Recent sharp gains in the U.S. dollar <.DXY> have increased worries about the currency’s impact on the earnings of U.S. multinationals. S&P 500 earnings projections for the first quarter and for 2015 have fallen sharply since Jan. 1.Among early reporters, Nike (>> Nike Inc) jumped 3.7 percent to $101.98 as the biggest boost to the Dow after it posted a […]
The stock has even more upside from where it was trading Friday, around $475 per share, Yaron Werber, senior biotech analyst at Citi Investment Research, told “Power Lunch.” As the Alzheimer’s drug likely will not reach the market for years, it is important to Biogen’s long-term prospects, he said.When looking at valuations, investors need to consider that low interest rates […]
The stock has even more upside from where it was trading Friday, around $475 per share, Yaron Werber, senior biotech analyst at Citi Investment Research, told “Power Lunch.” As the Alzheimer’s drug likely will not reach the market for years, it is important to Biogen’s long-term prospects, he said.When looking at valuations, investors need to consider that low interest rates […]
Yahoo! FinanceThis six-year old bull market continues its tumultuous rally. The S&P 500 hit an all-time high of 2,119.59 on February 25, 2015.From there, it tumbled 3% to 2,039.69 on March 11, leading some folks to speculate that this was the beginning of a sharp downturn, or perhaps the beginning of a major bear market. Deutsche Bank’s David Bianco said […]
Benchmarks finished mostly lower on Thursday after stronger US dollar adversely affected oil and other commodity prices, dragging down energy and material stocks. The U.S dollar rebounded on Thursday after a sharp decline on Wednesday. While the S&P 500 and the Dow ended in negative territory, gains among bio-tech stocks and Facebook helped the Nasdaq close in the green.For a […]
BloombergThe iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF over 12 months
Stocks sold off on Thursday after a post-Fed rally on Wednesday.
But the Nasdaq still gained ground thanks to the biotech sector which gained about 2% on Thursday. In fact, biotech stocks have been on fire all year. They’re up about 15% year-to-date.Last month, Max Nisen at Quartz wrote that while everyone is focusing on […]
BloombergThe iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF over 12 months
Stocks sold off on Thursday after a post-Fed rally on Wednesday.
But the Nasdaq still gained ground thanks to the biotech sector which gained about 2% on Thursday. In fact, biotech stocks have been on fire all year. They’re up about 15% year-to-date.Last month, Max Nisen at Quartz wrote that while everyone is focusing on […]
View photo.(Bloomberg)The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF over 12 monthsStocks are selling off on Thursday after a post-Fed rally yesterday.
But biotech stocks are rallying, up nearly 2%. In fact, biotech stocks have been on fire all year. They’re up about 15% year-to-date.Last week, Max Nisen at Quartz wrote that while everyone is focusing on massive tech valuations, the biotech industry is where […]
View photo.(Bloomberg)The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF over 12 monthsStocks sold off on Thursday after a post-Fed rally on Wednesday.
But the Nasdaq still gained ground thanks to the biotech sector which gained about 2% on Thursday. In fact, biotech stocks have been on fire all year. They’re up about 15% year-to-date.Last month, Max Nisen at Quartz wrote that while everyone is focusing […]
Benchmarks finished mostly lower on Tuesday as investors grew jittery ahead of FOMC’s statement regarding rate hike. Investors are looking for clues as to when the Federal Reserve will start hiking rates. The Federal Open Market Committee meeting kicked off on Tuesday. Fed officials are expected to begin the rate hike process by dropping the “patient” phrase. While the S&P […]
