PIMCO

If you’re unfamiliar with the name, Bill Gross is the co-founder of PIMCO, one of the largest fixed income managers in the world with more than $2 trillion in assets under management. Gross is known as “The Bond King” and is worth about $2 billion. But Gross lives in the bond...

Exchange traded funds holding emerging markets bonds, both the dollar-denominated and local currency varieties, were among 2012's most popular bond funds. A spate of interest rate reductions by developing world central banks and the Federal Reserve's own easing efforts helped bolster the...

Mutual fund giant Fidelity is getting closer to expanding its ETF lineup, currently comprised of just one fund, but at least one analyst is questioning the firm's strategy. In a filing with the the Securities and Exchange Commission, Fidelity revealed plans for 10 sector ETFs based on indexes...

This week, two key business surveys were released in Germany showing that business managers remain optimistic about the health of the German economy amid an ongoing European recession. Both the ZEW Economic Sentiment Index and the more recently released IFO Business Climate Survey pointed to...

This weekend in Barron's online: part one of the Barron's 2013 Roundtable picks and pans, the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum and the prospects for Crocs, Fossil and a buyout of Dell. Cover Story "Here's What's Cooking for 2013" by Lauren R. Rublin. Members of the Barron's 2013...

This weekend in Barron's online: dealing with the fiscal cliff, special reports on retirement, and the prospects for Berkshire Hathaway. Cover Story "Shock Treatment" by Gene Epstein. "So I think it's really important for the fiscal policy makers to, you know, work together and find a solution...

U.S. equity futures were effectively flat in early Thursday trading as China reported a slew of economic data indicating that the slowdown in the economy that carried through the first several months of this year may have begun to bottom a few months ago. The data released included: Chinese home...

It is news because of the name behind the fund, but it can hardly be considered surprising news that the PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSE: BOND), also known as the "Bill Gross ETF," has topped $3 billion in assets under management. Under any circumstances, $3 billion in assets under management is...

U.S. equity futures were effectively flat in early Wednesday trading as the eurozone's services sector contracted slightly less than expected in September, despite severe weakness in Spain and France and slight weakness in Germany. The eurozone-wide PMI rose to 46.1 in September, higher than August...

The majority of the week has been painfully slow from a trading perspective, with sparse economic releases and few earnings. Trading volume has been low, as the markets have slowly moved lower on a tight range with little volume. That could change tomorrow. At 10 a.m. ET, Federal Reserve Chairman...

Most bond investors know that the yields offered by U.S. Treasuries are nothing to write home about. What might come as a surprise to those that do not actively follow international markets is that the short-term Treasury yields look downright robust when compared to what some of Europe's steadier...

U.S. equity futures continued a steady march higher early Tuesday as Royal Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens made positive comments on the U.S. economy, citing that most global weakness stems from Asia. Futures rose in the U.S. despite weak Italian economic data including industrial...

Bill Gross, co-CIO of PIMCO, appeared on Bloomberg TV's “In the Loop” with Betty Liu and said that Mario Draghi disappointed investors by not offering concrete policy steps. "We were hoping for, at least temporarily, some type of specific effort on the part of the central banks," Gross stated....