Index Watch

Index Watch
Name Trade Dir Change %
S&P 500 1104.18 Green Up 5.31 +0.48%
NASDAQ 2236.20 Green Up 7.33 +0.33%
Russell 2000 634.62 Green Up 0.37 +0.06%
DJIA 0.00 0.00
S&P/TSX Composite 12033.53 Red Down -8.73 -0.07%
Volatility Index 22.81 Red Down -0.44 -1.89%

Country ETF Watch

Country ETF Watch
Name Symbol Trade Dir Change %
Russia RSX 31.84 Green Up 0.34 +1.08%
India INP 68.42 Green Up 0.67 +0.99%
Europe EFA 52.65 Green Up 0.49 +0.94%
Middle East and Africa GAF 65.45 Green Up 0.31 +0.48%
China FXI 40.91 Green Up 0.19 +0.47%
Brazil EWZ 70.78 Green Up 0.29 +0.41%
Mexico EWW 49.98 Green Up 0.19 +0.38%
Japan EWJ 9.73 Green Up 0.03 +0.31%
Canada XIU.TO 17.63 Red Down -0.03 -0.17%

Sector ETF Watch

Sector ETF Watch
Name Symbol Trade Dir Change %
Financial XLF 14.51 Green Up 0.18 +1.26%
Health Care XLV 29.47 Green Up 0.31 +1.06%
Utilities XLU 31.62 Green Up 0.31 +0.99%
Consumer Staples XLP 27.39 Green Up 0.09 +0.33%
Technology XLK 21.73 Green Up 0.06 +0.28%
Energy XLE 53.96 Green Up 0.11 +0.20%
Consumer Discretionary XLY 32.02 Green Up 0.03 +0.09%
Industrial XLI 30.13 Red Down -0.03 -0.10%
Materials XLB 32.55 Red Down -0.11 -0.34%
Real Estate IYR 52.83 Red Down -0.40 -0.75%

Style ETF Watch

Style ETF Watch
Name Symbol Trade Dir Change %
Large Cap Value IVE 53.38 Green Up 0.35 +0.67%
Mid Cap Value IJJ 68.24 Green Up 0.27 +0.40%
Large Cap Growth IVW 56.98 Green Up 0.13 +0.23%
Micro Cap IWC 39.26 Green Up 0.06 +0.15%
Small Cap Value IJS 59.32 Green Up 0.09 +0.15%
Mid Cap Growth IJK 83.14 Green Up 0.06 +0.07%
Small Cap Growth IJT 58.75 Red Down -0.10 -0.17%

Commodity ETF Watch

Commodity ETF Watch
Name Symbol Trade Dir Change %
Agriculture DBA 27.04 Green Up 0.20 +0.75%
Gasoline UGA 32.42 Red Down -0.11 -0.34%
Natural Gas UNG 6.34 Red Down -0.04 -0.63%
Oil USO 32.89 Red Down -0.25 -0.75%
Silver SLV 19.32 Red Down -0.18 -0.92%
Gold GLD 121.56 Red Down -1.15 -0.94%
Base Metals DBB 20.46 Red Down -0.62 -2.94%

Bond ETF Watch

Bond ETF Watch
Name Symbol Trade Dir Change %
1-3 YR Treasury SHY 84.10 Red Down -0.09 -0.11%
10-20 YR Treasury TLH 119.59 Red Down -1.33 -1.10%

Currency ETF Watch

Currency ETF Watch
Name Symbol Trade Dir Change %
Australian Dollar FXA 92.48 Green Up 0.71 +0.77%
Canadian Dollar FXC 96.18 Green Up 0.35 +0.37%
Japanese Yen FXY 118.11 Green Up 0.15 +0.13%
US Dollar Index UUP 23.96 0.00 0.00%
Euro FXE 126.59 Red Down -0.09 -0.07%
British Pound FXB 153.64 Red Down -0.27 -0.18%
Swiss Franc FXF 97.80 Red Down -0.32 -0.33%
 
 

World Markets

1 'censored' bar won't stop online prostitution

Yahoo Finance - 5 September 2010 - 7:41pm
[AP] - Craiglist's "adult services" section has been shut down in the U.S., but prostitution on the Internet is alive and well -- even, quite possibly, on Craigslist.
Categories: World Markets

Want cheapskates to spend? Hawk gizmos that save

Yahoo Finance - 5 September 2010 - 7:13pm
[AP] - How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money. Demand is rising for kitchen and bath gadgets that squeeze out that last blob of toothpaste and help get the suds out of tiny slivers of soap.
Categories: World Markets

Attorney: JetBlue attendant in NYC flap resigned

Yahoo Finance - 5 September 2010 - 3:56pm
[AP] - A flight attendant who captured America's attention when he told off a plane full of passengers and then slid down an emergency chute resigned from his job last week and wasn't fired, his lawyer said Sunday.
Categories: World Markets

Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled

Yahoo Finance - 5 September 2010 - 2:20pm
[AP] - Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay -- or none at all.
Categories: World Markets

Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled

Yahoo Finance - 5 September 2010 - 2:20pm
[AP] - Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay -- or none at all.
Categories: World Markets

Want cheapskates to spend? Hawk gizmos that save

Yahoo Finance - 5 September 2010 - 1:42pm
[AP] - How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money. Demand is rising for kitchen and bath gadgets that squeeze out that last blob of toothpaste and help get the suds out of tiny slivers of soap.
Categories: World Markets

Kinect's Israeli partner sees a remoteless world

Yahoo Finance - 5 September 2010 - 12:06am
[AP] - Inon Beracha envisions a world where your movements control the gadgets and devices around you. There's no remote control to lose, no buttons to push. The air conditioner senses your presence and changes the temperature to your liking.
Categories: World Markets

Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure

Yahoo Finance - 4 September 2010 - 11:50pm
[AP] - Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."
Categories: World Markets

Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: Business

Yahoo Finance - 4 September 2010 - 1:30pm
[AP] - In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note. The tropical storm, far less intense than feared, brushed past the Northeast and dumped heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing villages, but caused little damage.
Categories: World Markets

Kinect's Israeli partner sees a remoteless world

Yahoo Finance - 4 September 2010 - 10:48am
[AP] - Inon Beracha envisions a world where your movements control the gadgets and devices around you. There's no remote control to lose, no buttons to push. The air conditioner senses your presence and changes the temperature to your liking.
Categories: World Markets

Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen

Yahoo Finance - 3 September 2010 - 11:18pm
[AP] - Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work.
Categories: World Markets

Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen

Yahoo Finance - 3 September 2010 - 11:18pm
[AP] - Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work.
Categories: World Markets

Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings

Yahoo Finance - 3 September 2010 - 7:34pm
[AP] - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.
Categories: World Markets

Inflation, stagflation and you

MSN Money Latest Articles - 3 September 2010 - 6:00pm
How can you navigate the threat of the 'flations'? One option is to follow the yellow brick road and buy gold.

10 stocks to watch in the week ahead

MSN Money Latest Articles - 3 September 2010 - 6:00pm
Amgen, one of the world's biggest biotech companies, appears on an MSN Money list of recommended stocks. Here are StockScouter's top investment ideas.

Stocks extend September rally after jobs report

Yahoo Finance - 3 September 2010 - 5:37pm
[AP] - The stock market had its first winning week in a month thanks to better news on the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 128 points Friday, its fourth straight day of gains.
Categories: World Markets

UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport

Yahoo Finance - 3 September 2010 - 5:08pm
[AP] - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. The state news agency WAM, quoting the General Civil Aviation Authority, reported that the "bodies of two pilots" had been found at the scene, but UPS did not confirm that.
Categories: World Markets

What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate

Yahoo Finance - 3 September 2010 - 4:52pm
[AP] - What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater drilling.
Categories: World Markets

Goldcorp to buy Andean Resources for $3.42B

Yahoo Finance - 3 September 2010 - 4:50pm
[AP] - Canada's Goldcorp Inc. said Friday it has agreed to buy Andean Resources Ltd. for about 3.6 billion Canadian dollars , trumping a rival bid from Eldorado Gold Corp.
Categories: World Markets

Campbell reports Q4 profit rise on better margins

Yahoo Finance - 3 September 2010 - 4:48pm
[AP] - Summer is rarely a hot sales season for Campbell Soup Co., and this year's sweltering June and July made that even more true, but the company said Friday that cost-cutting and strong drink sales helped its net income climb.
Categories: World Markets