© Carlo Allegri/Reuters A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the last day of trading before Christmas in the Manhattan borough of New York, December 24, 2014.U.S. stocks fluctuated, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPX) poised for a third straight yearly gain as equity gauges climbed past multiple milestones last week.Gilead […]
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The exchange-traded fund winners this year were biotech and mainland China. It was a home run for biotech across the three largest ETFs.SPDR Biotech, an equal-weighted […]
Few industries offer the promise and pitfalls of biotechnology. Clinical wins and losses can lead to extraordinary stock gains or falls that make the sector best suited for only the most risk-tolerant investor. However, for investors willing to take on that risk, our Motley Fool contributors believe these three biotech stocks could offer significant opportunities in the coming year.Brian Orelli […]
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Brian RobinsWhat a difference a year makes. The downturn in mining stocks from 2013 saw hot money flow into the biotech sector. But after some spectacular research failures, sentiment soured, leaving the sector firmly in the shadows for much of 2014 so that even the surge in biotech stocks globally bypassed the local players.Alchemia, QRx Pharma and Prana were all […]
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View gallery.It’s been a rough couple of days for biotech stocks.To start, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) has dropped from a high of almost $110 per share on Friday to a low of $86 on Tuesday.Many other big-name biotechs, such as Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN), Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE: VRX) have fallen with […]
Wall St. inches up in short session, indexes at recordsBy Ryan VlastelicaNEW YORK Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:41am EST
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The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange is pictured with a Christmas tree in front of it in the Manhattan Borough of New York, December 23, 2014. U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday, as the Dow climbed above the 18,000 mark […]
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