Amid compelling valuations in specific countries, China and India for example, and in the broader universe, emerging markets are looking attractive again. Year-to-date, the SPDR S&P 500
U.S. equity futures fell in early Friday trading as large companies including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ) reported earnings Thursday that missed analyst estimates.
Last night we had Steve Forbes on CNBC’s Fast Money and he is pining for the gold standard to be reintroduced. (Incidentally the gold standard would ultimately bring the price of gold (