam Stovall. While industrial names are likely to be pressured by weak PMI data and other signs of global macro weakness, tech companies are expected to produce above-average 2012 and 2013 EPS growth. Moreover, they sport a PEG ratio of just 0.7, the lowest of 10 S&P industry groups. (large-cap valuations) 1 Comment [Tech, Quick Ideas]
Friday, March 16, 2012, 10:21 AM Taking its signal from rising bond yields, HSBC suggests cyclicals will outperform as higher rates are a sign nominal demand is rising. The main casualties: healthcare and consumer staples. As for being a threat to the entire market, HSBC believes this is only true at real yields above 4% (they're negative now), but "a sharp rise in bond yields is a threat from whatever level." Comment! [Quick Ideas, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 3:08 AM The Financial Stability Oversight Council is due to release today proposals on how it will determine which non-bank financial firms are big enough to be labeled "systemic." It's a tag companies are anxious to avoid, as it will mean increased Fed oversight, as well as new capital and liquidity rules. Comment! [Financials]
Thursday, August 4, 2011, 10:24 AM 28 out 30 Dow stocks are mired in red, with only Kraft (KFT +3.3%) on the strength of its proposed split and McDonald's (MCD +0.8%) with rosy global sales projections holding up the bullish fort. Comment! [Consumer]

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