As we’ve noted before, index rebalance days tend to result in much larger closing auctions. That’s because most index funds try to exactly match what their index provider does – and index changes happen using the official…
Global markets suffered a broad-based downturn in October. For the first time since April, a majority of the major asset classes posted monthly losses based on a set of ETF proxies. The upside outliers: cash and commodities.
Foreign real…
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By David Latona and Charlie Devereux ALFAFAR, Spain (Reuters) -More than 90% of the households in eastern Spain hit by catastrophic floods that killed at least 205 had regained power on Friday, utility Iberdrola (OTC:) said, though…
The three major indexes (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) are moving higher after the jobs report showed the unemployment rate held steady in October while only 12,000 jobs were added in the month, compared to the 100,000 jobs expected. The market…
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By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up on Friday on reports Iran was preparing a retaliatory strike on Israel from Iraq in coming days, but record U.S. output weighed on prices. futures were up 29 cents, or 0.4%, to…
By Colleen Howe and David Stanway BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China hopes the United States will be able to continue to cooperate with other countries on climate change, whatever the outcome of the presidential election next week, a…
By Timothy Gardner (Reuters) - A ballot initiative to ax Washington state's carbon market would, if passed next week, send an ominous signal to other U.S. states and Canadian regions looking to build markets aimed at cutting emissions that…
By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. oil producers Exxon Mobil (NYSE:) and Chevron (NYSE:) posted better-than-expected third-quarter profits on Friday, outperforming their European rivals, as record U.S. oil production cushioned the…