The biotech sector is soaring this year with the benchmark NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index up by over 27% YTD as of the end of September. Investors’ attraction towards biotech stocks shows no signs of showing as evidenced by many successful IPOs being launched on a weekly basis and also trading volumes. In addition, one of the top viewed pages …
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The U.S. financial sector is similar to the Canadian financial sector in some ways but different in others. For example, the banking industry in Canada is dominated by just 5 or 6 major banks forming a nice oligopoly. However it is not the case south of the Canadian border. From the standpoint of equity returns, …
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Foreign stocks in the news and to watch for the following week are listed below. Additional links for items of interest are also included. Denmark’s Danske Bank(DNKEY) is involved in a massive money-laundering fraud at its Estonian branch. The CEO quit and the stock may suffer for months to come. The German government is in …
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U.S. equities are reaching record highs and some investors are wondering how long the current bull market will last. The S&P 500 is up by over 9% on price basis YTD. Currently the P/E ratio of the index is 25.38. Based on the price to sales ratio stocks are reaching the levels last reached during …
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FAANG stocks have soared in recent months like there is no tomorrow. In fact, Amazon, Apple, etc. have shot up nearly eight times since March 2010 according to a recent article by Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors. The bubble in the e-commerce sector is the second largest bubble in the past four decades as …
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