Новости за 27.02.2017

Two retailers moving in different directions have at least one thing in common: They are terrified of a border-adjusted tax.

In an aging bull market rally, exchange traded fund investors will have to be more meticulous in selecting positions, but they can take cues from a broad array of professional investors and hedge fund managers. On the upcoming webcast, An ETF to Follow Hedge Fund Managers’ ‘Very-Important-Positions’, Candice Tse, Vice President of Strategic Advisory Solutions…

Exchange traded fund investors are winning in the ongoing fee war that has slashed expense ratios in a number of ETF options. The latest round comes from Vanguard as the money manager lowers costs on 68 mutual funds and ETF shares, which represents a cumulative $143 million in savings across 124 fund shares reported for the…

U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds were slightly positive, trading near record levels, as investors optimistically wait on President Donald Trump’s Tuesday address to a joint session of Congress. The S&P 500 Index, along with related funds including the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: SPY), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) and Vanguard…

The Federal Communications Commission's new chairman, Ajit Pai, said he doesn't expect the agency to have a role in reviewing AT&T Inc.'s $85 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc.

Are you worried about growing volatility in 2017? Wondering which companies will benefit if tax reform happens? Struggling to figure out an infrastructure play for your portfolio? Now could be a good time to look up from those near-term issues and consider how a bigger-picture, future-oriented outlook might benefit your portfolio. Consider how innovation is…

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and other big defense contractors could benefit from an increase to the Pentagon's budget.

After tumbling immediately following Election Day, the dollar-denominated funds such as the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NYSEArca: EMB) have been decent performers this year, but investors may want to review their exposure emerging markets debt. Some market observers are concerned the emerging markets bond trade is becoming a crowded trade. While…

By Henry Ma, Julex Capital Management The US stock market has been in a bull run for almost eight years since March 2009. The stock valuation is getting higher and higher as the market continues setting records. Currently, the 12-month trailing price-earnings ratio of S&P 500 companies is traded at 21.1, which is much higher…

U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as technology stocks declined and investors took a breather to assess Wall Street's recent record-setting run.

The Global X MSCI Argentina ETF (NYSEArca: ARGT) is on fire again. The lone exchange traded fund tracking stocks in South America’s third-largest economy is up nearly 15% year-to-date after ranking as one of 2016’s best-performing emerging markets single-country ETFs. Market observers seem inclined to wager that Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri could mean big changes…

Exchange traded funds dedicated to mining equities, such as the SPDR Metals & Mining ETF (NYSEArca: XME), have been spectacular performers dating back to early 2016. Reduced costs being incurred by miners could be one reason the sector has soared. XME has been benefiting from rebounding areas of the mining industry that were previously punished,…

Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes dropped in January on a shortage of inventory in the Midwest and West regions, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday.

Japanese auto parts maker Takata is expected to plead guilty Monday to a criminal charge and agree to a $1 billion penalty.

The United States is "diverging" from the rest of the world and will be "less of a leader in trade", General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt said in a letter to shareholders.

U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday, with the Dow on track to snap an 11-day winning streak, as technology stocks declined and investors paused ahead of President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.

Orders for long-lasting factory goods climbed last month due to purchases of military and civilian aircraft, overshadowing a weak start to 2017 for business investment in new machinery and other equipment.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc is running a new price-comparison test in at least 1,200 U.S. stores and squeezing packaged goods suppliers in a bid to close a pricing gap with German-based discount grocery chain Aldi and other U.S. rivals like Kroger Co, according to four sources familiar with the moves.

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is expected to be easily confirmed as U.S. Commerce Secretary on Monday.

European shares rose in early trading on Monday apart from a sharp drop in London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse shares after LSE said its proposed merger with the German exchange was unlikely to be approved by the European Commission.

China's blue chips posted their biggest single-day loss in two months on Monday after the securities regulator vowed to step up its campaign against speculation and hinted about loosening its grip on new share offerings.

Silicon Valley crashed Hollywood's biggest awards show on Sunday as Amazon.com and Netflix collected the first Academy Awards for streaming services.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will offer details on how he would like to overhaul President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law in a speech to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday.

Oil prices rose on Monday, with the market set to rise for five of seven sessions as a global supply glut appears to ease, but rising U.S. production limited gains.

Japan's Nikkei share average fell to 2-1/2 week lows on Monday as the yen strengthened and as financial stocks dropped on lower U.S. yields.