Companies in the Healthcare sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Aerie Pharma (AERI – Research Report) and Quidel (QDEL – Research Report). Aerie Pharma (AERI) Raymond James analyst Elliot Wilbur maintained a Hold rating on Aerie Pharma today. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $15.65. According to
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In this article COF TROW RCL CCL GS CAKE Pedestrians wearing protective masks wait to enter a Disney store in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Virgin Galactic — Shares of Virgin Galactic were down 14%
Sharing is Caring! by John Ward In an astonishing outburst, top extra-terrestrial virology expert Christopher Whitty insists that reckless England footballers taking penalties while unmasked gifted the Euros crown to Italy. “A mask is the perfect vehicle for disguising your intentions from the wicket-keeper,’ he said. The Slog investigates. In keeping with the New Normal policy
In this article RDFN A home stands for sale in a Brooklyn neighborhood with a limited supply of single family homes on March 31, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images For more than a year now, the housing market has been a perfect storm for sellers, but the winds may finally
A new report by Redfin shows that Hispanic and Latino homeowners have made marked progress in homeownership over the last six years, often at a much faster pace than white or Black Americans, with 50.1% of Hispanic or Latino Americans owning their home in 2020, up from 45.4% in 2014. Familial support is one reason
The Miami-based Nifty’s, Inc. announced the launch of the project’s website which aims to reveal a non-fungible token (NFT) social platform focused on gathering mainstream attention. The company has also revealed it raised $10 million in a seed round from well-known investors like A&T Capital, Polychain Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Liberty City Ventures, Dapper Labs, Topps,
White Plains, New York, and the bond insurer for debt the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency issued to build a downtown parking garage are at odds over who is on the hook for a looming $1.7 million bond payment for the facility. ACA Financial Guaranty of nearby Rye insured the bonds. The next payment is
Social Security is a program you get the joy of paying into your entire working life. The prospect of this valuable retirement income stream not being there once you leave the workforce is alarming to many Americans. As it stands now, it is not a question of “if Social Security will run out of money” but
Silver Declines As Dollar Gains Ground At The Beginning Of The Week Silver remains stuck in a tight range between the support at $25.80 and the resistance at $26.30 while the U.S. dollar is moving higher against a broad basket of currencies. The U.S. Dollar Index has recently made an attempt to settle above the resistance
Gold miners’ stocks have been grinding sideways for several weeks after getting whacked by mid-June’s hawkish Fed surprise. While this has stoked bearish sentiment, the stocks are… by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLC The gold miners’ stocks have been grinding sideways for several weeks, after getting whacked by mid-June’s hawkish Fed surprise. While this low
Cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments continues reinforcing its commitment to digital currency investment products with a new filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. The company announced Monday that it has filed a Form 10 registration statement 10 with the SEC on behalf of its Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC)
After steadily dropping for the past three weeks since a June 16 Fed announcement caused a rate spike, major mortgage averages modestly reversed direction Friday, inching back up slightly. National Averages of Lenders’ Best Rates Loan Type Purchase Refinance 30-Year Fixed 3.02% 3.26% FHA 30-Year Fixed 2.94% 3.15% Jumbo 30-Year Fixed 3.21% 3.45% 15-Year Fixed
(Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Climate change has been one of the biggest topics of 2021, but private capital specifically is still in a nascent stage in making progress in this space. TPG’s Executive Chairman Jim Coulter is raising one of the few climate funds in existence. Here he is on impact
The chief executive of Virgin Galactic laid out a goal of taking tourists to the edge of space at a rate of more than one flight a day, as the private space company looks to capitalise on founder Sir Richard Branson’s successful test flight at the weekend. However, Michael Colglazier, who took the helm at
The economic fallout from the pandemic and rapidly rising food prices have fuelled a sharp increase in the number of people going hungry around the world, according to the UN. The number who did not have access to adequate nutrition last year rose 320m to 2.4bn — nearly a third of the world’s population —
How wealth management firms plan to move beyond the coronavirus pandemic may reveal an emerging gap between how large and small practices can invest in technology. Most advisors intend to increase their tech budgets over the next year, according to Financial Planning’s annual Tech Survey. Four out of 10 firms plan to keep budgets consistent,
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) announced that it has acquired Baylor Klein, a boutique advisory company, to accelerate the growth of its corporate finance business in Europe. The financial terms of the deal have been kept under wraps. Shares of the global investment bank and financial services company have gained 48% over the past year. (See HLI
In this article SPCE JWN CAKE Virgin Galactic Founder Sir Richard Branson demonstrates a spacewear system, designed for Virgin Galactic astronauts, at an event October 16, 2019 in Yonkers, New York. Don Emmert | AFP | Getty Images Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket. Virgin Galactic — Shares of
Sharing is Caring! by Michael Snyder Did you know that a billion sea creatures were just wiped out on the west coast? And they did not die pleasantly. The historic “heat dome” that hit the Northwest like a freight train literally cooked them to death. Needless to say, this is not normal. In fact, we
Nigeria’s peer-to-peer bitcoin trade volumes went up to just under $38 million in June 2021, the latest data shows. This surge becomes only the second time Nigerian P2P traded volumes have breached the $35 million mark in 2021. March 2021 is the only other period when P2P bitcoin traded volumes nearly surpassed the $38 million
For some adult children who have unpleasant, oppositional aging parents, there is a strong motivation to stay out of their affairs. That’s understandable. No one likes to be yelled at and rejected. You want self-protection. But unwillingness to confront impaired aging parents can carry an extreme price tag. This is a real story with the
U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures closed higher on Friday as buyers continued to react to a government report released on Thursday that showed another sizable drop in U.S. inventories. Meanwhile, signs of strong Asian demand from both China and India added support. On Friday, September WTI crude oil futures settled
If the current trend continues we will be returning to more “normal” levels… by Ryan McMaken of Mises Institute Money supply growth slowed again in May, falling for the third month in a row, and to a 15-month low. That is, money supply growth in the US has come down from its unprecedented levels, and
According to a July 11 report from The Korean Economic Daily, the group’s banking unit, Woori Woori Financial Group has become the latest major South Korean financial institution to announce it will launch digital asset custody services. Bank, is partnering with Bitcoin-based fintech solution firm, Coinplug, to establish a digital asset custody joint venture, dubbed
Smartphones are a necessity for many people, but purchasing one outright can be costly. As of 2020 the average cost for premium smartphone models topped $1,000, though the global average smartphone selling price in 2021 is only $363. Financing the purchase of a smartphone may seem like the better option when cash is tight, and
The world’s two largest technology manufacturers have signed an agreement to buy 10m doses of BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to donate to Taiwan, resolving an almost yearlong political tug of war over securing jabs for the country. TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, and Foxconn, the leading manufacturer of Apple’s iPhone, said they had agreed the
When the top brass of supermarket chain Wm Morrison gathered for their away-day in November, the company’s response to the pandemic was not the only topic on the agenda. Its share price remained stubbornly low, and board members and senior managers discussed the odds that a lowball takeover offer would prove triumphant. “We could see
While there may be a divide between how large and small firms are using their technology budgets, advisors across the board recognize how important technology is for the future of their firms and the wealth management industry. Ninety-three percent of financial advisors say technology plays either a critical or very important role in their practice,
RBC Capital analyst Gregory Renza maintained a Hold rating on Provention Bio (PRVB – Research Report) on July 8 and set a price target of $8.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $6.47, close to its 52-week low of $5.59. According to TipRanks.com, Renza is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 1.2%
Sharing is Caring! By Chris Black Motto: This about accustoming you to being an absolute slave in your own country, to invisible financial and corporate entities, while making you believe that you’re simply engaging in pro-social behavior for the good of society at large. Things are degenerating fast in the US, not one year into