Category Archive: Finance
FDA Approves Futuristic New Cancer Therapy, To Cost $475,000, Sending Biotechs Surging
The FDA on Wednesday opened a new era in cancer treatment, when it approved a landmark, futuristic new gene therapy-based approach to treat childhood leukemia, one which has produced unprecedented results in patients with the deadly cancer. Even the FDA called the approval “historic.” “We’re entering a new frontier in medical innovation with the ability to reprogram […]
Gold On The Verge?
Is Gold on the verge of a breakout? We discuss that as well as much more in this lengthy interview. Video Length: 00:57:04
Draghi Isn’t Powerful Enough To Stop This…
Ok, so just a quick note on the euro. After blowing through 1.20 on Tuesday and getting some notable traction as a safe haven, the single currency has come off a bit on Wednesday, providing some welcome relief to eurozone equities which hit 6-month lows yesterday. The relief rally in the dollar now has the […]
Euphoria Peak
The August reading of the “Euphoriameter” showed a small but noticeable move down from what was a more than 12-year high, certainly a post-financial-crisis high. As a reminder, the Euphoriameter tracks a composite of surveyed investor sentiment (AAII & II), implied volatility (the VIX), and valuations (forward PE). This composite view provides a holistic insight across […]
AstraZeneca And Takeda Ink Deal To Develop Parkinson’s Drug
AstraZeneca PLC (AZN – Free Report) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, a Japanese pharma company, have entered into an agreement to jointly develop and commercialize preclinical candidate MEDI1341. In fact, MEDI1341 is an alpha-synuclein antibody being developed for the potential treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The candidate is due to enter phase I studies later this year. While […]
The Great Equity-For-Debt Swap
There’s been a lot of attention paid to the amount of equity that has been removed from the markets by corporate takeovers and buyback programs. Bloomberg recently put the number at about $5.5 trillion. While it’s true this does reduce the supply of corporate equities in the markets it’s only half of the story. The […]
The Hunt For Survivors In An Amazon-Dominated World
It’s been well-documented here… Amazon (AMZN) is a serial killer, and its prey is retailers — ones who never thought of building a moat. Now, I’ll be the first to concede… In the old paradigm, retailers didn’t need to think much about moats: The term “economic moat,” coined and popularized by Warren Buffett, refers to a […]
Has EUR/GBP Peaked?
Despite better than expected inflation and confidence data, the euro extended its losses today below 1.19. There’s some talk that the ECB could opt for a dovish taper next week to avoid driving the euro higher and while it is not clear if they feel this way, the momentum is certainly tilted downwards for the […]
The Main Reason Option Traders Fail
How to trade options and what is the main reason where options traders fail? Video Length: 00:04:59
Real Estate Portfolio Diversification With REITs
Today’s most prolific investors know it, and it’s about time you did, too: real estate portfolio diversification is a tried and true strategy that no entrepreneur should be without. After all, what separates today’s best investors from the rest of the pack, if not for a propensity towards risk aversion? At the very least, it’s those that […]
