Source: Pixabay Dear Diary, The Dow lost 315 points on Friday – a nearly 2% plunge. It is bound to happen sooner or later: US stocks will enter a bear market. Nothing can stop it. Nature and the gods command it. The Dow will fall as much as 1,000 points in a day. Then we’ll see…
Shares of Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:TTPH) have gained almost 40% in the past one month and had reached an all time high of $32.93 On December 10, 2014. The stock has been outperforming the broader market on the buyout buzz. After the announcement of takeover of its competitor Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc by Merck & Co. Inc., there…
How tight is money in the mining industry? So much so, according to Chris Ecclestone, mining strategist with Hallgarten & Co., that juniors are punished for resource estimates because the market believes they can’t afford to develop their properties further. In this interview withThe Gold Report, Ecclestone explains that canny juniors are choosing past-producing properties, which…
Lasse Mäkelä, CEO of Invesdor, shares his thoughts on where crowdfunding is heading. Photo Credit: Invesdor PR, YouTube screenshot I’m working on a book on equity crowdfunding in Europe and in my opinion, Invesdor is one of the best platforms in Europe. Recently, Invesdor agreed to cooperate with the business angel network FiBAN. Such partnerships are becoming increasingly popular as a way for angel…
It should not be too difficult for investors to remember the financial media’s general recommendation for stock exposure in the previous decade. Based primarily on the enormous success of emerging markets and developed foreign markets – talking heads on CNBC regularly talked about total market cap of world equities being a 50% split between the…
The stunning 40% drop in the price of oil over the past few months has scrambled global economic forecasts, changed the geo-political landscape, and has severely pressured many energy sector investments. Economists are scratching their heads to determine if the drop is good or bad for the economy or whether cheap oil will add to…
“Let’s play him,” my teenage daughter said to me this summer as we walked through New York’s Washington Square Park, where the chess sharks seek unsuspecting prey. I negotiated the terms of the engagement with the 20-year chess veteran and then gave him a bit of a shock when my daughter sat down opposite him instead…
Note from Talkmarkets editors: This article discusses one or more penny stocks. Penny stocks are easily manipulated; please do your own due diligence. For years I have highlighted a strategic metal called niobium. See my recent article on the topic by clicking on the following link: The West Must Look For A Secure Supply Of Niobium Recently…
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey fell significantly (14 points), and entered contraction for the first time in nearly two years. Key internals were also in contraction. Expectations were for a reading between 9.0 and 15.0 (consensus 12.0) versus the -3.6 reported. Any value above zero shows expansion for the New York area manufacturers. New orders…
Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 stocks to find the one with the most frequent new high in the last month and NASDAQ 100 (NASDAQ:ALTR) a semiconductor stock was at the top of the list: Barchart technical indicators: 48% Barchart technical buy signals Trend Spotter buy signal – up 4.95 since the 11/5 buy signal Above…
