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Onconova Therapeutics Announces Pricing Of Public Offering Of Common Stock

Onconova Therapeutics Announces Pricing Of Public Offering Of Common Stock

NEWTOWN, Pa., April 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONTX), a Phase 3 stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drug candidates to treat cancer, with a primary focus on Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 2,476,190 shares of its common stock, at a […]
14 April 2017: ECRI’s WLI Growth Index Degradation Continues

14 April 2017: ECRI’s WLI Growth Index Degradation Continues

ECRI’s WLI Growth Index which forecasts economic growth six months forward remains in positive territory for over one year – after spending the previous 35 consecutive weeks in negative territory. This is compared to RecessionAlerts similar weekly leading index. ECRI also released their coincident index this week. Analyst Opinion of the trends of the weekly […]
Visa Inc. Beats Handily And Buys Back Shares

Visa Inc. Beats Handily And Buys Back Shares

The Numbers On Thursday April 20, 2017 Visa Inc. reported their fiscal second quarter earnings after the market closed at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The company reported $.86 per share which beat the $.76 estimate at Thomson Reuters. Revenue was 4.5 billion dollars versus an estimate of 4.3 billion. And to add the proverbial -icing […]
GLD: A Picture Of Fear

GLD: A Picture Of Fear

Written by Sean Brodrick Do you want to see a picture of fear? Just look at what’s happening in the world’s largest gold ETF in the chart below. The SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) added 11.84 metric tons of gold on April 19. That’s the most since Sept. 6, 2016, and it brought the GLD’s holding […]
What’s In Store For Material ETFs In Q1 Earnings?

What’s In Store For Material ETFs In Q1 Earnings?

The materials sector has been one of the top performing sectors of this year thanks to rebounding commodity prices, positive developments in China, pick-up in global manufacturing activities and improving global trends. Additionally, Trump’s pro-growth policies to revive U.S. manufacturing and rehabilitate the country’s aging infrastructure added to its strength. The President-elect has proposed to […]
EUR/USD Forecast Apr. 24-28

EUR/USD Forecast Apr. 24-28

EUR/USD drifted to the upside, driven by the dollar’s weakness. Is there more to come? The big event of the upcoming week is the French elections, followed by the ECB decision. Here is an outlook for the highlights of this week and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD. The latest polls towards the first round of the French […]
Chart Of The Day: (No) Go With The Flow

Chart Of The Day: (No) Go With The Flow

A lot of folks have a hard time keeping track of flows data and an even harder time interpreting it. Fortunately, we’ve seen at least two instances over the past six weeks of outflows from particular asset classes that are so large as to be idiot-proof in terms of interpretation. Recall the mass exodus from HY last […]
Money In America

Money In America

In 1830, France was once more swept up in revolution, only this time at the end of it was installed one king to replace another. Louis-Phillipe became, in fact, France’s last king as a result of that July Revolution. The country was trying to make sense of its imperial past with the growing democratic sentiments […]
Why The French Elections Are Important To You The Trader

Why The French Elections Are Important To You The Trader

France’s upcoming presidential election is a major test for European unity. For traders, it is also indicated a possible trend for Euroscepticism in a region that is growing more hostile to integration. When it comes to the French elections, there is no shortage of scary outcomes from a financial perspective. The biggest risk is undoubtedly […]
WTI Crude Crashes Below $50 As Hedgies Lose Faith In OPEC

WTI Crude Crashes Below $50 As Hedgies Lose Faith In OPEC

Oil is headed for its biggest weekly loss since early March as signs that OPEC will continue with output reductions are offset by growing U.S. production and inventory gluts. Having tried and failed to spark some momentum yesterday (via Saudi jawboning and Goldman confidence), WTI Crude just plunged below $50 for the first time since March. “It […]