Articles by Benzinga
Is Gold Still A Safe-Haven?
4/30/2013, 4:33 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, ETFs, Futures, US Markets
For decades, maybe even centuries, gold was viewed as a
safe-haven investment. The yellow metal was what investors leaned
on during bear markets for stocks, when the dollar slumped or... Read >>
Believe It: A Bear Call on Homebuilder ETFs
4/30/2013, 4:22 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, Investing Ideas, US Markets
Over the past two years, few if any sector ETFs have rivaled
the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund (NYSE: ITB ) and the SPDR
S&P Homebuilders ETF (NYSE: XHB ).... Read >>
Market Wrap for Tuesday, April 30: Stocks Shrug Off Early Losses, Close Near Session Highs
4/30/2013, 4:18 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Bonds, Commodities, Futures, International
The U.S. stock market was resilient again on Tuesday. Stocks
traded lower in early trade, before rising throughout the rest of
the day to finish near session highs. Gains for the Dow and... Read >>
Apple's iPad is Still a More Desirable Mother's Day Gift Than Flowers
4/30/2013, 2:35 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Stocks
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) sold 19.5
million iPad units last quarter, and more than half of them were iPad Minis. Were
consumers shopping early for Mother's Day? A new poll suggests that
might be... Read >>
Buenaventura Weighs on Silver, Peru ETFs
4/30/2013, 2:32 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Futures, International
Shares of Peruvian silver miner Compania de Minas Buenaventura
(NYSE: BVN ) are
plunging nearly seven percent today after Credit Suisse downgraded
the stock to Neutral from Outperform. The... Read >>
Why BlackBerry's Thorsten Heins is Dead Wrong About Tablets
4/30/2013, 2:29 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Stocks
BlackBerry's (NASDAQ: BBRY ) CEO Thorsten
Heins is making headlines today after sharing his views on the
future of tablets. "In five years I don't think there'll be a
reason to have a... Read >>
Will the Rainy Spring Lower Corn Yields?
4/30/2013, 2:26 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, ETFs
With only five percent of the corn crop planted so far this
year, compared with a trailing five-year average of 31 percent,
prices rose the most in 10 months Monday, according to Bloomberg . ... Read >>
Emerging Markets Small-Caps ETF Soars Above Large-Cap Rivals
4/30/2013, 1:33 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas
The proverbial they say it has been a bad year for emerging
markets equities and ETFs . They are
correct, but only to a limited extent as it has been the largest
developing markets and the... Read >>
Millions of Facebook Users Haven't Touched Their Privacy Settings
4/30/2013, 1:32 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Stocks
Many Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ) users are eager to
complain about the site's privacy problems associated with the social
network, but it turns out that there are millions of individuals
who have... Read >>
Mid-Day Market Update: Markets Shed Losses, Nuance Falls On Weak Results
4/30/2013, 12:34 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Economy, International
Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.04 percent
to 14,812.87 while the NASDAQ gained 0.34 percent to 3,318.33. The
S&P also rose, gaining 0.07 percent to 1,594.76. ... Read >>