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This is essentially a momentum index, but instead of tracking stocks that are moving on price, BUZZ tracks stocks that are getting a lot of social media hype. The ETF is based on the Buzz NextGen AI U.S. Sentiment Leaders Index. What goes in the index is based on an initial list of stocks that meet two criteria: those with a $5 billion minimum market capitalization and getting consistent and diverse mentions on social media over the past year. The 250-350 stocks that meet that initial criteria...

A new ETF that tracks an index ranking the top 75 stocks each month that display the highest degree of "positive investor sentiment" as gauged by the monitoring of 15 million online posts will begin to trade on Thursday under the symbol BUZZ.

March 3, 2021 China’s green energy ambitions and needs could power an uptick in green bond sales this year, potentially providing a catalyst for the GRNB tracks the S&P Green Bond Select Index, which is “comprised of labeled green bonds that are issued to finance environmentally friendly projects, and includes bonds issued by the supranational, government, and corporate issuers globally in multiple currencies,” according to VanEck. Green bonds are debt securities issued to finance proj...

Rising oil prices are helping the VanEck Vectors Oil Service ETF (OIH), which is up 30% year-to-date. The ETF ended last week’s trading session with a 10% gain thanks to fears of rising inflation. “Oil extended gains from its highest close in more than a year on a slump in U.S. oil inventories and a broader lift to the reflation trade taking place across global markets,” a World Oil article said. “Futures in New York rose near $63 a barrel. Inventories of U.S. oil have fallen by 40 mil...

The two funds would give investors exposure to value stocks or international developed market small-cap quality growth companies.

Recently, the global player has filed to start listing a new product from the Van Eck asset manager: A Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, or ETF.

The global custodian would custody ETF shares and provide fund accounting if the ETF approved by the SEC.

By Natalia Gurushina, Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy China’s activity gauges slowed further in February, but this weakness is likely to be temporary. Activity gauges across EM showed a lot of divergence. China’s activity gauges undershot expectations in February (see chart below),  but there are good reasons to believe that  the weakness is temporary. First, China’s manufacturing typically moderates during the Lunar New Year due to factory closures. But this y...

R.Tsubin/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. After breaching a record-high of $58,000 last Sunday, bitcoin slid to $47,000 on Friday. Despite regulatory uncertainty, three CEOs of money managers are still bullish. They explain why bitcoin is still in its early stages and set to mature into a gold-like market cap. Is bitcoin entering a ...

By Natalia Gurushina, Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy Brazil’s key near-term risk is that the emergency aid bill will be approved without compensatory measures. Mexico’s electricity bill raises further concerns about reforms’ rollback. The approval of the emergency aid bill is the most important near-term driver for Brazil’s assets. Investors are realists, and they understand that the bill will most likely be watered down. What  worries them much more is that th...