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Trump's climate pullback opens door to Chinese leadership

President Donald Trump's pullback from a global climate pact could accelerate China's unlikely ascent toward leadership in stemming global warming and promoting green technology, and on global matters far removed from the environment.

Report: Lack of support a recurring problem for oil pipeline

Twin oil pipelines beneath the Straits of Mackinac have had repeated problems with inadequate supports, a shortcoming that Michigan officials have described as violating a legal condition for placing the lines in the waterway, a newspaper reported Thursday.

A High-Yield MLP ETF Strategy That Hedges Against Weak Oil

Master limited partnership exchange traded funds have been a good way for income-seeking investors to generate high yields, but the weakening energy prices have dragged on the market. In response, Amplify ETFs has come out with the first MLP-related ETF to actively hedge its exposure to oil prices. On Thursday, Amplify ETFs launched the actively…

ETFs

ROBO: An ETF to Capture Technological Revolution

ETF Trends publisher Tom Lydon discussed the ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF (ROBO) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. ROBO is an ETF to capture the next step in the technological revolution. The underlying ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index has exhibited attractive sales growth, EBITDA…

Retirement

A Bond ETF to Enhance Upon Traditional Barclays Agg Exposure

Many have turned to the benchmark Barclays Aggregate Bond Index as a guiding beacon for their fixed-income allocations, but the current low-yield environment has caused investors to rethink the way they gain exposure to bonds and exchange traded funds. ETF Trends publisher Tom Lydon spoke with Jordan Farris, Head of Product Development at NuShares from…

How Financial Advisors Are Utilizing Bond ETFs

Exchange traded funds’ assets under management reveal a large disparity between investors’ demand for equity and bond exposure, but this may leave an opportunity for the ETF industry to fuel further growth by attracting greater investment interest in fixed-income related strategies. In an attempt to gauge the investment community’s usage of bond-related ETFs, BlackRock commissioned…