by Rod Raynovich | Aug 21, 2009 | Macro
Crude oil futures continued their momentum today with October prices at a 2009 high of $74. The market followed as all four major stock indices reached 2009 intraday highs. Strong home sales for the 4th month in a row were one of the catalysts. July sales of existing...
by Rod Raynovich | Aug 20, 2009 | RAG
Vaccine shortages may require targeting of subpopulations As health officials in the Northern Hemisphere mobilize for the annual Flu season compounded by the pandemic H1N1(Swine) Flu, production of a vaccine looms critical. Last week the WHO said that H1N1 Flu is...
by Rod Raynovich | Aug 17, 2009 | RAG
A continuation of the broad market sell-off that started Friday picked up speed at the open but has stabilized; traders are anxiously looking at the last 15 minutes of trading to see if a downdraft kicks in. The US Dollar Index is at $79.26 off its daily highs but...
by Rod Raynovich | Aug 14, 2009 | BIOgraph
Biotech stocks followed the market down today with the NASDAQ being down 1.8% and the S&P down 1.5% . The biotech ETF’s tracked the market closely with the IBB down almost 2% and the XBI down 1.65%. The summer rally which gathered momentum with the...
by Rod Raynovich | Aug 6, 2009 | RAG
Biotech stocks were unusually weak today with many mid-caps down 3-4%. High flier CBST was down even more due to an Oppenheimer downgrade. The ELN lawsuit against Biogen regarding the Tysabri deal with JNJ didn’t help matters. More analysis to follow as this is...
