The Chelsea Therapeutics International Drama Has At Least One More Act
Filed under: Investing Even by the liberal standards of biotech, Chelsea Therapeutics has given its investors a wild ride as the stock has bounced around on exceptionally mixed data on lead drug...
View ArticleBayer's Challenge in 2014? For Xofigo to Win Share From Johnson &...
Filed under: Investing Bayer is so confident Xofigo can win prostate-cancer market share from Johnson & Johnson and Medivation this year that it bumped up its original $2.4 billion offer to buy...
View ArticleBristol-Myers Squibb Co. Doubles Down On Immuno-oncology
Filed under: Investing Bristol-Myers Squibb  has shown that it is serious about becoming a specialty biopharmaceutical company with an immuno-oncology focus. Although it has some promising compounds...
View ArticleThe Most Surprising Tax You'll Ever Pay
Filed under: Investing When it comes to paying taxes, nobody wants to pay any more than they have to. But some taxes just seem patently unfair on their face, designed to take advantage of those least...
View ArticleAre ETFs a Good Fit for Your Retirement Portfolio?
Filed under: Investing ETFs (exchange-traded funds) can be a great addition to your retirement portfolio at any stage in the game. Whether you are a new investor or are nearing retirement, ETFs can be...
View ArticleFool's Gold Report: Metals Soar as Gold Climbs to Highest Levels in 2014
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleIs J.C. Penney Just Out Of Ideas?
Filed under: Investing This week, endlessly troubled retailer J.C. Penney announced that it would be cutting 2,000 jobs and closing dozens of stores. The reason makes enough sense -- shutting down...
View ArticleToday's 3 Worst Stocks in the S&P 500
Filed under: Investing Although the real estate market continues to show signs of a robust comeback, new data revealing slightly more housing starts in December than expected failed to lift markets. A...
View ArticleThe 7 Days that Changed Everything for Stocks in 2013
Filed under: Investing Last year was an unusually good one for stocks. Not only did markets leap higher, but the gains were evenly felt across every sector. Almost all of the Dow Jones Industrial...
View ArticleBigger Estate Tax Credits in 2014
Filed under: Investing Some interesting recent changes in estate tax planning rules will be useful for individuals and families with relatively high net worth or those who have set aside money or...
View ArticleFox's Marvel Movie Universe Is About to Get a Lot Bigger
Filed under: Investing 21st Century Fox wants to be more like Marvel, and it's hired writer-producer Simon Kinberg to help realize its goal, says Fool contributor Tim Beyers in the following video. The...
View ArticleWhy Electronic Arts Shares Jumped
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleDoes Wal-Mart Really Underpay Its Employees?
Filed under: Investing Wal-Mart Stores has received a lot of negative press for the way it treats its employees for years. And the U.S. government just charged Wal-Mart with the violation of the rights...
View ArticleNo, Professor Siegel, the Dow Isn't Worth 18,500
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleHow Closed-End Funds Work
Filed under: Investing With so many different investments to choose from, it can be hard to know all of them. But with some little-known investments like closed-end funds, the opportunity comes from...
View ArticleUnited Technologies Wins $183 Million Saudi Defense Contract
Filed under: Investing The Department of Defense awarded seven new defense contracts Friday, worth $591.3 million in total. United Technologies didn't win the biggest contract -- but it did win the...
View ArticlePentagon Awards $591 Million in Defense Contracts Friday
Filed under: Investing The Department of Defense awarded seven new defense contracts Friday, worth $591.3 million in total. One of the bigger awards handed out went to "Humvee" manufacturer AM General,...
View ArticleThe All-New 2015 Subaru WRX STI: Is This the Best WRX Yet?
Filed under: Investing Compared to some of the big-name debuts at this week's North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Fuji Heavy Industries' Subaru might seem fairly minor -- but it's a big...
View ArticleWhy Electronic Arts, Illumina, and BlackBerry Jumped Today
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleThe Biggest Threat to Legal Marijuana
Filed under: Investing At the beginning of 2014, two states opened the floodgates for the marijuana trade, as both Washington and Colorado legalized its sale, possession, and consumption for...
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