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  • ETFDesk Daily 12/03/2009 Top News and Investment Ideas by ETFdesk.com
      Sign up for Daily email and feed at etfdesk.comToday's market-moving headlines, macro trade ideas and more...Goldman sees Chinese earnings and shares surging in 2010Cast your fortunes with index fundsWeb retail a bright spot in tepid U.S. holiday seasonGoldman Sachs Sees... More »
    December 3, 2009 • MS, GS, AMR
  • The Stock Market is Saved--But What's Coming? by Marc Courtenay
    Usually when you see one cockroach, there are many others hiding in the wall. Last Friday the market insiders, specialists and the market-makers used the "Dubai Excuse" as their scary "cockroach" to drive the markets down while we were all recovering from our holiday gorging... More »
    December 1, 2009 • GDX, SSRI, SLW
  • Large Bank ETFs Eye Earnings by Don Dion
    Large financial institutions like JP Morgan Chase (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) have bounced back harder than many of their regional banking peers, a trend reflected in their respective ETFs. While large-cap oriented funds iShares Dow Jones US Financial Services (IYG) and SPDR KBW Capital Markets... More »
    October 15, 2009 • JPM, GS, IYG
  • Where High CEO Pay Is Deserved by Don Dion
     The upcoming earnings of Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs (GS) and Citigroup (C) will undoubtedly throw the spotlight of public scrutiny on executive pay.  Investors who scoop up shares of these companies should do so for the right reasons, keeping in mind the difference... More »
    October 12, 2009 • BAC, C, GS
  • Stifel Nicolaus : FDIC to "Borrow" from the Banks? by ETFdesk.com
    Interesting notes on the FDIC plan from Stifel's Christopher MutascioScenario 1 - Borrowing Directly From the BanksDoes anyone out there see this potential plan as a conflict of interest? So, one of the lead U.S. bank regulators mayborrow money from the banks in which it regulates? That is... More »
    September 22, 2009 • KBE, KRE, XLF
  • ETF Momentum Gainers and Losers by Don Dion
     Momentum Gainers FinancialsPowerShares FTSE RAFI Financials (PRFF)SPDR KBW Bank (KBE)iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services (IYG)SPDR Financial (XLF) The government released the parameters of its stress tests and they were the numbers already cited by economists. According to a... More »
    April 27, 2009 • PRFF, KBE, IYG

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