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  • The World's 10 Most Influential and Innovative Companies  [View article]
    Kudos for MONSANTO. Its research developing new hybrid seeds continues to save the world from food shortages and famines. Many successes. Seeds resistant from drought conditions. How important this is with less fresh water and adverse climate changes. Disease resistant. Increased yield. The list goes on.
    Dec 26 10:56 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Ten Reasons to Hate Mortgage Modifications [View article]
    Okay...Now let's see the other side...How about doing a "Top Ten" David Letterman list "Why We Love Mortgage Modifications" ending with #1 "To Correct Predatory Loan Clauses".
    Nov 25 13:53 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Dow Price Targets from Last November [View article]
    Pretty sobering!
    Aug 25 12:03 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Does Icahn's Involvement Affect Share Price in the Long Run? [View article]
    The key to biotechs like Biogen is to develope and have a pipeline for new blockbuster drugs. When Biogen had to take Tysabri off the market after three deaths, management sensitively steered the right course and convinced regulators to let it be reintroduced with strict warnings and monitoring. With the support of users who had been benefiting from "T" and suffered because of its withdrawal, Biogen has regained most of the drop in stock price in recent days. Icahn has been a blessing in drawing attention to the stock, and a curse by interfering with mngmt by pushing them to put the company up for sale much as he unsuccessfully did with Yahoo. Biotech companies exist and thrive because of their trade secrets, patents, and research genius ideas.

    The company obliged Icahn in inviting bids, but no pharmaceutical or biotech stepped up to pay the premium for a buyout.

    Now the higher earnings and prospects just announced are rewarded by a nice bump up.

    If Icahn's involved in BIIB had a big part in the stock move since he first announced, I'll say, "Thanks, Carl" even though I'm not on a first name basis with him.
    Jul 27 11:04 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Barron's Banks on $100 Oil [View article]
    Speculative energy futures trading is said to be 71% of trades and has been feeding upward price levels. This speculative fever can be controlled by having margins for energy and other commodities raised to 100%, both in the U.S. and foreign exchanges. Without cooperation elsewhere, domestic traders would go to other global exchanges.
    Jun 24 20:11 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Desperate Homebuilders Bringing Back Bubble-Era Financing - Housing Tracker [View article]
    What about the "f" word? Foreclosure, of course. Are they blind and deaf to all the "f" chatter?
    Jun 03 22:15 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
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