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World Equity Benchmark Series - WEBS — A type of international fund traded on the American Stock Exchange that follows the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) country indexes. It was introduced in 1996 by Morgan Stanley and is a type of hybrid security that possesses qualities … Investment dictionary
WEBS — ( World Equity Benchmark Series) The World Equity Benchmark Series ( equity, benchmark, series) are similar to SPDRs. WEBS trade on the AMEX, and track the Morgan Stanley Capital International ( MSCI) country indexes. WEBS are available for:… … Financial and business terms
WEBS — World Equity Benchmark Shares (Business » Stock Exchange) * World Equity Benchmark Series (Business » Stock Exchange) * Web Street, Inc. (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) * Women Education Business Support (Academic & Science » Universities) *… … Abbreviations dictionary
Chronology of world oil market events (1970-2005) — Basic OverviewThe 1970s See: 1970 1979 world oil market chronology 1970*January 1: U.S. Federal oil depletion allowance reduced from 27.5 to 22.0 percent. *May 3: TAP line from Saudi Arabia to the Mediterranean interrupted in Syria, creating all… … Wikipedia
Chronology of world oil market events (1970–2005) — Contents 1 Basic overview 2 The 1970s 2.1 1970 2.2 1971 … Wikipedia
1990-1999 world oil market chronology — 1990*Aug: Iraq invades Kuwait. Crude and product prices soar upward; exchange markets react wildly to any middle east news events; cash markets dominate prices after trading hours; jet fuel prices rise to record spreads over other products due to … Wikipedia
Exchange-traded fund — An exchange traded fund (ETF) is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks.[1] An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities, or bonds, and trades close to its net asset value over the course of the trading day. Most ETFs… … Wikipedia
IShares — are units of families of exchange traded funds (ETFs) managed by Barclays Global Investors. The first iShares were known as WEBS but were since rebranded.Each iShares fund tracks a bond or stock market index. The following stock exchanges list… … Wikipedia
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
Hedge fund — A hedge fund is a private investment fund open to a limited range of investors which is permitted by regulators to undertake a wider range of activities than other investment funds and which pays a performance fee to its investment manager.… … Wikipedia
