It was early in October before earnings season kicked off into full thrust when we first reviewed many large or actively traded stocks which had not participated in the stock market rally…
Here we are going into yet another earnings season. We saw Monday how the market has rallied significantly from the March lows and the major indexes are even up in positive territory…
We may have had earnings season officially start with Alcoa this week, but next week will be the real week for the launch of earnings season. We now have an index to…
Reuters:  Solvay sold its drug unit to Abbott (ABT) foe $6.6 billion. Reuters:  Kraft (KFT) will launch a hostile bid for Cadbury. Reuters:  The World Bank said not to take the dollar’s…
Safety and efficacy data are critical to drug candidates. But what really makes a potential drug attractive is strong top-line data, a new biotech-based treatment, and a massive potential market. With help…
Reuters:  Cybercrime is spreading fast on Facebook. Reuters:  GM will seek to sell most of its assets to a new company. Reuters:   Madoff got 150 years in prison. Reuters:  AIG (AIG) shareholders will…
Word is out that the Dow Jones Indexes team is set to release the name of the replacement for General Motors (NYSE: GM) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. We have heard…
The bets are on that General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) is done as far as the current stock is concerned. While it seems that the equity holders of today will keep 1%…
According to Reuters, the Administration has forced GM (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner out of his job. Reuters reports that in an FT interview Obama said the G-20 nations should send a strong…
LDK Solar (LDK) Write-down and poor forecast. Drops to $4.01 from 52-week high of $52.40. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) No special news. Just drifting down. Falls to $44.51 from 52-week high of $59.95.…
We compiled a list of the equity holdings of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and for Bill Gates’ personal investment vehicle Cascade Investment. These are as of December 31, 2008 and…
If we told you on Friday that a decent-sized medical merger was coming with a 100% premium, you probably wouldn’t have believed it. We are having a hard time believing it even…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, retail sales will probably drop further after the holidays. Reuters reports that the shock waves of the Madoff scandal are spreading around the financial world. Reuters writes that the…
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health funded a study which is showing further evidence to support the use of drug eluting stents over bare metal stents in heart attack patients. This study…
The stent business in the US has been dying and it is in trouble overseas. Stents are small mesh tubs which keep clogged arteries open. Last year, several studies showed that stents…
