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Rayno Snow Blog:Can There Ever Be Too Much Snow In The Sierras?
Got Snow? LaNina Delivers If anyone figures out what to do with excess snow you can make a bundle. For sure the West Coast will have plenty of water from the winter snow pack which was already above...
Biotech “Survivor”: Xoma (XOMA) Down 29% on Diabetes Drug Failure in Mid-Stage Study
But Cardiovascular Biomarker Indicates Anti-Inflammatory Activity For XOMA052 Xoma (XOMA $3.55) said its lead Type 2 diabetes drug-XOMA052- in a Phase 2b study failed to meet its main goal of...
Rayno Life Science Portfolio: Celera (CRA) up 29% on Buyout
Quest Diagnostics said today it would buy the diagnostics company Celera (CRA $8.10) for $671M.Celera business momentum had stalled in 2010 with Q4 Revenue down 11% at $34.9M with Net Income at 3...
Nat Gas Rallies on Nuclear Concerns:Solid Move to $4.15
Price Action More Bullish in a Bear Market Interest perked up again on nat gas chat and how it deserves more respect in US energy policy. The latest commentary postulates a shift from nukes to gas...
Cepheid(CPHD $26) up 3% on Oppenheimer Outperform
M&A Target?? Molecular diagnostic device maker was a mover today on low volume with an analyst initiation at outperform.The stock is near its recent 52 week high of $27.79. Cepheid is an...
Biotech Stocks Down 1% But Winners Up On News:Cardiovascular Systems,Osirus, Incyte and Seattle Genetics
Volatile Day on Wall Street-Biotech Stocks Are Holding Up Well with NASDAQ Down 1.18% Selected biotech stocks were in the green today responding to good news despite a nasty day in the market. The...
University Start-Ups? All It Takes Is Money
University Start Ups: We Can Do It Just Show Me The Money To those of you who are familiar with Tech Transfer and university start-ups you know there are more opinions and technology than there is...
Nat Gas Over $4: Rally in a Bear Market
Japan Quake and Nuclear Concerns Shifts Attention to Nat Gas Japan will need more Liquid Natural Gas to replace nuclear energy needs driving up prices WW. However any changes in demand will grow...
RaynoSnowBlog West: Stormy Weather Returning
A little early to forecast but colder weather is returning to the West and some good storm potential. Wednesday looks good for significant accumulation then another cold storm for the weekend.Check...
Healthcare Start-Ups: What’s Hot?
Hot biomedical concepts: Software, mobile communications, ophthalmology,antibiotics,epilepsy,surgery,cancer, and publishing. On Thursday March 9 The Wall Street Journal published an excellent review...