Sell Off in the Eighth Day but Look to AMGN and GPRO for Help
Classic Risk-Off Market With 10 Year Yield at 2.6%-Healthcare Sector Still Selling Off Down 1.68% The market is not celebrating the Debt-Limit Deal. A new reality may be setting now that all the dirty laundry has being aired. As of 2:11p EDT the S&P is down 1.63% to 1266 below its technical...
Debt Deal: Healthcare Stocks Sell Off On Potential Medicare Cuts
Triggers: Debt Ceiling and Skilled Nursing Stocks There is a broad sell-off in healthcare stocks today on fears that the debt ceiling deal would cut healthcare spending.A few weeks ago a few hedgies were on CNBC touting their "short healthcare" trade so maybe they were on to something. The...
Data Shows How Dx Companies Are Growing Through M&A
Here is 2011 Deal Data from IVDnews.com one of the leading data and news sites covering Diagnostics. Contact IVD News for details on all IVD deals for 2011. Recent M&A examples from our focus diagnostic stocks are: Luminex (LMNX) acquisition of EraGen for $34M. Orasure (OSUR)Acquisition of...
Rayno Life Science Tools and Diagnostics: What’s Hot and Not?
It was a tough week in Life Science Tools and Diagnostics with many crosscurrents: debt ceiling uncertainty, earnings shortfalls, lackluster economic data and European debt crisis. The usual positive buzz from the AACC offered little support. We will provide an updated financial comparison of...
Nice Snapback Rally in Life Science Today-ILMN Up 3.93%, Abaxis (ABAX) Leads Up 5%
Rayno Life Science Portfolio Recovers Up 1.73%; Jobless Claims Help The thrashing of Illumina (ILMN) yesterday appears to be overdone as the stock is recovering to the $60 area on volume of over 3.5M shares as of mid-day trading.The Tools and Diagnostics sector is still weaker than Biopharma...