Drowning Stocks Alert: Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX), North American Palladium (NYSEMKT:PAL), ForceField Energy (NASDAQ:FNRG), Alcatel Lucent SA…

On Wednesday, Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX)’s shares declined -11.74% to $2.63.Athersys, Inc. (ATHX) will release its first quarter 2015 financial results at about 4:00 PM EDT on Monday, May 11, 2015, and host a conference call shortly thereafter at 4:30 PM EDT to review the results. Gil Van Bokkelen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and William (B.J.) Lehmann, President and Chief […]

Stock Market News for April 16, 2015 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks ended higher on Wednesday following rise in oil prices and upbeat earnings results. While, energy shares gained as domestic crude oil price closed at the highest level this year, investors cheered mostly positive first quarter earnings results. Meanwhile, European Central Bank’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged while continuing with its asset purchasing program added to the bullish sentiment.For […]

One analyst is convinced the biotech stock plunge is 'misguided' (IBB, ALXN, BIIB, VRTX, GILD)

Some investors have been worried about a bubble in biotech stocks, and Wednesday’s sell off seemed to prove those fears.

Biotech stocks fell more than 3%, their biggest one-day drop this year.

But the industry is still one of the best-performing in the market: it’s up 35% over the past 12 months and 9.3% year-to-date, compared to year-to-date gains of 3% for […]

This year's sell off in biotech stocks is starting to look a lot like last year's sell off in biotech stocks (IBB, QQQ …

Biotech investors have been here before.

Stocks are lower on Wednesday and the high-flying biotech sector is leading the way down, with the iShares ETF that tracks the sector falling more than 3%.

And as the sector has weakened over the last several days, this sell off is starting to look at lot like the sell off we saw in the sector […]

Stock Market News for April 09, 2015 – April 9, 2015 – Zacks.com

Benchmarks ended Wednesday’s volatile trading session with modest gains after Fed minutes hinted at a possible rate hike this year. While “several” officials favored a rate hike in June, others opined a rate hike isn’t necessary until later this year as strong dollar and drop in oil prices will keep inflation rate lower. Meanwhile, new deal between Mylan and Perrigo […]

Wall Street talking market reversal – CNBC.com

Something rare is happening in the market
Jonathan Krinsky, MKM Partners, turns a technical eye on the S&P to get a read on “three black crows” and whether the negative trend will continue. And CNBC’s Courtney Reagan and the Futures Now Traders Scott Nations and Jeff Kilburg have a short trade on the S&P’s anomaly.
Stocks erased their early losses, spurring some […]

ETF Investing: There may be more pain ahead for biotech stocks

NEW YORK (MarketWatch)—Many market watchers warned Monday about biotech stocks, and the big beatdown came Wednesday.Should you buy biotech on the dip? Some market watchers suggest holding off.Within the largest biotech ETF, less than half of the stocks are trading above their 50-day average, down from more than 80% in the past week, said Sundial Capital Research in a note […]

Stock Market News for March 26, 2015 – Zacks Investment Research

Slump in biotech and technology stocks sent benchmarks to negative territory for third straight sessions on Wednesday. These sectors witnessed intense selling pressure as investors remained concerned that strength in the U.S. dollar will negatively impact earnings growth in upcoming quarters. However, the dollar weakened yesterday against major currencies following release of dismal durable orders data. The Nasdaq witnessed its […]

Biotech stocks have been getting destroyed, but one analyst says the sell off is 'misguided'

View photo.(Wikimedia Commons)Some investors have been worried about a bubble in biotech stocks, and Wednesday’s sell off seemed to prove those fears.Biotech stocks fell more than 3%, their biggest one-day drop this year.But the industry is still one of the best-performing in the market: it’s up 35% over the past 12 months and 9.3% year-to-date, compared to year-to-date gains of 3% for the […]

One analyst is convinced the biotech stock plunge … – Business Insider

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Wikimedia CommonsSome investors have been worried about a bubble in biotech stocks, and Wednesday’s sell off seemed to prove those fears.Biotech stocks fell more than 3%, their biggest one-day drop this year.But the industry is still one of the best-performing in the market: it’s up 35% over the past 12 months and 9.3% year-to-date, compared to year-to-date gains […]