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Insys Therapeutics: Drug Dealers And The Feds. Can The Business Survive?
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Bronte Capital
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Monday, May 12, 2014 9:02 AM EDT
Insys Therapeutic is a seller of marijuana based anti-nausea drugs and super-strong opiates (Fentanyl) and nothing much else.
In this article: FHRX
The “Amazon Tax”: Empirical Evidence From Amazon And Main Street Retailers
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Global Economic Intersection
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Monday, May 12, 2014 8:04 AM EDT
Several US states have recently implemented laws requiring the collection of sales tax on online purchases. In practice, however, only Amazon.com has been affected. This column shows that households living in these states have reduced their Amazon expenditures by 9.5%.
In this article: AMZN
A Tax-Paying Hedge Fund Not Overpaying Its Staff
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Vivian Lewis
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Monday, May 12, 2014 7:50 AM EDT
Publicom will not see the light of day. The $35 bn merger of ad agencies Publicis and Omnicom has been cancelled. The idea that bigger is better in the advertising business seems to me to have been misguided from the start.
In this article: AGU, BNS, C, EC, KF, NOK, OMC, PEG, SHG, TEF, VALE, 9437.TSE, ALBCF, AOMFF, ARVCF, CIFAF, NPSNY, TCTZF, CAMK.L
The Solution To The Declining Middle Class: Destroy Fixed Costs And Debt
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Monday, May 12, 2014 7:32 AM EDT
Last week I covered the structural dynamics causing the decline of the middle class. In general, the costs of untradable services (healthcare, higher education, government) and the rot of financialization have increased while wages have stagnated.
A Load Of Bull
Article By:
Tim Richards
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Monday, May 12, 2014 7:20 AM EDT
The book, Investing Psychology: The Effects of Behavioral Finance on Investment Choice and Bias (Wiley Finance), is a review of the current state of behavioral finance for the non-expert – a task born out of hope as much as expectation...
Japan: Current Account Surplus Shrinks
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John Lounsbury
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Monday, May 12, 2014 7:04 AM EDT
Econintersect: The current account balance for Japan dropped to a surplus of ¥116.4 billion ($1.1 billion) for March 2014. This was down from the February surplus of ¥612.7 billion ($5.95 billion) and also much less than the ¥305 billion ($3 billion) expected.
Weekly Stock Report Released - May 12, 2014
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E.B. Capital Markets
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Monday, May 12, 2014 6:53 AM EDT
Utilities continue to hold onto the top slot in our weekly sector ranking. Basic materials and industrial goods also score above average. Consumer goods score inline, with mid and small cap consumer scoring relatively better than large cap.
In this article: APH, ENR, EPL, EQT, EW, GB, GDP, LLL, LLY, MTOR, ALIM, AVAV, DXPE, ECOL, KONG, TWIN, IPAR, SIAL, STFC, SWHC
Twitter Suffers Sell-Off As Lock-Up Expires
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Global Economic Intersection
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Monday, May 12, 2014 6:38 AM EDT
When a company goes public, early investors and company insiders are usually forbidden to sell their shares for a predetermined amount of time.
Weighing The Week Ahead: Should We Fear Market Divergences?
Article By:
Jeff Miller
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Monday, May 12, 2014 6:32 AM EDT
The latest bearish meme is the focus on market divergences. The idea is that a "healthy" market shows confirmation from various sectors. The Dow made a new record high this week, which does not really reflect the overall market.
Weekly Sentiment Report
Article By:
Guy Lerner
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Monday, May 12, 2014 6:20 AM EDT
Our fundamental equity model, which utilizes investor sentiment, turned bearish in early February. Our technical model remains constructive. Bearish fundamentals plus bullish technicals equals NEUTRAL market environment, which should be ruled by overbought/ oversold market conditions.
In this article: VIX
Insider Trading Report Edition #203: Notable Buys And Sales
Article By:
Asif Suria
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Monday, May 12, 2014 6:10 AM EDT
Welcome to edition 203 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying bounced back last week with insiders purchasing $65.72 million of their stock compared to $16.74 million in the week prior.
The EU's Ties To Russia Rule Out Any Serious Sanctions
Article By:
Sober Look
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Monday, May 12, 2014 6:00 AM EDT
Many were outraged recently when the trade data showed Russian exports actually rising in the face of the so-called "sanctions".
Japan Balance Of Payments Current Account Collapses To Record Deficit
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Monday, May 12, 2014 5:52 AM EDT
Any day, week, month, quarter, year now... that J-Curve 'recovery' will come bounding over the horizon and save the Japanese economy from its inevitable death spiral...
Gold On The Cliff Verge
Article By:
readtheticker
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Monday, May 12, 2014 5:42 AM EDT
Gold (GLD Etf) is on the verge of a yearly outer channel. As markets have a tendency to push buy and hold investors to despair, you can now expect the despair to occur again.
In this article: GLD
Daily Market Commentary: Bull Kept Waiting
Article By:
Declan Fallon
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Monday, May 12, 2014 5:35 AM EDT
Bulls made another stab at a recovery on Friday, but volume was lighter than previous selling The breakouts in Large Caps haven't materialized, but haven't been ruled out either.
Uranus, Technology, And Progress
Article By:
Jeff Pierce
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Sunday, May 11, 2014 11:52 PM EDT
For those who integrate astrology into their trading decisions, we periodically post a moon cycle chart in conjunction with the Dow Jones chart. May 14th has a very significant full moon in Scorpio...
In this article: DIA