Insmed Joins Biotech Trash Heap
When a drug trial goes bad, the hit to a drug maker's stock is instant and spectacular. Wednesday it will be Insmed in the spotlight. Shares were down nearly 25% in premarket trading.
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Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsWith volatility edging ever higher, investors have to look for at least a synthetic hedge to help them should there be a sizable correction. One of the best is solid…
Refinancing Tumbles as Mortgage Rates Start Rising
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 3.5% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a rise of 0.2% for the…
Is IBM as a Value Stock Really Just a Value Trap?
Jon OggIn case you haven’t been paying attention lately, value stocks are starting to get some interest again. In fact, the dog of all technology value stock dogs named International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:…
Short Sellers Find Renewed Interest in Biotech Stocks
After retreating from many leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical stocks in the previous two periods, short sellers returned in early March, especially in Celgene, Medivation and Pharmacyclics.
3D Printing Stock Prices Fall Faster Than Short Interest Rises
ThinkstockShort interest in the 3D printing companies was mixed in the most recent two-week reporting period. Partly that is due to the poor performance of the stocks since the beginning of the year. The…
The Six Largest Websites in America
Despite the rise of online properties such as Twitter, Pinterest and BuzzFeed, the sites that dominate the list of those most visited by Americans are the portals and search site Google.
Ten Stocks With the Largest Short Positions
Short sellers continue to hold huge positions in troubled companies, including J.C. Penney, while adding to their positions in some of the largest tech firms, such as Intel.
Another Huge Facebook Acquisition: Oculus for Virtual Reality
ThinkstockFacebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) already made major news and noise when it acquired WhatsApp for a zany sum of $19 billion. Now Mark Zuckerberg is making another large deal. Facebook is acquiring virtual reality…
Why Twitter Shares Are Hitting 2014 Lows
Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) proved that the cautious bears were way wrong right after the initial public offering. The microblogging giant sold shares at $26 in the IPO in late 2013, but the lowest…
With Earnings Warning, Employee National Morale Day at IGT
ThinkstockInternational Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) had a dubious title for a press release. It was named “IGT Re-Aligns to Position for Long-Term Earnings Growth.” The company should ask its employees, or at least 7%…
Opportunity in Kohl’s as Merchandising Officer Departs
ThinkstockKohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS) may have a mixed bag on the news reaction that the company’s chief merchandising officer is leaving the company. This sort of news can be a disaster for a retailer,…
The 4 Stocks That Charged the Market Higher
thinkstockMarch 25, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday but dipped sharply in the late morning on weakness in consumer discretionary, financial, and biotech stocks. The Dow and the S&P 500 held on to decent…
FAA Orders Boeing to Make Software Fix on 747s
Courtesy of Boeing Co.The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday issued an airworthiness directive to The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) requiring the company install new software that could prevent a crash on the…
BlackBerry Seeks Revenue Boost From BBM App
When BlackBerry opened up its popular messaging application, BBM, to iOS and Android last year, it more than doubled the user base. The questions is, is there any money in it?