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#MarketUpdate: It’s all Greek to me…The markets opened in the…

#MarketUpdate: It’s all Greek to me…The markets opened in the red as expected, rallied to near unchanged and at midday are just modestly lower. The Dow is off 44 points, Nasdaq Comp in the red by 14 pts, S&P-500 lower by 6pts, and the Russell 2000 is holding up the best with only a 3 point loss. For some context, […]

World stock markets tumble as Greece crisis deepens – The Guardian

Long queues form at ATMs in Greece early on Monday morning.
Share prices slumped across Europe on Monday as Greece shuttered its banks for a week following a fateful weekend that has shaken Europe’s single currency.The Greek government decided on Sunday night it had no option but to close the nation’s banks the following day after the European Central Bank (ECB) […]

Is Biotech Finally In A Bubble? | Seeking Alpha

Is Biotech Finally In A Bubble? | Seeking AlphaDoctoRx has written an outstanding article on the biotech sector. I agree 100% with the doctor that biotech stocks are worth a good portion of your portfolio. I own XBI, the small cap biotech ETF, and BIB, the 2x leveraged ETF for large cap biotech stocks. These two stocks have far outperformed […]

U.S. Precious Metals, Inc. : Drilling For the Best Small-Cap Stocks This Summer, 2015

CORAL GABLES, FL / ACCESSWIRE / June 16, 2015 / The summer still has yet to take hold of the penny stock market as trading continues to build momentum during June. Though much of the attention has been placed on the biotech sector’s volatility, value investors are still watching energy, technology, and precious metals for diversification as well as safe […]

Greece crisis: US urges compromise after Greek PM attacks IMF – as …

Fears that the five-year Greek financial crisis will culminate in debt default and exit from the euro have intensified as Athens hardened its rhetoric against its creditors and insisted it would miss a payment to the International Monetary Fund unless it received debt relief.With just 48 hours to go before a meeting of eurozone finance ministers, seen as the last […]

ResMed : Biotech stocks at mercy of health reports

Last Thursday we saw a tale of two biotech companies. If you need evidence investing in medical research stocks is a lottery, this is the story for you.First we have Sirtex Medical, a Sydney-based company that provides radioactive treatment to help extend the lives of patients suffering from liver cancers.Its shares jumped 28 per cent after it revealed stronger-than-expected results […]