| Although the economy continues to hum along, some sectors have had trouble picking up steam in 2012, despite their highly sensitive nature. In this space, a curious case has undoubtedly been in the basic materials sector, specifically when investors look at the mining segment.
In this corner, the broad materials sector, as represented by the ultra popular Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) has seen solid performance when compared to the focused mining industry as represented by the SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME)...............................................Full Article: Source
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