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Berkshire Hathaway’s Mystery $3.5bn Spending Spree
With the stock market in turmoil, it’s a good time to check in on what Warren Buffett is doing with his portfolio. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A, BRK.B) has struggled in the first half of the year. Money Morning’s Jason Simpkins says $3.5 billion of Berkshire’s recent $4-billion shopping spree is still unaccounted for…
How to Profit from Biotech in Eastern Europe
It wasn’t long ago that we published several articles urging investors into the neglected biotech industry. Now Sara Nunnally over at Taipan Publishing says Central and Eastern Europe is a hot region for the sector right now. Big pharma is also looking to enter the rapidly growing market for generic drugs. And a popular way to establish a foothold in the region is through acquisitions of local firms.
How to Profit from the Fall of Big Pharma
Big Pharma is in trouble. Generic competition, patent expirations and slowing sales are all eating into profits.
So how can you turn a profit in this turbulent sector? By investing in contract research organisations, or CROs, says biotech expert Rob Fannon. When the big pharmaceutical companies outsource research to CROs they get paid whether or not the new drugs ever make it to market.
There’s another way to profit too - contract sales organizations, or CSOs. They’re another way for Big Pharma to outsource, but instead of doing research they sell.
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