Here is a chart that shows the various players in the pharmaceutical industry in the U.S.: Click to enlarge One of the fast-growing sectors within the healthcare industry is the pharmacy benefit management(PBM) business. The companies in this space provide administration services to control drug cots to patients and other clients. Express Scripts Holding …
Major U.S. markets reached all-time highs last week. For example, the S&P 500 reached a record high of 1,687.18 surpassing the earlier high attained in 2007 before the global financial crisis. Multi-year return of S&P 500: Source: Yahoo Finance All the cheer and excitement that followed for reaching the milestones may be premature. This is …
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Came across this very interesting cartoon: Click to enlarge Source: Bulletin 2/2013, Credit Suisse AG
The equity market in India as represented by the benchmark Sensex is up 1.40% YTD. In the past year, the index has had a strong run going from over 16,000 to 20,443 this year before closing at 19,704 last Friday. The Sensex has more than doubled from the lows reached in early 2009 at the height of …
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