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The Nasdaq Composite got hammered Tuesday. The Russell was also slammed pretty hard. The Russell, in particular, broke a key trendline of support, which implies more selling to come. And if you’ve been in the market this year then Tuesday's price action reminds you of March and April...

The business of chain drugstores has been a veritable model for how just about any retail business should envision itself. Over the past 75 years, chain drugstores have seen staggeringly consistent growth while becoming an increasingly pervasive part of America's cultural landscape. With...

This month marks 33 years since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on a rare lung infection affecting a group of gay men – one of the first known medical mentions of what later became known as the AIDS outbreak. The World Health Organization says that, over...

One of the best performers in the incredible bull run for the market has been the biotech sector. Many of the stocks in the sector have doubled, tripled, quadrupled and, in the case of Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB), decupled (ten times) in price. BIIB, which bottomed in Nov. 2008 ($37.21) and peaked...

Biotech stocks have been one of the hottest sectors of the market over the last several years and many exchange traded funds have benefitted greatly from their success. The two largest ETFs in this space are the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ: IBB) and SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (NYSE:...

When looking to make an investment, some investors might look to get into what’s “in” or what’s “hot.” This is why gold has recently been on an amazing bull run (which is now effectively over), and why housing was hot before it. Much of this can be seen as a...

A bribery scandal in China is forcing GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) to review all of its business practices, The Financial Times reported. Four of GlaxoSmithKline's top Chinese executives have been arrested and dozens more questioned in an ongoing corruption investigation. Chinese police allege...

If you have a school-age child, you probably know how serious the issue of food allergies -- and an allergic reaction -- can be. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 88 percent of the nation's schools have one or more students with a serious food allergy – a health...