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Wall Street Cheerleaders Already Counting Post-Bear Profits
In a piece entitled, “Wall Street: Three cheers for the bear”, CNNMoney.com looks on the bright-side of the bear…
Can ‘Hidden’ Funds Beat the Bear Market?
Editor’s Note: The Dow Jones Industrial Average index hit a year low today. It was led by a 10% slump in shares of General Motors (GM) after Goldman Sachs issued a ’sell’ rating.
Oil ‘Bulls’ its Way Above $139 on its Way to a New Record as the U.S. Dollar Resumes its Descent
Crude oil for July delivery traded at an all-time high of $139.12 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange today (Friday), after the U.S. dollar nosedived on speculation that the European Central Bank would raise its key lending rate and on worries that a bigger-than-expected spike in unemployment meant the U.S. economy was far weaker than feared.
Congress Berates, Rebukes and Ridicules Executives from Five Major Oil Companies
Gas prices hit another record high. Soaring food prices ignite riots the world over. It should come as no surprise that a 71% increase in food prices since 2006 has the good citizens of South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Mozambique up in arms.
Momentum Stock Pick, Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
After taking profits of up to 27% in two days on SQNM, today’s momentum stock pick is Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH).
Boomer Trends Coming to an End
Being in the right place at the right time is far more important than brains. Luck provides better investment returns than talent. Too bad. Because our luck seems to be running out.
Tercica, Inc. Stock Doubles on Acquisition News
Brisbane-based growth hormone company Tercica, Inc. (TRCA:NASDAQ) will be acquired by French drugmaker Ipsen SA in a stock deal valued at more than $400 million.
Inflation´s Back: Embrace the Madness
Folks have three things on their minds this weekend: food prices, gas prices and Kimbo Slice. In other words, consumer sentiment hits 28-year lows and the only relief in sight is pure, unadulterated violence on CBS.
Could This Stock Be the Best Pink Sheet Play Ever?
Typically, when investors hear “pink sheet stocks,” they think of tiny companies, more often bad than good, and for the analysts out there, it means a ton of work lies ahead of them.
Sequenom Gains 20% on Down’s Syndrome Discovery
Shares of biotech smallcap Sequenom, Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM) soared over 20% in morning trading after the genetics and molecular diagnostic company reported that its nucleic acid technology is able to detect Down’s syndrome in pregnant women.
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