SubscribeDHUnplugged #91: Mining Stocks and Ireland Woes
November 24, 2010
Here is our latest conversation …. new insights for anyone who invests in anything. This week we highlight a discussion about how Ireland is about to go under
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The Inside on The S&P Sectors in Early Trading
November 23, 2010
There is nothing to spook markets like a megalomaniac with nuclear capabilities. Why North Korea fired on their Southern “Neighbor” is anyone’s guess, but the response clearly raises the seriousness of the conflict.
The addition of a stronger dollar due to a better than expected GDP revision, along with renewed fears focusing on the debt and deficit problems in Portugal are not helping the bull’s spirits. Read more
Why the Sell-Off? Could It Be Fears about FBI Raids on Level Global LP?
November 22, 2010
The equity markets sold off hard this morning on fears that the Ireland bailout would not be enough to contain the problem. At least that was the initial thoughts from pundits.
Then, news broke about the FBI raiding three different hedge fund offices in relation to the insider trading scandal announced over the weekend. Interestingly, there has been some comment that one of the hedge funds in question may need to start liquidating funds as withdrawal requests begin to come in – once the firm’s Read more
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) – Breaking Out (52 Week/All-Time High)
November 22, 2010
According to reports, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALXN) announced today that a Phase 2 clinical study investigating Soliris(R) (eculizumab) as a treatment for patients with atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) who are resistant to plasma therapy met primary and key secondary endpoints with high levels of statistical and clinical significance, according to results presented today at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) annual meeting in Denver.
The new data are consistent with an earlier interim analysis Read more
Euro Region Banks – Six Weeks Later
November 22, 2010
With all of the money backing the necessary bailouts of the EuroZone banks and governments, it looks as if there is little more than continuing fear that has investors pulling money out of related investments.
Even with a $1 trillion or so backstop, the number keep growing on just how much it will take to right this sinking ship. Even as the goal is to keep the Euro from breaking apart under the weight of an uneven economic backdrop, investors are getting wise to the fact that the prop-up spending is going to continue to Read more
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