Jon OggStocks were indicated lower by almost 1% on Monday after China’s Shanghai market suffered its biggest loss in about 8 years on Monday. The one trend that has held up for almost 4…
ThinkstockThe short interest data have been released for the July 15 settlement date. Pharmaceutical companies are usually involved in a lengthy process in getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is…
courtesy of American Apparel imageTrendy clothing maker American Apparel Inc. (NYSEMKT: APP) faces a $15.4 million debt repayment bill in October and there is some question about whether or not the company will be…
ThinkstockThe short interest data have been released for the July 15 settlement date. It just so happens that some of the latest short interest readings for major oil companies are backing off highs, while…
ThinkstockThe short interest data are out for the July 15 settlement date. Biotech companies are considered a riskier group of stocks, with big upside and big downside. FDA rulings can make or break them.…
thinkstockShort interest moves among solar and alternative energy stocks were mixed during the two-week reporting period that ended on July 15th. In the solar sector three of the five companies we watch saw short…
ThinkstockShort interest during the two-week period ending July 15th was mixed on the four 3D printing stocks we follow. Share prices plunged in a range of 8% to 16% for all four stocks, and…
ThinkstockDespite a historically slow start to tornado season in 2015, more than 400 tornadoes were reported in May alone, roughly double the average in recent years. May was also the second most active tornado…
The FT was sold to Nikkei, the large Japanese media company, for $1.3 billion. The FT’s publisher, Pearson Group admitted its 50% of The Economist was also on the block. Some estimates of the value…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Best Buy had its Black Friday summer sale as well as a disappointing quarter. It now has another plan to improve its prospects. Best Buy will begin to sell Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Watch, which has had…
In a deal which had been anticipated, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE: TEVA) announced it would buy Allergan Generics in a transaction valued at $40.5 billion. According to a press release issued by the two…
China’s flu has not turned into a cold in Europe. After an 8% sell off in China, markets in Europe were only slightly down at 4:30 Eastern Time. The FTSE was off only .3%…
Whatever the Chinese government set in the way of keeping stocks higher ran out of steam as major markets there fell as much as 8%. The run up in stocks over the last year…
ThinkstockPharmaceutical and Biotech investors are about to get a real show for earnings this week. Big Pharma will bring earnings from Dow Jones Industrial Average companies Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) and Pfizer…
ThinkstockMost people believe that the depths at which oil & gas producers drill and fracture wells exceed a mile or more below the earth’s surface. A new study reports that about 16% of wells…