Underscoring just how much big pharma will depend on biotech acquisitions for future revenue, an analysis published by Evaluate Pharma today suggests half of the top 100 drugs worldwide by 2014 –…
Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PMTI) is seeing shares surge to new heights not seen in 18-months. The company is the first to receive FDA approval for over-the-counter clearance for a new,…
These are the few top pre-market analyst downgrades or cautious research calls from Wall Street firms this Friday morning with about two hours until the market opens: Burger King (BKC) Cut to…
The first quarter of 2009 Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) holdings are now out for the cut off date here of March 31, 2009. There are some changes from…
Investors flock to defensive stocks in times of trouble and and when they worry, assuming they look to stay in the market when they are worried. But if the trend here continues,…
These are the top ten analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street this Monday morning: Amazon.com (AMZN) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. bebe Stores (BEBE) Raised to Outperform at…
According to Reuters, Obama vowed to overhaul the tax code. Reuters reports that GM (GM) is working on a plan to cut dealers at an accelerated pace. Reuters writes that China’s first…
According to Reuters, banks have been asked to keep the results of the “stress tests” of their financial conditions confidential. Reuters reports that the Fed says its current plan is to prevent…
These are the top upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street analysts this Friday morning: Expedia (EXPE) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Ford (F) Started as Buy at UBS. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)…
According to Reuters, the Fed’s plans to buy Treasuries is like a program called “Operation Twist” which was part of the agencies effort to help the economy almost fifty years ago. Reuters…
Warren Buffett has been a much more reserved lately, although not as much as the recent performance might dictate. In the latest Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) annual report, he sounded like…
It’s another rough trading day in the stock market. It is bad enough that the DJIA is down over 3% to decade lows and under 7,000… But even almost all of the…
Everyone wants to know what the Oracle of Omaha is up to. The great Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) stock has proven to be far from immune to the woes of the…
According, to Reuters, GM (GM) and Chrysler have asked for another $22 billion. Reuters reports that the SEC has charged Alan Stamford with “massive fraud.” Reuters reports that Trump’s image is being…
The second group is out, and here are the year-end holdings of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). This filing shows the holdings alphabetically as “H to R” for stocks…
