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PreMarket Prep: A Biotech Surprise, Stamps Shorts Take A Licking, Debating McDonald's Earnings Move
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 3:55pm | 1032Two major new stories dominated Tuesday's PreMarket Prep Show, and for good reason. The top story: Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) pulled a fast one on investors who threw in the towel on the company based on the March news that it had discontinued trials for its Alzheimer's drug aducanumab...
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The Potential 'Rip Your Face Off' Uranium Rally
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 9:58am | 963Just like every election cycle in recent history, America's energy future remains an open and evolving question for the new Trump administration. While the president's cabinet is stacked with gas-and-oil-friendly faces like former Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) CEO Rex Tillerson and...
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How Canada Ended Up Near A Recession
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 2:06pm | 992While American policymakers continue to assess month-over-month lukewarm indicators in efforts to determine the health of the nation's economy, their neighbors to the north have a much clearer picture. And it's not pretty. The Canadian economy is tanking. GDP has fallen for five consecutive months...
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How The United States Has Backed Commodity Exporters Into A Corner
Friday, July 24, 2015 - 2:39pm | 751The central banks of global commodity exporters are caught between a rock and a hard place. Canada is one of the world's foremost producers of oil and natural gas, and South Africa ships precious metals, diamonds and ore to markets across the map. Both have been hit by a downswing in commodity...
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Negotiations Stall With Iran; Experts Weigh In
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 2:40pm | 493Negotiations between the United States, joined by its P5+1 partners, and Iran to reach a deal over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program hit a snag on Friday. The agreement would offer Iran sanctions relief in exchange for limits on and international oversight over its nuclear pursuits. In...
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A Duel In China: The Government Vs. The Markets
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 2:20pm | 975The Chinese Communist Party has taken aggressive measures to combat its decline in the nation's stock market, which had shed about a third of its value in less than a month. First, the country's government attempted to stem capital flight by freezing the holdings of any shareholder with over a 5...
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The Breakdown Of China's Crisis And The World's Greek 'Pimple'
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 1:39pm | 864It's safe to say that Chinese markets are in the midst of a crisis. And that's probably the only thing safe about the country's economy right now, which some are comparing to the United States circa 1929. The Shanghai Composite Index has plummeted 28 percent since mid-June, after 150 percent...
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#PreMarket Prep Guest List For The Week Of August 11, 2014
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 3:26pm | 966There’s another week of intelligent guests sharing their market outlook on Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by OptionsHouse. We’ll also be introducing a new maven addition to Benzinga's Marketfy team! But you have to tune in at 8:00 a.m. EST Monday-...