Source: Flickr via Idaho National Laboratory.Biotech stocks have the uncanny ability to absolutely crush it following a positive clinical or regulatory catalyst. And this trend has been especially pronounced among standout clinical-stage companies over the past few years.In 2014, for instance, we saw bluebird bio more than triple in share price after reporting positive early- to mid-stage study results for […]
Global benchmark Brent crude oil closed down nearly a dollar a barrel Friday after a day of choppy trading despite expectations of new investments in the new year, as strong mid-day rallies in crude fizzled.Brent crude was down 91 cents at $56.42 a barrel. Earlier, it touched a post-2009 low of $55.48, having averaged around $110 a barrel between 2011 […]
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Benchmarks finished in the red as decline in oil prices dragged down energy shares on Friday, offsetting positive consumer sentiment data. Moreover, dismal economic data from China also dented investor confidence. The S&P 500 and the Dow registered their biggest weekly losses since May 2012 and Sep 2011, respectively.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure […]
Source: MercK & Co.,Just when it looked as though the stock market couldn’t possibly finish the year higher, after its swoon in October, it proved the naysayers wrong. As of this writing, the S&P 500 has risen by 11% for the year, a tad bit higher than the stock markets’ historic annual return.But if you think that’s a solid return, […]
Benchmarks finished almost unchanged on Tuesday as investors received mixed economic data while a slump in oil prices dragged energy shares down. While revised third-quarter GDP came in better-than-expected, data on consumer confidence and home prices were discouraging. The S&P 500 and the Dow snapped a three-session winning streak and ended in the red, but the Nasdaq settled in the […]
Benchmarks settled in the green as investors continued to be encouraged by efforts from China and Europe to boost their economies. Retail stocks surged as investors believe lower gasoline prices will boost retail sales this holiday season. The S&P 500 and the Dow yet again closed at record highs. Separately, a rally among bio-tech stocks and tech-giant Apple boosted the […]
In this Jan. 5, 2014 file photo, people watch a bluefin tuna laid in front of a sushi restaurant near Tsukiji fish market after the year’s celebratory first auction in Tokyo. The researchers at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology are fine-tuning a technology to use mackerel surrogates to spawn the bluefin, a process he hopes will enable fisheries […]
Total revenue growth remained strong, at 51.9% year over year to $101.5 million, 9.7% ahead of our forecast. Splunk doubled the license capacity for entry-level customers and lowered the price of Splunk Cloud by 33% during the quarter, helping to drive sales growth and keep the company apace with new competitors. We view these pricing moves as responses to customer […]
For years, big data has been one of the hottest buzzwords across all industries.Big data is the term used to describe the process of analyzing complex set of data sets to discover information that could help make better decisions or find certain patterns that were previously unknown.For example, Amazon is able to recommend products based on your previous buying patterns. […]
