With 2014 drawing to a close, biotech investors are probably wondering which stocks to stuff in their stockings for next year. While there are plenty of promising biotech stocks to choose from, we should also take note of three high-risk, low-growth biotech stocks that investors might consider avoiding: Inovio Pharmaceuticals , VIVUS , and Zogenix .Inovio Pharmaceuticals At first glance, […]
Source: Flickr user Mark EsauBargain hunters are often attracted to beaten-down biotech stocks because they sometimes rebound in astonishing fashion. That said, it can be extremely difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff when mulling over such companies, with many of them having little to no hope of ever reliving their glory days.Aegerion Pharmaceuticals , MannKind Corp. , and […]
Mark Schoenebaum, the biotech and pharmaceutical analyst at Evercore ISI, asked ;the Twittersphere for their favorite drug stocks going into next year.
What’s your favorite stock for 2015 in biotech or Pharma?
– Mark Schoenebaum (@MarkSchoenebaum) December 12, 2014What was the top pick? A 21-way tie for first place. All 21 companies got a single vote.I kid you not. As I’m writing […]
Source: Flickr user Allan Ajifo .Picking winning stocks isn’t easy, especially in biotechnology where the ebb and flow of news tied to drug trials can cause breathtaking share price pops and drops. Although that means that biotech stocks can be risky, the right knowledge can help improve the odds of finding the right investment. We asked three Motley Fool analysts […]
Poker News :: Dec 12, 2014 :: Steve RuddockAmaya Gaming Part of AMF Stock Trading ProbeAmaya Gaming, along with two investment firms, are the subjects of a securities probe being conducted by Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) according to Forbes Nathan Vardi.According to Vardi’s report, the AMF along with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raided Amaya’s Montreal headquarters on Wednesday, […]
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The court’s move to overturn convictions of Anthony Chiasson, left, and Todd Newman, right, comes as Michael Steinberg, center, plans to appeal his conviction on similar grounds.
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara had enjoyed a nearly untarnished winning streak of insider-trading prosecutions since he took office in 2009, earning a reputation as Wall […]
Dividend paying stocks are a staple in market-beating investment portfolios, but dividend investors don’t have very many options when it comes to investing in the biotechnology sector. Out of the largest biotechnology stocks, only Amgen has made the decision to reward investors with dividend payments.That’s likely frustrating to dividend investors. After all, biotech stocks like Gilead Sciences generate billions of […]
At FireEye, we investigate cyber threat activity that typically aligns with one of two goals: the pursuit of sensitive information to fulfill a government’s goals, or the theft of data for financial gain. The media echoes these two objectives daily in news stories about Eastern European cybercriminals stealing payment card data from retailers, or China-based threat groups targeting high tech […]
The biotech industry has been absolutely soaring over the past two years, fueled by a rise in drug approvals, an merger-and-acquisition frenzy, and widespread reorganizations that have helped to mitigate the impact of the so-called “patent cliff.” Driving this point home, the closely watched iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index has appreciated a princely 162% since 2012:As earnings across the industry are […]
Entering the week we noted holiday weeks are generally known for quiet, low volatility sessions with a modest upward skew – and that is exactly what we have seen this week. The S&P 500 gained 0.28% and the NASDAQ 0.61% as buyers slowly came into the market all day. Orders for U.S. business equipment such as machinery and electrical gear […]
