Exchange traded funds have become popular among investors but how do they differ from crowd-pleasing index funds?Index funds and ETFs offer a diversified pool of assets, giving investors access to stocks and bonds and potentially other markets. In both an index fund and an ETF, the investor has a straightforward strategy that tracks the breadth of the market by buying shares […]
The S&P 500 Biotech Index has nearly tripled in the past three years. The index had stalled and moved sideways for much of the past spring, leading some to wonder whether the rally was spent. Several factors have been fueling the biotech rally of the past three years. For one thing, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been pushing […]
Wikimedia CommonsWangfujing Street, BeijingChina’s economy is going through a rough patch, and fears things could get worse have been exacerbated by the recent crash of the country’s high-flying stock market.But amid all of this, the real losers may be the leaders in Beijing.”The diminished credibility of policymakers may be the most important consequence of the crisis,” a team of Citi Research economists said […]
Gerald Celente Is Predicting That A Stock Market Crash Will Happen By The End Of 2015
By Michael Snyder, on August 9th, 2015Gerald Celente of the Trends Research Institute has just gone on the record with a prediction that there will be a stock market crash by the end of this calendar year. If you are not familiar with Gerald […]
The Dow Jones has been zigzagging nearly all year long. Everyone knows that.Transportation stocks, basic materials and commodities have been sagging, even plunging. Most people know that, too.What many people may not be aware of — or may be underestimating — is the strength and sustainability of one key sector that’s been making investors money through thick and thin: health […]
An Expert That Correctly Called The Last Two Stock Market Crashes Is Now Predicting Another One
By Michael Snyder, on July 28th, 2015What I am about to share with you is quite stunning. A well-respected financial expert that correctly predicted the last two stock market crashes is now warning that we are right on the verge of the next one. […]
Anacor Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ANAC)On Monday July 13, 2015 shares of Anacor went up 55%, closing around $131.93 per share after the company announced positive phase 3 results in patients who have atopic dermatitis. There were two phase 3 trials that were testing Anacor’s drug, Crisaborole, for these patients with atopic dermatitis — also known as Eczema. The company wanted to see […]
One investor shows the strain in a stock exchange hall in Nantong, Jiangsu province, during the recent week of turbulence. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty
The numbers are mind-boggling. Ten days of falls on the Shanghai stock exchange resulted in losses that exceeded the GDP of Mexico. And 12 million Chinese citizens who opened share-trading accounts in May were nursing potentially ruinous losses. Margin […]
A record $13 billion (£8.4 billion) went into Chinese equity funds in the last week, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as China’s government scrambles to put a floor under tanking stocks.A BAML Global Research note sent to clients Thursday shows $25 billion (£16 billion) went into stocks globally last week, the biggest inflow since December 2014. More than half of the worldwide total was […]
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) Stock Update by Bidness ETC : Wednesday 11:44:23 CTCategories: News, streamGilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) has had an unimpressive month so far, which is unusual for a stock that happens to be one of the most traded biotech stocks in the market. The company’s stock has actually traded down 1.67% since the beginning of July, reaching a […]
