This Week In ETFs: January 30th Edition

This week saw earnings season kick into high gear as markets reacted to the most recent performances of the nation’s biggest firms. Big name companies like Halliburton, Texas Instruments, and Abbott Labs all brought good news to markets with their strong marks, while others like Johnson & Johnson and Amazon disappointed investors, coming in below estimates. Tuesday’s State Of The Union address failed to stir any major indexes, as the Obama administration pushed for Americans to work together to keep our economy on the fast track to recovery. This week also saw a major milestone with the Dow Jones Industrial Average eclipsing the 12,000 mark intraday, the first time it has hit the elusive mark since the crippling recession began. However, any optimism was soon erased by the ongoing developments in Egypt where mass protests and a virtual shutdown of the nation’s government has taken place. Investors have fled the [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Friday’s ETF To Watch: Health Care SPDR (XLV) Three ETFs To Watch This Week: PPH, FAA, HHH Friday’s ETF To Watch: Merrill Lynch Internet HOLDR (HHH) Tuesday’s ETF To Watch: iShares Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index Fund (IYH) Three ETFs To Watch This Week: IYE, SMH, VOO