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Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for May is schedule for release at 8:30 a.m. ET, while the new home sales report for May will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Dallas Fed manufacturing index for June is schedule for...

A survey of more than 500 Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) consumers confirms the beauty company's large growth opportunity, according to Guggenheim. The Analyst Guggenheim Partners' Steven Forbes upgraded Ulta Beauty's stock rating from Neutral to Buy with a new $260 price target. The...

Asset manager Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) finalized its acquisition of Guggenheim's exchange traded funds business and announced new, lower fees on the acquired BulletShares ETFs. Nearly all of Guggenheim's ETFs have been folded into Invesco's PowerShares family of ETFs. The deal cements...

It may be stating the obvious, but small-cap stocks and related exchange traded funds perform well during bull markets. The combination of the value and small size factors is potent over long holding periods, according to historical data.  With that second point in mind, it may not be...

March 10 is right around the corner, meaning the next anniversary of one of the longest bull markets in U.S. history is rapidly approaching. Plenty of exchange traded funds have offered staggering returns since March 10, 2009. The two best-performing non-leveraged ETFs since the start of the...

Rising commodities are not translating to upside for the Guggenheim Shipping ETF (NYSE: SEA). SEA, a high-dividend play on global shipping companies, plunged nearly 3.7 percent last week and is lower by 8.4 percent over the past month, bringing its year-to-date loss to 7 percent. Challenges linger...

In what has been an ongoing surprise this year, the Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) is up 11.5 percent in the fourth quarter, stretching its year-to-date gain to 50 percent. That makes TAN, the bellwether solar exchange traded fund, one of 2017's best-performing non-leveraged ETFs. What 2018...

Design software and services company Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is on the cusp of reaping rich rewards from strong customer momentum, according to a proprietary customer survey by Guggenheim. The Analyst  Guggenheim analyst Nate Cunningham upgraded shares of Autodesk from Neutral to...

Shares of Blue Apron Holdings Inc (NYSE: APRN) gained more than 6 percent on Monday after analysts at Guggenheim initiated coverage of the stock with a Buy rating. The firm's Matt DiFrisco's bullish stance stems from the company's already dominant market share, which can sustain the company for...

Prior to 2014, the Guggenheim S&P Spin-Off ETF (NYSE: CSD) had a nice annual winning streak going against the S&P 500. In 2016, the spin-off ETF snapped a two-year losing streak against the benchmark U.S. equity and CSD appears poised to add to that run this year. Year-to-date, the king...

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey and in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, some investors have been paying renewed attention to timber and forestry exchange-traded funds. The dominant names in that group are the Guggenheim MSCI Global Timber ETF (NYSE: CUT) and the iShares Global Timber & Forestry...

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) is one of the best-performing large-cap stocks in the U.S. this year. Shares of China's largest e-commerce company are in the midst of a stunning ascent, up almost 92 percent year to date. By comparison, Alibaba's U.S. rival, Amazon.com Inc. (...

One Wall Street analyst dialed back near-term expectations for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Tuesday but reiterated his bullish long-term thesis. According to Guggenheim analyst Robert Cihra, Tesla’s recent $1.8 billion bond sale and its $3,000 Model X price cut may weigh on earnings in coming...