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There was a time not long ago when nobody knew what an ETF was. Now, just when you've gotten accustomed to ETFs, you've probably begun hearing a bit of buzz around their cousins, the ETNs: exchange-traded notes. Here's what every investor should know.

Is there a battle royal brewing in the world of investment funds? Exchange-traded funds are suiting up in the locker room, preparing to challenge mutual funds' dominance. A recent report from Deloitte, Exchange-Traded Funds: Challenging the Dominance of Mutual Funds? says that ETFs could in time...

The U.S. manufacturing sector notched another decent month as activity in the nation's factories continued to expand in November, though at a slower pace than in the previous month, the Institute for Supply Management announced Tuesday. The ISM said its manufacturing index fell to 53.6 in...

Here's another sign that the U.S. economic recovery may be mild, not robust: The Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing Index, also known as the services index, dipped to 50.6 in October from 50.9 in September, the ISM announced Wednesday. Numbers above 50 indicate an expansion in the...

Notch another significant improvement in the nation's manufacturing sector: the Institute for Supply Management announced Monday that its manufacturing index rose to 55.7 percent in October from 52.6 percent in September – the indicator's highest reading since April 2006. A Bloomberg survey...