Articles Referencing USO

3 Country ETFs to Avoid in an Oil Slump - ETF News And Commentary

5/20/2013, 12:03 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs

Even with surging stock prices and more optimism about the global economy, oil has been stuck in a relatively tight range. The commodity has had trouble breaking out to the $100/bbl. level as... Read >>

4 Ways to Short Oil with ETFs - ETF News And Commentary

5/16/2013, 12:27 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs

Oil production in North America is booming, and it is now beginning to have a huge impact on global hydrocarbon markets. In fact, some believe that the U.S. will eventually overtake Saudi... Read >>

Russia Budges on Politics, Economics Not So Much

5/9/2013, 11:08 am from Minyanville in Investing, Stocks

This week actually brought some encouraging news from a sphere that rarely offers any: international diplomacy. Not that anyone noticed much between the Cleveland kidnapping story and the Dow ... Read >>

Oil ETFs Slump on Weak Data - ETF News And Commentary

5/1/2013, 2:47 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs

Oil prices have been a bit rocky to open up 2013, as conflicting data points have tugged the important commodity in both directions. Strong stock prices and a robust consumer have helped to... Read >>

The Key to Investing in a Futures Backed ETF - ETF News And Commentary

4/29/2013, 1:51 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs

As the global equity markets become more and more integrated thanks to globalization, investors have been looking into other asset classes for diversification benefits. In this process,... Read >>

U.S. Economy Expands 2.5 Percent in First Quarter, Less Than Expected, Boosted by Consumer Spending

4/26/2013, 9:15 am from Benzinga in Investing, Bonds, Commodities, Futures, International

The U.S. Economy expanded less than expected in the first quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg were expecting a reading of 3.0 percent... Read >>

More Trouble for Oil Services ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary

4/18/2013, 1:11 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs

The recent crash in the precious metal space has rocked commodity investors. Metals like gold and silver have faced the wrath of the vicious sell-off in the commodity space earlier in the week,... Read >>

Is the Russia ETF in Trouble? - ETF News And Commentary

4/3/2013, 8:06 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs

While many equities have had a solid start to 2013, it hasn't universally been the case across the globe. In fact, several key emerging market ETFs have had a rough time so far this year,... Read >>

Credit Suisse Lowers Price Targets on Commodities, Prices Sink

4/3/2013, 7:47 am from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Investing Ideas

Commodity markets traded lower in early trade Wednesday following a new note from Credit Suisse highlighting that they expect weakness in commodity markets over the next few years. The analysts... Read >>

Chinese Manufacturing Underperforms in March; Raises Fears of Another Summer Swoon

4/1/2013, 9:14 am from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Economy, Futures, International

Two broad measures of Chinese manufacturing pointed to weakness in March following declines in February. The manufacturing weakness raises fears of the global economy once again experiencing a... Read >>

Brent Crude And WTI: When The Same Thing Becomes Very Different

3/21/2013, 10:59 am from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Stocks

By Charles Armstrong : A commodity must be fungible. The value of a bushel, barrel, or ounce of a given commodity comes not from its uniqueness, but from the fact that it is functionally... Read >>

What's Next for Oil Prices? - Real Time Insight

3/8/2013, 2:37 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Stocks

While broad stock markets are at or near all-time highs, oil is still well below its peak price. The commodity is actually still below $100/bbl. and it has lost almost 20%-- when looking at ... Read >>

Pump Profits with This Gasoline ETF - ETF News And Commentary

2/6/2013, 1:46 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs

As the economy is recovering gradually in 2013, economic activity has started to pick up across the country (read: Three Surging ETFs with Strong Momentum ). Yet, some significant headwinds... Read >>

The First Healthy Market in Years?

1/31/2013, 8:04 am from Benzinga in Investing, Bonds, Commodities, Economy, International

The S&P 500 has hit its highest level since the crisis began over the past few trading days. U.S. 10-year yields have climbed back above 2 percent for the first time in months. The VIX,... Read >>

The Blatant Price Manipulation in Oil Markets

1/29/2013, 12:34 pm from EconMatters in Investing, Commodities, Futures, US Markets

License to steal Every single day the oil market is manipulated, it is easy to see, right out in the open, and nobody does anything about it. It literally is like having a license to rob banks... Read >>