Marina and I returned home from Houston late Wednesday night. After trips to London and Mexico City, we were tired to say the least… but also very excited.
That's because our latest trip allowed us to spend several days visiting the initial drilling sites for Money Map Project #1 in South and East Texas.
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Today's stock market news, April 4, 2014: The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.45 points on Thursday to finish at 16,572.55. The Nasdaq dropped 38.72 points finish at 4,237.74 yesterday, while the S&P 500 was down 2.13 points to end the day at 1,888.77.
Here is what is on tap for this morning...
In the pharmaceutical industry, a "blockbuster" is any drug that brings in $1 billion or more in revenue per year.
It's the prize that every biotech hopes to win – and every biotech investor hopes to cash in on.
So how do you spot one in the making? If the market suspects a drug candidate has blockbuster potential, catalysts (events like positive clinical study results and regulatory milestones) will give its manufacturer's share price a big, big boost.
There is no crystal ball that's 100% accurate when experimental drugs are concerned, but here are some telling questions that can narrow your search…
The new Fire TV from Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) may be a new product, but it's a familiar strategy.
Amazon unveiled the $99 set-top box Wednesday, emphasizing its robust hardware specifications, its voice-controlled interface, its ability to play games, and an array of content that includes Hulu, Netflix, Bloomberg TV and Major League Baseball.
And while all of those features will increase the appeal of the Amazon Fire TV to consumers, the main reason the king of online retailing made this product is to create yet another avenue for selling content.
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News in the Dow Jones today, April 3, 2014: Here we go again. In an effort to meet its aggressive 7.5% growth target, China will break out the Keynesian prescriptions and increase stimulus spending for the balance of 2014.
At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.45 points to finish at 16,572.55. The Nasdaq dropped 38.72 points finish at 4,237.74, while the S&P 500 was down 2.13 points to end the day at 1,888.77.
Here's a recap of other major events today...
Tesla Motors Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) stock rebounded from March losses today when it reached a two-week high of $235.73 in early trading. The stock has since pared its gains, but is trading up almost 9% on the week.
The top dividend stocks are cash-rich and secure – not volatile growth companies that are driving every penny into expansion or experimentation. Every bit of capital a company spends on acquirement and research, no matter how small, is money it can't return to investors in the form of dividends. So, rather than chasing after hyped, […]
There has been a rising interest in natural gas penny stocks as investors seek to take advantage of profit-netting commodities. Natural gas prices have gone up recently outside the U.S., and the country has been looking to export its booming reserves to emerging markets like China and India, where there is ever more demand for […]
How to find the best stocks to buy can be challenging, as stock investment trends seem to evolve at light speed. We're going to have a look at one of latest, hottest sectors to illustrate how to find the best stocks – the electronic payments industry. How to Find the Best Stocks: Look to the […]
Economies that are emerging markets can be safe havens for investors – like during the 2009 recession, when the gross domestic product (GDP) of many major economies suffered a more than 3% drop. In that same time period, emerging markets actually grew by 3.1%, and have been performing just as well-if not better-ever since. Of […]
