Thanks to developments in LNG exporting, Alaska may soon return to its energy glory days. And that's good news for investors looking for LNG stocks today.
Alaska's oil production peaked at more than 2 million barrels a day in 1988. That figure dropped to 531,000 barrels a day in 2013. Now projections call for a drop to 312,000 barrels a day within the next 10 years.
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On Friday, the U.S. Federal Reserve released the transcripts from its vital meetings over the state of the U.S. economy from 2007 through 2009.
The transcripts provide a staggering glimpse into the world of a central bank in crisis, or at least the inability for all parties concerned to grasp the problems at hand.
Here are the five most ridiculous takeaways from the Fed Reports.
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by Tara Clarke
Updated June 24, 2016: The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened today with a 2.4% plunge. Investors worldwide are fretting over the unprecedented Brexit decision and how it could destabilize Europe’s fragile union. [Editor’s Note: George Soros has projected a Brexit will lead to a currency crash. Click here for a better primer of what's to […]
Gold prices are down $0.90 today (Friday) to a spot price of $1,322.10 an ounce and are down to finish the week after reaching $1,332.10 per ounce on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed nearly 41 points in early trading today.
See why we're bullish on gold today...
Pre-market Trading Report, Feb. 21, 2014: The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 92 points on Thursday to finish at 16,133.23. The Nasdaq rose 0.7% to 4,267.55, while the S&P increased 11 points to close at 1,839.78.
Here's what's ahead for today's market:
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When you're evaluating a biotech, or even a full-fledged pharmaceutical company, you'll want to look at its product pipeline, upcoming catalysts, and financial indicators.
But the most important asset it possesses, the heartbeat that drives everything else, is its intellectual property (patent) portfolio…
That's what will make it attractive for acquisition, merger, or licensing deals.
And it's what protects its products from marauding generic drug manufacturers, who will produce copycat therapies and sell them at cutthroat prices.
For a drug development company, that spells disaster.
Penny stock Microvision Inc. (Nasdaq: MVIS) soared 134% today. (Thursday) on news that Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) will be using the laser-display technology developed by Microvision in its newest projector module.
The hallmark of Sony's new "pico projector" module is its size – it can fit in the user's pocket.
Here’s the good news from Sony that helped MVIS post a triple-digit gain...
by Diane Alter
Biotech stocks have delivered a healthy dose of returns to investors year to date. The iShares Nasdaq Biotech Index ETF (Nasdaq: IBB) is up a whopping 65% so far in 2014.
That follows a 60%-plus return last year, far outpacing the 30% gain of the broader market. Some 81 biotech companies saw share prices more than double in 2013.
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Global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expected to double by 2025, and that has investors looking for the best LNG stocks to buy now.
But it's not just stock performance that can be enticing for LNG investors. Many LNG stocks offer their shareholders hefty dividend yields as well – some close to 7%.
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China's largest e-commerce company Alibaba is expected to go public later in 2014, but investors who want to profit from China's soaring e-commerce industry don't have to wait to make money.
China's e-commerce industry is the second-largest in the world. It's on track to overtake the United States as soon as 2016, according to eMarketer.
