Consumer Confidence Falls Again
By Kate McBrideAfter falling in June to 49.3, the widely followed Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index dropped again in July to 46.6.
July 23, 2009
Is This Rally Doomed to Fail?Judging by the optimistic outlook and euphoria sparked by recent earnings reports, a market top is not far away. After all, new bull markets climb a wall of worry; they don't ascent an escalator of hope.
July 02, 2009
DJ Islamic Market ETF LaunchedJavelin Exchange Traded Funds' has introduced the Dow Jones Islamic Market International Index Fund (JVS) to match the performance of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index.
July 01, 2009
Catching Up With...These are challenging times for the mutual fund industry. Once upon a time, fund companies worried that their best money managers were deserting '40 Act...
July 01, 2009
The Green Advisor: A 21st Century CommodityAt this point it seems highly likely that a climate and energy bill will make it out of Congress this year. Whatever the final form...
July 01, 2009
Asset AllocationBehind the Numbers, with Gary Shilling That there have been some positive indicators of late is no indication that we're out of the woods. "We've had...
July 01, 2009
Depressed Yet?Just as many financial experts are telling us that economic conditions have hit bottom and won't deteriorate further, Martin Weiss, editor of Safe Money Report,...
July 01, 2009
How To Make Cap and Trade WorkAccording to the Environmental Defense Fund, a successful market-based cap and trade program for carbon emissions requires a few minimum elements. All of the following...