Any thoughts on BIIB? It announced plans to lay off 11% of its workforce, this despite positive earnings news. The stock jumped yesterday about 12% following that announcement and the earnings report.
I have been wondering whether it would help if consumers were allowed to lock in a price for gas/oil purchases for the year if they prepaid. This would perhaps ease the ever changing volatility in pricing due to constant catching up in supply and demand balancing. It seems we only know demand retroactively, what we need is to lock in demand up front so oil companies are not forever playing a guessing game with supply needs.
Lithium etf and stocks to watch are Global X Lithium ETF (LIT) down over 16% year to date and FMC Corp (FMC) down over 34% ytd but with an annual yield of 1.75%. Earnigs for FMC released next week Oct 28.
Seems to me that if the government wants to encourage people to have more kids they need to either ease immigration laws to boost population growth and/or provide tax and fiscal benefits for families. Neither of these are going to be popular in congress. The other option is to juggle the fiscal budget and allocate more spending for income support and college loans. In the US fiscal budget for 2016, National Defense was budgeted at over $585 billion, vs social security at $145 billion. Defense accounts for hefty 14.3% of the total federal spending for 2016. Does the US really need to spend more on defense than the 10 next highest spending countries including China ($216bn) and Russia ($85bn)??
Negative interest rates would mean people would deposit in their bank and have less to withdraw when they needed the money. Way to say goodbye to deposit accounts, as no one is going to pay the bank for the privilege of using their money. Say goodbye to fractional reserve banking as savings are withdrawn nationwide when the first bank does this.
Pulling this drug was obviously an expensive process for Eli Lilly, but the dangers and costs in delaying the pulling of drugs at this stage of development can be much more costly. The 7.7% hit on the stock is only a small part of the story. The costs in developing a drug through stage 3 run in the millions. Lilly said it would book a fourth-quarter charge of up to $90 million pre-tax, tied to research and development expenses. This is a good example of why biopharm and healthcare drug companies are volatile places to stash your money. Buyer beware. To play the safer route and reduce exposure to Eli Lilly, you could try your hand with iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV). Eli Lilly accounts for a mere 0.4% of IVV’s total holdings.
I'm not sure who your article is primarily directed at, first time home buyers? real estate investors? but I am a believer in 2 things: 1) not trying to time the market. No-one really ever knows when the boom or bust will begin or end. Buy a place to live because it generally in the long run will be cheaper than renting. 2). not looking at real estate as an investment product. A house is where you live, prices will fluctuate up and down over the course of its usable lifetime. Use property to live in, and use stocks, and RIETS as investment tools. Just my 5 cents' worth! Is cash a safer place to store your money? Yes, unless interest rates turn negative, but will you accrue money in the bank, definitely not!
Amazon has a habit of beating earnings. Last July, there was a huge 226% positive earnings surprise that included the company posting a gain ($0.19). The stock moved higher by $41.15 the next day, but was up as much as $75 intra-day. Next earnings are in 2 days, can it beat again?
Sounds like an exciting development in the world of uber convenient delivery services. If its successful in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, we will surely see it expanding across all of the US and throughout Europe. Uber could potentially crush its competitors and create a natural monopoly in its core markets if they secure so many drivers that their competitors can no longer operate.
Coke; one of the most cherished stocks in Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. the "Oracle" owns over 200 million shares representing more than 21% of his portfolio. KO is up over 31% in the last five years and gives back a healthy annual dividend of over 3%. The stock does seem to follow rise and fall with the S & P but as a long term investment, Buffet likes it and maybe we should too?
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Choppy Action Today In Biotech Stocks But Buyers Are Out There
Any thoughts on BIIB? It announced plans to lay off 11% of its workforce, this despite positive earnings news. The stock jumped yesterday about 12% following that announcement and the earnings report.
Oil Inventories And Refinery Utilization Declines But Country Remains Oversupplied With Oil
I have been wondering whether it would help if consumers were allowed to lock in a price for gas/oil purchases for the year if they prepaid. This would perhaps ease the ever changing volatility in pricing due to constant catching up in supply and demand balancing. It seems we only know demand retroactively, what we need is to lock in demand up front so oil companies are not forever playing a guessing game with supply needs.
Lithium Market Set To Explode – All Eyes Are On Nevada
Lithium etf and stocks to watch are Global X Lithium ETF (LIT) down over 16% year to date and FMC Corp (FMC) down over 34% ytd but with an annual yield of 1.75%. Earnigs for FMC released next week Oct 28.
Here's To Cheaper Education, Health Care, And Child Care Costs
Seems to me that if the government wants to encourage people to have more kids they need to either ease immigration laws to boost population growth and/or provide tax and fiscal benefits for families. Neither of these are going to be popular in congress. The other option is to juggle the fiscal budget and allocate more spending for income support and college loans. In the US fiscal budget for 2016, National Defense was budgeted at over $585 billion, vs social security at $145 billion. Defense accounts for hefty 14.3% of the total federal spending for 2016. Does the US really need to spend more on defense than the 10 next highest spending countries including China ($216bn) and Russia ($85bn)??
The Mindless Stupidity Of Negative Interest Rates
Negative interest rates would mean people would deposit in their bank and have less to withdraw when they needed the money. Way to say goodbye to deposit accounts, as no one is going to pay the bank for the privilege of using their money. Say goodbye to fractional reserve banking as savings are withdrawn nationwide when the first bank does this.
Eli Lilly Scraps Major Cholesterol-Inhibitor Drug; Shares Fall 7.7%
Pulling this drug was obviously an expensive process for Eli Lilly, but the dangers and costs in delaying the pulling of drugs at this stage of development can be much more costly. The 7.7% hit on the stock is only a small part of the story. The costs in developing a drug through stage 3 run in the millions. Lilly said it would book a fourth-quarter charge of up to $90 million pre-tax, tied to research and development expenses. This is a good example of why biopharm and healthcare drug companies are volatile places to stash your money. Buyer beware. To play the safer route and reduce exposure to Eli Lilly, you could try your hand with iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV). Eli Lilly accounts for a mere 0.4% of IVV’s total holdings.
With New Data Showing Housing Sales Slowing Here’s Why You’ll Want To Be In Cash
I'm not sure who your article is primarily directed at, first time home buyers? real estate investors? but I am a believer in 2 things: 1) not trying to time the market. No-one really ever knows when the boom or bust will begin or end. Buy a place to live because it generally in the long run will be cheaper than renting. 2). not looking at real estate as an investment product. A house is where you live, prices will fluctuate up and down over the course of its usable lifetime. Use property to live in, and use stocks, and RIETS as investment tools. Just my 5 cents' worth! Is cash a safer place to store your money? Yes, unless interest rates turn negative, but will you accrue money in the bank, definitely not!
Amazon.Com - Chart Of The Day
Amazon has a habit of beating earnings. Last July, there was a huge 226% positive earnings surprise that included the company posting a gain ($0.19). The stock moved higher by $41.15 the next day, but was up as much as $75 intra-day. Next earnings are in 2 days, can it beat again?
UberRUSH: Uber's On-Demand Delivery Service Rolls Out In New York, Chicago, And San Francisco
Sounds like an exciting development in the world of uber convenient delivery services. If its successful in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, we will surely see it expanding across all of the US and throughout Europe. Uber could potentially crush its competitors and create a natural monopoly in its core markets if they secure so many drivers that their competitors can no longer operate.
Things Go Better With COKE
Coke; one of the most cherished stocks in Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. the "Oracle" owns over 200 million shares representing more than 21% of his portfolio. KO is up over 31% in the last five years and gives back a healthy annual dividend of over 3%. The stock does seem to follow rise and fall with the S & P but as a long term investment, Buffet likes it and maybe we should too?