by Rod Raynovich | Mar 18, 2009 | RAG
Another $1.1 Trillion to be thrown out by the FED with $300M to buy treasury securities and more purchases of mortgage backed securities and agency debt. Big rally in Treasury bonds.FED is market maker of last resort. All markets rally.S&P up 2.4%. The dollar is...
by Rod Raynovich | Mar 12, 2009 | BIOgraph
Biotech and large cap pharmaceutical stocks rallied today overcoming fears of the Obama administration healthcare initiatives that created a bearish pall on the industry. The mood is reminiscent of Hilary care in the early nineties (see my article in Genetic...
by Rod Raynovich | Mar 9, 2009 | BIOgraph
Roche boosted its price to $95 to buy Genentech as expected and Merck will buy Schering Plough for a cash and stock deal valued at $41B including $10.50 in cash. M&A was one of the themes expected to support biotech stocks in 2009 and smaller deals have been...