Chart of the Week Archive
Good Week for Healthcare
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Healthcare providers (up 8.22%), airlines (up 8.11%) and telecom equipment makers (up 7.22%) were the best performing industries last week.
The iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare Providers Index Fund (IHF) includes companies that are health care providers such as owners and operators of health maintenance organizations, hospitals, clinics, dentists, opticians, nursing homes, rehabilitation and retirement cent
Continue Reading »Banks Show Signs of Life
Better than expected earnings from JP Morgan and Wells Fargo lead to strong stock price performance and a bounce back for State Street's KBW Bank ETF (KBE).
Large banks will be in the news again this week as the market reacts to Bank of America and Wachovia Q2 earnings.
Natural Gas Pulls Back
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With oil prices coming down, natural gas is now pulling back after climbing over 50% since the beginning of the year.
For more on taking a position in natural gas with ETFs, see the ETF Investment Theme Natural Gas.
