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Sensus Healthcare CEO On Republican Government: 'Our Product Can Survive'
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 2:33pm | 538Read More...Sensus Healthcare Inc (NASDAQ: SRTS) is micro-cap manufacturer of superficial radiation therapy (SRT) devices for the treatment of skin cancer and keloids, which went public on the Nasdaq exchange in June. Benzinga recently had the chance to chat with the company’s CEO Joseph C. Sardano, who...
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BioTime CEO Explains What Could Happen To Stem Cell Research And The Company Under A New Guard In Washington
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 1:05pm | 528Read More...BioTime, Inc. (NYSE: BTX) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company working on regenerative medicine and pluripotent stem cell technologies. Dr. Michael D. West, the original founder of Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) (and often called “the father of regenerative medicine”) created it...
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Thiel Sees Trump As Ultimate Disrupter
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 9:20am | 389Read More...According to Bloomberg, Peter Thiel is a "new trade-loving, free-thinking, gay, Christian, antiwar, rich-as-hell, naturalized-citizen, Silicon Valley hero." Thiel is an early investor and board member of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), and an early investor Airbnb, SpaceX, Lyft and several others. He...
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Are Republican Donors Glazing Over Trump And Looking 'Down Ticket' To Senate, House?
Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 2:36pm | 336Read More...Since Donald Trump became the presumptive GOP nominee, a substantial number of Republican donors may take their money down-ballot to help Republicans in House and Senate races, according to a CNN report. The report said down-ballot races offer a "particularly appealing pitch to donors turned off by...
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Jeb Bush: 'If You're Looking For A Divider-In-Chief, I'm Not Your Guy'
Friday, December 18, 2015 - 9:44am | 380Read More...Benzinga recently received a sneak peek of Sunday’s Wall Street Week. The upcoming episode will feature Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush. Topics discussed with the former Governor of Florida will include the state of his campaign, Donald Trump, where the country can stand to...
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Commander-In-Chief Or Comedian-In-Chief?
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 11:29am | 665Read More...Whether they are for him or against him, many people admitted that President Obama’s pitch on behalf of the Affordable Care Act on popular Internet show Between Two Ferns with comedian Zach Galifianakis was entertaining. In his latest light-hearted public appearance, Obama traded jabs...
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Another Obamacare Delay For Businesses, But Not For Individuals
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 1:22pm | 464Read More...The White House on Monday announced it would give mid-sized employers more time to determine how to comply with the so-called “employer mandate” in the Affordable Care Act. Republicans immediately drew attention to the fact that, despite the fact employers are catching a break, individual...
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'Not Your Father's Farm Bill' Passes Senate
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 12:24pm | 563Read More...Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, author of the new farm bill and Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, tweeted this Tuesday: This is not your father's #FarmBill http://t.co/sjZMmEY8GI — Sen. Debbie Stabenow (@StabenowPress) February 4, 2014...
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How Big A Role Will U.S. Regulators Play In A Potential T-Mobile Takeover?
Thursday, December 26, 2013 - 12:26pm | 618Read More...T-Mobile US (NYSE: TMUS) is a takeover target. That much seems almost certain. Whether it will eventually be acquired by Sprint (NYSE: S), Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) or someone else is open to debate. As the various players position themselves, one entity stands ready to make or break any...
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Athenahealth's Park to Help Fix Healthcare.gov
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 8:58am | 545Read More...With the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Sylvia Burwell, refusing to guarantee that the Obamacare website would be completely working by December 15, the pressure is on. So far the Obama administration’s best response has been to announce a “tech surge” involving the “best and...
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Don't Blame Bush for Obama's Failures
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 10:08am | 689Read More...I get a dizzying sense of déjà vu whenever I hear what's left of President Barack Obama's supporters blame the current state of the economy on former President George W. Bush. As the U.S. economy fell into recession early in Bush's presidency, many Republicans put the blame on former President Bill...
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How to Profit after Obama's Debt Deal Sends Asian Stocks Soaring
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 7:22am | 779Read More...All of the significant stock market indexes in the Asia/Pacific region ended Monday trading higher after news broke that President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders had reached a deal to raise the United States debt ceiling in order to prevent the country from defaulting on its debts. The...
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Post August 2 U.S. Debt Landscape
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 2:22pm | 766Read More...The budget and debt ceiling negotiations between the White House and Democrat and Republican leaders of the Congress have not been especially fruitful so far. Based on Treasury estimates, the United States Government will run out of money sometime around August 2 unless the $14.29 trillion debt...
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How to Profit While US and EU Default Fears Spread to Asia
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 8:04am | 746Read More...Stock prices across Asia continued to fall during trading on Monday over worries about possible defaults on sovereign debt facing the United States and the European Union. There is growing concern that President Barack Obama and the United States Congress will be unable to agree to raise the debt...
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The 'Scott Brown & No Healthcare Reform Bill' Trade
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 3:06pm | 208Read More...Humana Inc. (NYSE.HUM), Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH), Aetna (NYSE: AET), and a whole slew of other health care plan providers and HMOs are up today on hopes - perhaps assumptions - that Massachusetts will seat a Republican senator rather than a Democratic one in the special election underway to...
