The “Good Friday” Jobs Report may be one of the most anticlimactic in memory as the sharp slowdown in the jobs growth rate ran smack into a market closed for the holiday weekend and while it truly was a good Friday for anyone still long the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP), what sort of situation will investors […]
For years, satirical late-night TV host Stephen Colbert has been running a series on his show called “Better Know a District,” which highlights one of the 435 U.S. congressional districts and its representative. While I am no Stephen Colbert, I ;am ;brutally inquisitive when it comes to the 5,000-plus listed companies on the U.S. stock exchanges.That’s why I’ve made it […]
Source: Amgen, Flickr.The biotech sector is something of a roulette wheel for investors. The chances of being right are typically against you, but if you can land a winner every now and then the rewards can multiply many times over your initial bet.A majority of the biotech sector is comprised of clinical-stage pipelines or developing product portfolios which are still […]
Source: “11g poker chips” by Logan Ingalls from South Boston, MA, USA. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsGive up now if you’re looking for a totally safe biotech stock. They don’t exist.But if you’re looking for a biotech stock that is relatively safe compared to most others, that’s a different story. And there’s one biotech that is arguably the […]
Here’s a quick, executive summary of stories from this past abbreviated trading week, with a link to the full articles online. Markets were closed Friday.
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Cyber Security LeadersAs promised, Martin Weiss gives you additional insights into cyber security companies, including some new analysis and the names of specific companies to […]
Momentum Stocks: Caution Ahead (Part 4 of 6)(Continued from Part 3)Another case in point is biotech.Biotech is another obvious example of the momentum trade. It is a high “beta” or risky industry that has been a strong relative performer for many years. Through the close of the week ended March 20, the Nasdaq Biotech Index had surged 20% year-to-date. The following […]
Dear Reader,Non-farm payrolls in March in the USA were weak. I expect a very weak GDP reading for the first quarter of 2015. Overall, I forecast US GDP to grow no more than 2.5% year on year in 2015. Actually, I think the growth year on year of US GDP for 2015 will be closer to 2.0% than to 2.5%.That […]
Academia Sinica is Taiwan’s highest-ranking research institution.Academia Sinica is considered the premier research institute here in Taiwan. Can you talk to us about the role of Academia Sinica in the research for new drug discoveries?Dr. Chi-Huey Wong (C-HW): The academy is the highest-ranking research institution here in Taiwan, and we are involved in cutting edge research in the fields of […]
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)—Investors looking for early warnings signs of a shift in U.S. market sentiment would do well to watch tech and biotech stocks.That is because a selloff in those sectors is likely to signal that investors’ confidence in U.S. equities is deteriorating, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Michael Hartnett“U.S. bear view requires [a] tech-wreck,” he writes […]
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