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Emerging Markets Vs. Domestic Markets: Can The Chart Recover?
Emerging Money • Fri, May 3
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Materials Sector
David Trainer • Tue, Apr 30 • 5 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Materials Sector
David Trainer • Tue, Feb 12
Empire State Manufacturing Comes In Below Expectations
Doug Short • Tue, Jan 15
Empire State Manufacturing Surprises To The Downside (Sandy Notwithstanding)
Doug Short • Mon, Dec 17, 2012 • 1 Comment
2 Basic Materials ETFs Crushing Their Benchmarks
Jon Peter • Fri, Oct 12, 2012 • 7 Comments
By 2015 Hard Commodity Prices Will Have Collapsed
Michael Pettis • Sun, Sep 16, 2012 • 86 Comments
Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Materials Sector
David Trainer • Mon, Jul 16, 2012 • 2 Comments
The Best And Worst Materials ETFs And Mutual Funds
David Trainer • Mon, Apr 30, 2012 • 7 Comments
Top 10 Materials Sector ETFs
David Fry • Fri, Apr 13, 2012
ETF Kings: Best Performers From First Half of 2011
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jul 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
Bad and Ugly Materials Sector ETFs
David Trainer • Fri, May 6, 2011
ETF 'Best in Class' Choices in the Materials Sector
Barchart's ETF Recommendations • Mon, Jan 3, 2011
Samsung's Excellent 401K Plan Pushes the ETF Benchmark Hard
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Dec 15, 2010
ETFs Stay Flat After Drop in Jobless Claims
Tom Lydon • Thu, Aug 26, 2010
High Conviction: A Global Metals Miner Rising With the Recovery
William Redder • Mon, Apr 19, 2010 • 8 Comments
Which Materials ETF Is Best for You?
Richard Shaw • Sat, Jan 2, 2010 • 21 Comments
Playing the Steel Upgrade with ETFs
Tom Lydon • Mon, Nov 30, 2009 • 2 Comments
Alpha ETFs Come of Age
Michael Johnston • Wed, Sep 2, 2009
The Media Are Over-Hyping Recent Market Gains
Dr. Kris • Tue, Feb 10, 2009 • 10 Comments

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Which Materials ETF Is Best for You?
Richard Shaw • Sat, Jan 2, 2010 • 21 Comments

Emerging Markets Vs. Domestic Markets: Can The Chart Recover?
Emerging Money • Fri, May 3
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Materials Sector
David Trainer • Tue, Apr 30 • 5 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Materials Sector
David Trainer • Tue, Feb 12
Empire State Manufacturing Comes In Below Expectations
Doug Short • Tue, Jan 15
Empire State Manufacturing Surprises To The Downside (Sandy Notwithstanding)
Doug Short • Mon, Dec 17, 2012 • 1 Comment
2 Basic Materials ETFs Crushing Their Benchmarks
Jon Peter • Fri, Oct 12, 2012 • 7 Comments
By 2015 Hard Commodity Prices Will Have Collapsed
Michael Pettis • Sun, Sep 16, 2012 • 86 Comments
Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Materials Sector
David Trainer • Mon, Jul 16, 2012 • 2 Comments
The Best And Worst Materials ETFs And Mutual Funds
David Trainer • Mon, Apr 30, 2012 • 7 Comments
Top 10 Materials Sector ETFs
David Fry • Fri, Apr 13, 2012
ETF Kings: Best Performers From First Half of 2011
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jul 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
Bad and Ugly Materials Sector ETFs
David Trainer • Fri, May 6, 2011
ETF 'Best in Class' Choices in the Materials Sector
Barchart's ETF Recommendations • Mon, Jan 3, 2011
Samsung's Excellent 401K Plan Pushes the ETF Benchmark Hard
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Dec 15, 2010
ETFs Stay Flat After Drop in Jobless Claims
Tom Lydon • Thu, Aug 26, 2010
High Conviction: A Global Metals Miner Rising With the Recovery
William Redder • Mon, Apr 19, 2010 • 8 Comments
Playing the Steel Upgrade with ETFs
Tom Lydon • Mon, Nov 30, 2009 • 2 Comments
Alpha ETFs Come of Age
Michael Johnston • Wed, Sep 2, 2009
The Media Are Over-Hyping Recent Market Gains
Dr. Kris • Tue, Feb 10, 2009 • 10 Comments
Positioning Your Portfolio for the Obama Administration - Ed McRedmond
Grace Cheng • Wed, Jan 14, 2009 • 4 Comments

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PYZ Description

The PowerShares Dynamic Basic Materials Sector Portfolio (Fund) is based on the Dynamic Basic Materials Sector Intellidex Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index thoroughly evaluates companies based on a variety of investment merit criteria, including fundamental growth, stock valuation, investments and risk factors. Securities shown to possess the greatest capital appreciation potential are selected by the Index.
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Sector: Basic Materials

Country: United States

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Tuesday, April 16, 11:29 AM Homebuilder stocks aren't taking much encouragement off the bigger number in Housing Starts today, as the underlying data doesn't appear to be strong enough to offset yesterday's drubbing: BZH -0.7%, TMHC -0.2%, HOV -0.2%, DHI +0.9%, KBH +0.5%, PHM +1.6%, LEN +0.9%, TOL +1%. Building materials suppliers on the other hand don't care what kind of homes are being built, and are having a much better day on the news: LII +2.3%, WSO +2%, SHW +3.3%, LPX +3.6%). Comment!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 8:33 AM The slides from the BHP presentation that's got markets spooked this morning. Slide 7 highlights the company's expectation that Chinese iron ore consumption - after more than quintupling between 2000 and 2012 - is not expected to be much higher in 2020 than it is today. 3 Comments [Global & FX, Commodities]
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 7:09 AM Miners are leading declines in Europe following a BHP executive's comments that Chinese demand for iron ore is flattening out. Competitor Rio Tinto (RIO) quickly trotted out one of its execs to say solid growth continues in China, but the damage was done. BHP -2.9%, RIO -3.3% premarket. Aussie dollar -1.1%. Comment! [Global & FX, Commodities]
Monday, March 12, 2012, 3:32 PM "Last year you only had to get 2 things right," says Jeff Saut, "You had to raise cash in March/April and put it back to work during the bottoming sequence of August-October." He believes a similar strategy will work this year, with his preferred sector being the cyclicals, as either the economy moves forward of the Fed unleashes QE3 if it slows. 1 Comment [Quick Ideas, U.S. Economy]

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