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		<title>S&amp;P&#8217;s Best ETFs for International Telecom Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/sps-best-etfs-for-international-telecom-stocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in global telecom stocks can provide secure dividends for investors on the hunt for yield, according to Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s.
Based on the rising risk of a global recession and insufficient governmental policies, S&#38;P is leaning toward defensive sectors, says S&#38;P Capital IQ Equity Analyst Todd Rosenbluth.
&#8220;With the 10-year Treasury bond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Telecom ETFs: Doing Business In The Emerging Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/03/international-telecom-etfs-doing-business-in-the-emerging-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emerging markets is where international businesses go to grow, and the telecommunications companies have been trying to etch out a piece of the developing world&#8217;s market share. Still, while telecom related exchange traded funds (ETFs) would generally benefit from the phenomenal growth in the developing markets, those regions are not a sure fire way for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telecom ETFs: A New Type of Smartphone Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/10/telecom-etfs-a-new-type-of-smartphone-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The telecom sector didn&#8217;t fare quite too well during the financial collapse, but it did see tremendous gains this year as the smartphone industry ramped up their sales pitch. Telecom exchange traded funds (ETFs) may see a flurry of activity as the telecom industry sees some new additions.
Competition is heating up and smartphone companies are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Telecom ETFs: A Better Bet?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/10/international-telecom-etfs-better-bet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may not shock you to know that in the United States, broadband service lags many other markets and we&#8217;re paying too much for it. This could strengthen the argument that international telecom exchange traded funds (ETFs) may be where the action&#8217;s at.
The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard recently found that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Looming Tax Hit Telecom ETFs Face</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/09/looming-tax-hit-telecom-etfs-face/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/09/looming-tax-hit-telecom-etfs-face/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do the Bush tax cuts and telecommunications exchange traded funds (ETFs) have to do with one another? A lot, and it&#8217;s led telecom companies to join the fight against letting the tax cuts expire.
Five out of the top 10 highest-yielding stocks on the S&#38;P 500 are telecom companies, reports Shayndi Raice for The Wall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic ETFs: The Outlook in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/01/domestic-etfs-outlook-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Domestic equity exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been off to a lackluster start so far this year, but we&#8217;re only a few weeks into 2010. What&#8217;s the outlook for the other 49 weeks to come?
This year looks like a good year for more merger &#38; acquisition transactions and corporations inch their way back to fiscal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPDRs Weave An International Web With Sector ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/07/spdrs-weave-an-international-web-with-sector-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/07/spdrs-weave-an-international-web-with-sector-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The options for international sector exchange traded funds (ETFs) doubled overnight as State Street Global Advisors announced the addition of ten such funds to their SPDR lineup.
This brings the Spider line to include 80 ETFs, with 31 of those focused on global access to international markets. The new offerings enter a market space that WisdomTree [...]]]></description>
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