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		<title>Utilities, Consumer and Pharma ETFs Lead 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/utilities-consumer-and-pharma-etfs-lead-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disruptions in the global economy have kept international equities suppressed, with a devastating Japanese earthquake crippling the normal supply chain between the Asia economies and escalating concerns over the Eurozone financial debt crisis. However, investors who opted to stick it out in domestic equity markets and exchange traded funds fared much better.
According to an S&#38;P [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing Defense with Consumer Staples ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/playing-defense-with-consumer-staples-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors got conflicting reports Friday about the health of the U.S. consumer. Retail sales jumped a better-than-expected 1.1% in September, but a gauge of consumer sentiment posted an unexpected decline in October.
Earlier this week, Bloomberg said its consumer comfort index is hovering near a record low. [ETFs and Consumer Sentiment]
With so much uncertainty over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower-Risk Stock ETFs to Consider</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/lower-risk-stock-etfs-to-consider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors worried about choppy global economic growth and debt turmoil on both sides of Atlantic have been favoring exchange traded funds tracking traditionally defensive sectors such as healthcare, consumer staples and utilities.
Standard &#38; Poor’s equity analyst Tom Graves in a note Monday listed seven attractive equity ETFs with relatively low risk. [Investors Shift Into Defensive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May ETF Performance Report</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/may-etf-performance-report-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 21:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. markets ended the month of May on a higher note, but still in the red as exchange traded fund (ETF) investors followed the old adage &#8220;sell in May and go away.&#8221; However, some areas came out ahead, including bonds, consumer staples and healthcare.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.9% for the past month. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food, Staples ETFs on Menu After Kraft Results</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/food-staples-etfs-on-menu-after-kraft-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 11:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quarterly results from Kraft (NYSE: KFT) may boost traders’ appetite for exchange traded funds that invest in food stocks and consumer staples on Friday.
“Although core Kraft is performing a bit better than expected, our concern regarding Cadbury was reinforced in the first quarter,” said Deutsche Bank analysts in a note.
“While we believe in the long-term [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pepsi, Procter &amp; Gamble Earnings Lift Consumer ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/pepsi-procter-gamble-earnings-lift-consumer-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) and Procter &#38; Gamble (NYSE: PG) shares rose after the consumer giants reported quarterly results, lifting sector exchange traded funds that count the stocks as top holdings.
At the end of the first quarter, Procter &#38; Gamble was the largest holding in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEArca: VDC) at 12.4%. Pepsi was number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coca-Cola Results Leave Consumer ETFs Flat</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/coca-cola-results-leave-consumer-etfs-flat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) shares weighed on consumer goods exchange traded funds (ETFs) on Tuesday after the company reported quarterly results that disappointed Wall Street.
“The quarter didn’t have the ‘Coke Side of Life’ feeling,” said analysts at Wall Street Strategies in a research note.
“The results came in slightly below expectations as volume growth overseas was offset [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Altria Results Put Consumer Staples ETFs in Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) for the consumer-staples sector could see elevated volume Wednesday after quarterly results from Altria Group (NYSE: MO).
Altria said earnings climbed 15% even though cigarette sales continued to decline, the Associated Press reported. Altria shares traded lower before Wednesday’s opening bell.
The stock is a top holding in Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs to Avoid If Wal-Mart&#8217;s Fortunes Turn</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/02/etfs-avoid-wal-marts-fortunes-turn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) could seemingly do no wrong. Now it&#8217;s been hit with downgrade number three. Some exchange traded funds (ETFs) are pretty heavy in the retailer, so you&#8217;ll want to be on the alert.
JPMorgan recently downgraded Wal-Mart from neutral to overweight, and Deutsche Bank and UBS also forecast a decline in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emerging Markets Boost Consumer Staples ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/10/emerging-markets-boost-consumer-staples-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With growth coming to a crawl in the developed markets, consumer-goods companies are setting their eyes on the relatively untapped market share of the emerging markets. One may invest in consumer-staples exchange traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a basket of well-known consumer-product names.
The 2010 Interbrand ranking named Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) as the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology ETFs Move After Intel Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/technology-etfs-move-after-intel-earnings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intel&#8217;s (NASDAQ: INTC) earnings were  a nice surprise for even the most bullish of analysts. Following the news, technology exchange traded funds (ETFs) soared, while the broader markets went more even-tempered.
In its report, Intel said that its previous quarters had been driven by consumer spending, but in the most recent quarter, company server upgrades drove [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail ETFs Sitting Near Three-Year Highs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/retail-etfs-sitting-near-three-year-highs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the largest retail exchange traded funds (ETFs) is at highs not seen in nearly three years, and some of the others aren&#8217;t far off from hitting their own new highs. But the new highs don&#8217;t entirely gibe with the still-tenuous consumer picture. Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Across the board, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Strategies for the Retail Rebound</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/etf-strategies-retail-rebound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March was good. Very good. Consumers shopped more than they have in several years. Sure, they&#8217;re not flinging Benjamins with abandon, but the signs of a turnaround are there. Retail exchange traded funds (ETFs) come in several varieties for you to play along at home.

 SPDR S&#38;P Retail (NYSEArca: XRT) is trending higher, up 16% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Consumer Staples ETFs Bring to the Table</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/what-consumer-staples-etfs-bring-to-the-table/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you have a job or not, you still need toothpaste, basic foods and toilet paper. That&#8217;s what positions the consumer staples sector to weather downturns better than most sectors. As consumers get in the habit of shopping again, consumer staples exchange traded funds (ETFs) could be a good bet.
Demand for consumer staples not only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can the Cocoa ETN Be Sweetened By the Easter Bunny?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/can-the-cocoa-etn-be-sweetened-by-the-easter-bunny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As Passover has passed and Easter is upon us, it&#8217;s time to splurge on some chocolate bunnies for those you love. Is the related cocoa exchange traded note (ETN) going to find a sweet surprise rally?
Claire Thomas for Huffington Post reports that the latest craze in Easter chocolates is going gourmet, from chocolate-dipped peeps [...]]]></description>
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