It’s been a banner year for anyone who started 2017 holding shares of AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVEO), XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ: XOMA), or Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX). All three of these stocks have risen more than 400% this year, and there are still a couple of months to go. Continue Reading […]
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Support for Legalizing Marijuana Hits Another Record High, National Survey Shows
Few, if any, industries are growing as quickly as legal marijuana. According to Marijuana Business Daily‘s 2017 report, “Marijuana Business Factbook 2017,” legal U.S. weed sales are expected to grow by 30% in 2017, 45% in 2018, and an aggregate of 300% between 2016 and 2021 to approximately $17 billion. This […]
Killing of Maltese journalist silences anti-corruption voice
BIDNIJA, Malta – A few hundred meters from the home of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, in the field where the flaming wreckage of her car landed after being blown off the road by an assassin’s bomb, a plastic pen is stuck into the ground near a Maltese flag. […]
At least 5 killed in storms in Central Europe
BERLIN – At least five people died and several were injured Sunday as high winds knocked down trees, left homes without electricity and caused widespread travel chaos across much of Central Europe. Continue Reading Below Two people died in Poland as a result of the heavy winds, including a man […]
Is an Interest-Only Mortgage Ever a Good Idea?
Survivors of the Great Recession may remember that interest-only mortgages were a major factor in causing the housing crash and the ensuing economic train wreck. Yet in the last few years, these mortgages have reappeared as an option for some homebuyers. Should you consider getting an interest-only mortgage? Continue Reading […]
5 Things You Need to Know From Gilead Sciences’ Q3 Update
You could probably fit the number of people surprised by Gilead Sciences‘ (NASDAQ: GILD) third-quarter results inside a phone booth — if you could even find one. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) drug sales plunged. HIV drug sales looked good. And Gilead still has a boatload of cash. Continue Reading Below […]
The Real Reason You Should Still — Despite the Drop — Stay Away from Chipotle Stock
I was a shareholder of Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) for a long time. Who wouldn’t love backing a company with a mission to provide “food with integrity?” Continue Reading Below Anyone who walked into a location knew the company has a delicious product (as evidenced by the long wait lines). It […]
2 Reasons NetEase Is Built for Growth
Citing near-term headwinds, investment banking firm Jefferies downgraded NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) from buy to hold earlier this month, slashing the stock’s price target from $330 to $290. Analysts Ani Tu and Karen Chan believe that a lack of new game releases in the near future, and the tepid performance of NetEase’s […]
How to Buy Walt Disney Stock, and Why You Should Want to
When one thinks of typical childhood rites of passage, watching Cinderella or Bambi with your family, and a vacation to Disney World come to mind for many Americans. But did you know there’s much more to The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) than that? Today, Disney is a sprawling juggernaut that […]
Want a Better Job? Here Are 3 Steps Toward Getting One
Over half of the 100 million full-time employees in the United States aren’t engaged at work, CBS News reported in March. Continue Reading Below The story, based on research done by Gallup, showed that roughly 51 million people felt no real connection to their job. To make matters worse, another […]