Biotech stocks delivered outstanding performance for investors in 2012. After a difficult 2011, biotech stocks took off in January 2012 and never looked back.
A quick look at the following chart tells the whole story.
As you can see, the Nasdaq... read more »
January 14, 2013 6:09 pm / no comments
Investors holding shares of biotech Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) awoke to excellent news Friday morning. The company announced it had entered into a worldwide collaboration and licensing agreement with Pfizer (PFE).
The deal gives Pfizer a global... read more »
December 26, 2012 5:49 pm / no comments
2012 has been one of the slowest years ever for IPOs of Chinese stocks on American exchanges. Just three Chinese companies went public in the US this year.
That’s way down from the peak set just two years ago. In 2010, a whopping 42... read more »
December 17, 2012 5:23 pm / no comments
Barclay’s introduced its first new fund in about a year last week. It’s called the Barclay’s ETN+ Shiller CAPE ETN (CAPE). And it’s designed to outperform the S&P 500 over the long run using Professor Robert Shiller’s Cyclically... read more »
October 17, 2012 5:21 pm / no comments
Following August’s lackluster jobs report, the Fed has decided to take additional steps to boost economic growth and curtail unemployment.
In case you missed it, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke made a critical announcement late last week. He said... read more »
September 18, 2012 7:18 pm / no comments
Facebook (FB) shares hit the market in May through one of the most highly anticipated IPO’s of all time. But the “can’t miss” stock has so far failed to live up to the hype.
Since its debut at $38 per share, FB has shed more than 42%... read more »
August 14, 2012 7:36 pm / no comments
Figuring out where to invest in the stock market is a bit trickier than usual of late.
The European financial crisis has many worried the European Union could break apart at any minute. And slowing growth in China and the US are sparking concerns... read more »
July 11, 2012 10:00 am / no comments
The Facebook (FB) IPO was hailed as one of the greatest investment opportunities in stock market history. But in the end, it can be summed up with just one word…
ANTI-CLIMACTIC!
There’s really no other way to describe it.
Investors... read more »
May 22, 2012 8:00 pm / no comments
The month of May 2012 is set to go down in history. It will forever be remembered as the month Facebook finally went public. That’s right. After months of speculation, the most highly anticipated IPO of all time is nearly ready to go.
And... read more »
May 8, 2012 8:39 pm / no comments
When was the last time you made ten times your money on a single stock trade? Heck, can you remember the last time you quadrupled or even tripled your money on a stock?
Most ordinary investors will have a hard time coming up with an answer to... read more »
April 10, 2012 7:24 pm / no comments