NYSE In Possible $8.2B Deal With ICE

An NYSE-ICE consolidation is again in play, as exchanges grapple with falling margins.

Gartman Bullish On Stocks, Gold & The USA

Dennis Gartman is bullish on a whole lot these days, including stocks, gold and, most of all, the USA.

Some Investors Playing Defense With Utilities, Consumer Staples ETFs

Beyond Special Dividends, Payout ETFs Loom

Special dividends are all the rage now, but what about yield in 2013?

With Knight In Play, ETF Trade Will Be OK

What would the ETF world look like if Reggie Browne and his team at Knight took a long vacation?

Many Schwab ETFs Hit Key 3-Year Milestone

A bundle of Schwab’s ETFs are hitting their three-year milestones, but is anyone tuned in?

Schapiro To Leave SEC; Elisse Walter To Succeed

Schapiro’s tenure as the head of the SEC will end this year, at which time the Elisse Walter will take over for a year.

FX Impact: Israeli Shekel Up On Cease-fire

Trade was light ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, but the shekel rose as fighting stopped.

Tax-Hike Threats Put ETF Investors On Edge

Revamping the U.S. tax code for the first time since 1986 is a multiheaded hydra, but dividend and capital gains loom as the most pressing concern for investors.

Swedroe: Zero Expense Ratio ETFs Inevitable

The unfolding ETF price war means it’s the best of times for investors and the worst of times for Wall Street, BAM Alliance’s Swedroe says.

How To Build The Cheapest ETF Portfolio

Creating an ETF portfolio at any major online brokerage firm proves that knowing what to invest in isn’t that difficult after all.

Russell’s Bundy: Index Firms Must Add Value

The CEO of Russell Indexes says recent changes in the ETF industry accentuate the need for index providers to contribute more value to their clients.

FX Impact: Yen Rises Amid 'Fiscal Cliff' Fear

The Japanese yen gained last week in a flight-to-safety move, as 'fiscal cliff' fears hit global markets.

Tilting Toward Value ETFs: VLU and TILT

Choices abound for factor-based coverage of U.S. equities. Some of them even make sense.

ETFs And Stocks Continue To Fall

S&P’s Rosenbluth: ETF Fee War Is Good

A rising tide makes winners of all the combatants in the ETF industry’s burgeoning fee wars, S&P’s Rosenbluth says.

The World's Most Misleading ETF Names

Sometimes the name of an ETF doesn’t mean what you’d think it does.

Is IVV And The Core Brand Off And Running?

It may be too early to come to any conclusions about iShares’ recent launch of its ‘Core’ brand, but some early signs are promising.

Knight Has Generator Power, ETF Trade OK

Knight is back up after its power outage—even if the ETF market barely blinked.