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ETF News and Commentary: Archive

Sanghamitra Saha

Should You Buy Social Media ETF (SOCL) Now?

Global X Social Media ETF (SOCL) has added 1.3% in the past week. While a huge crash in Meta weighed on the fund lately, strength in other constituents like Snap, Spotify and Pinterest should keep the fund steady.

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Sweta Killa

Will Apple Beat on Q2 Earnings Amid iPhone Slump? ETFs in Focus

The tech giant has a reasonable chance to beat earnings estimates. It saw positive earnings estimate revision activity, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat. However, Apple has been struggling with concerns about iPhone sales.

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Sweta Killa

5 Inverse ETFs That Gained More Than 20% in April

The U.S. stock market wrapped up April with losses, snapping a five-month winning streak and marking the market's worst month of 2024. This has resulted in huge gains for inverse or inverse-leveraged ETFs.

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Sweta Killa

ETFs to Buy as Eli Lilly Beats Q1 Earnings, Lifts Outlook

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) raised its outlook for 2024 on rapidly climbing sales of the new obesity drug Zepbound and its counterpart for diabetes, Mounjaro.

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Sweta Killa

ETFs to Tap Amazon's Q1 Earnings Beat, AI Growth

Amazon (AMZN) reported robust first-quarter 2024 results, wherein it beat both earnings and revenue estimates driven by growth in its advertising and AI-powered cloud computing units.

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Sanghamitra Saha

April Emerges as Worst Month of 2024: Best ETF Areas

April became the worst month of 2024 for Wall Street with the key equity gauges retreating at least by 3%.

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Sanghamitra Saha

What "Sell in May"? 5 ETFs That Could Defy the Adage

With April turning out downbeat, Wall Street will be striving hard to make an ascent in May, but the operating environment is not all smooth this time around.

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Yashwardhan Jain

Aerospace & Defense ETFs to Watch Amid Q1 Earnings

With escalating geopolitical tensions and an estimated surge in global military spending, look into Aerospace and Defence ETFs as they report Q1 earnings.

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Neena Mishra

How Trend-Following ETFs Are Beating the Market

Should investors use managed futures investment strategies for diversification?

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Sanghamitra Saha

Play These India ETFs to Bet on Modi's Likely Election Win

India's stock market has been a standout performer in recent times. The winning trend can continue in the coming months on the election hopes.

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Sweta Killa

Mining ETFs Win in Turbulent April With Double-Digit Gains

Wall Street is on track for its worst month in 2024. The decline has been broad-based. Still, a few corners of the broad market, especially mining, have gained.

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Sweta Killa

5 Most-Loved ETFs of the Best Week of 2024

iShares MBS ETF (MBB), Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) and SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) dominated the top creation list last week.

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Sweta Killa

Tesla Turnaround in the Cards? Bet on These ETFs

The fortunes for the electric carmaker seem to be turning around given the company's strong efforts of bringing autonomous driving in China.

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Sweta Killa

Utilities ETF (IDU) Hits New 52-Week High

This utilities ETF hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store for this ETF?

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Sanghamitra Saha

4 ETFs to Tap the Renewed AI Craze on Wall Street

After a brief lull, the fervor for artificial intelligence (AI) investments is back with a bang on Wall Street.

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Sanghamitra Saha

5 ETF Winners of the Last Week

The batch of tech giants known as the "Magnificent Seven" regained some of its momentum at the end of last week.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Worries About US Growth Slowdown? 3 Asia ETFs Look Appealing

The U.S. economy grew in Q1 of 2024 at the slowest pace in two years. Wall Street is also choppy past month. Investors thus might consider exploring ETFs from other countries that currently appear appealing.

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Sweta Killa

Energy ETFs in Focus Post Exxon, Chevron's Weak Q1 Earnings

Two energy behemoths, Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Chevron Corp. (CVX), reported disappointing first-quarter 2024 results. Both companies lagged estimates on revenues, while Chevron managed to beat earnings estimates.

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Sweta Killa

Big Tech Powers S&P 500's Best Week of 2024: 5 ETF Winners

The S&P 500 wrapped up their biggest week since early November 2023 driven by a rally in big tech stocks, especially Alphabet (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT), which reignited confidence about AI growth following their blowout first-quarter earnings.

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Sweta Killa

Why Should You Buy Amazon ETFs Ahead of Q1 Earnings?

The online behemoth has an increased chance of beating estimates in its quarterly report. It also saw positive earnings revision activity, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Alphabet Joins $2T Club, More Growth Likely: ETFs to Win

On Apr 26, 2024, Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL) officially joined the prestigious $2 trillion club. There are more room for growth.

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Sanghamitra Saha

5 Leveraged ETF Winners on S&P 500's Best Week Since November

The S&P 500 logged its biggest weekly gain last week since November as Big Tech stocks rallied.

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Sanghamitra Saha

India ETF (EPI) Hit a New 52-Week High

The India ETF EPI hit a 52-week high. Can it soar higher?

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Sanghamitra Saha

4 ETF Areas to Play Amid Slower Growth & Rising Inflation

With inflation surging beyond expectations and economic growth faltering, the Fed may keep rates higher for longer. This stagflation-like scenario may bode well for these ETF areas.

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Sweta Killa

GDP Growth Slows in Q1: 5 ETFs to Invest In

The U.S. economy expanded at the slowest pace in two years. investors should bet on defensive areas that will likely see growth even if the economy slows down.

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