Watch these two SPDRs for clues.

The Fed's efforts to boost longer-term yields will be like pushing on a string.

Improving corporate governance, increasing dividends and a weaker currency are helping Japanese companies deliver good earnings consistently.

Investors who are betting on a significant Fed boost may end up disappointed.

Just 4 percent of publicly traded companies account for all of the gains.

Mark Wiedman, a BlackRock senior managing director, donated $2,700 to the presidential campaign of Ohio Governor John Kasich.

But zealous investors should be aware that many of these funds heavily tilt toward the financial sector.

A crowded electoral calendar in Latin America is not bothering investors.