IN FOCUS: Commodities
Geopolitics, weather, speculators. They can all play a major role in the volatile, boom-bust world of commodities, where momentum can overpower fundamentals.
Wells Fargo CEO: Interest Rates Need to Normalize
ETF Strategist - Commodities
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Corn, energy and some industrial metals look particularly well positioned for gains in the year ahead, thanks to tight inventory levels and potential supply shocks.
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With commodities enjoying a robust start to 2012, some traders are concerned that crude oil and other hard assets are ripe for a fall.
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In targeting the most promising subsectors or individual commodities, consider platinum, palladium, copper and corn.
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If abundance is the enemy of commodity traders, the current landscape is a veritable minefield.
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When it comes to playing it safe with commodities, you'll want a portfolio with winners to offset the inevitable losers.
Videos
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An options strategy on the homebuilder's ETF, with Mike Khouw, CRT Capital.
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Are ETFs systematically buying most VIX futures and should investors stay away? Matt Hougan, ETF Analytics president, weighs in.
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Pimco co-CIO Bill Gross discusses the mutual fund's total return fund, offered to investors as an ETF.
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The manager of the world's two largest ETFs, Anthony Rochte, State Street Global Advisors, discusses how ETFs are changing now. "We do not sponsor leverage/inverse ETFs," he tells CNBC's Bob Pisani.
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ETFs are gaining but still not overtaking mutual funds, reports CNBC's Bob Pisani.
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Using ETFs to manage risk and volatility, with Nick Cherney, VelocityShares, and CNBC's Bob Pisani. Also, Scott Nations, NationsShares, explains why he thinks these products are too expensive.
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This year will bring more choices via new uses for ETFs, say Beth Flynn and Michael Iachini, Charles Schwab.
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Taking the pulse of the $1 trillion ETF industry and where to invest, with Gus Sauter, Vanguard Group and CNBC's Bob Pisani.
Slideshows
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There may be no better way to appreciate the diversity of exchange traded funds than by looking at the commodities sector of the asset class.
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Click for an element-by-element breakdown of the rare earth elements and how they are used in today’s economy.
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For some people, gold is the ultimate safe haven commodity. Here's a look at the 10 most outrageous items some people have found to stake their gold claims.
Investing
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"Tax-free retirement" has a nice ring, but creating a tax-free income stream is difficult—and maybe self-defeating.
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The Fed will probably put off tapering, but needs to start scaling back next year, two top economists tell CNBC.
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G-8 leaders supports "Abenomics" economic policies and heard no concerns about Japan's super easy monetary easing.
Trader Talk with Bob Pisani
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke stated again that if economic conditions continue to improve, the Fed will begin tapering its bond purchases at the end of the year.
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Some traders believe that regardless of what Fed Chair Ben Bernanke says, stocks will fall anyway.
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Anxiety is mounting over Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's presser tomorrow.
Market Insider with Patti Domm
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke stated again that if economic conditions continue to improve, the Fed will begin tapering its bond purchases at the end of the year.
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The economic forecasts of Federal Reserve officials could carry more weight than usual.
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Some traders believe that regardless of what Fed Chair Ben Bernanke says, stocks will fall anyway.
CNBC Stock Blog
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Pandora's stock seems to have developed resistance to all concerns and keeps on rising, reports TheStreet.com.
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Investors should stop "parlor games" about the Fed and concentrate on individual stocks, CNBC's Jim Cramer says.
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FedEx reports earnings today before the bell this morning, and traders are looking for the stock to deliver.
By the Numbers
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How to play the console battle between Microsoft and Sony, with Richard Ross, Auerbach Grayson, and Steve Cortes, Veracruz TJM.
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