Archive for June, 2009
Will Week of Controversy Undermine Financial System Overhaul That Calls for Broad Expansion of Central Bank’s Power?
Submitted by Bapcha’s Stocks
Posted on June 29th, 2009 in Apple, BAC, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ben Bernanke, Bernanke, Bloomberg, Boeing, BofA, Congress, Federal Reserve, Merrill, Merrill Lynch, Obama, Oracle, Sinopec, US Congress Apple, BAC, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ben Bernanke, Bernanke, Bloomberg, Boeing, BofA, Congress, Federal Reserve, Merrill, Merrill Lynch, Obama, Oracle, Sinopec, US Congress
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Obama’s Financial System Overhaul Would Give the Fed Broad Powers Over Wall Street
Submitted by Bapcha’s Stocks
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 in Dollar, Federal Reserve, Obama, Reserve Currencies, US Dollar Dollar, Federal Reserve, Obama, Reserve Currencies, US Dollar
U.S. President Barack Obama took a swipe at Wall Street yesterday (Wednesday) as he unveiled a sweeping 85-page proposal to reinvigorate government regulation of the U.S. financial markets by giving the [...]
New drug assessment body created in Germany
Submitted by THE HEALTH ECONOMICS BLOG
In early June, EVITA (evaluation of pharmaceutical innovations with regard to therapeutic advantage) started to operate in Germany. The body, funded by the German association of statutory health insurance funds (GKV Spitzenverband), intends to focus on delivering risk-benefit analysis based on an assessment of new drugs against existing treatments. It [...]
The Price of life
Submitted by THE HEALTH ECONOMICS BLOG
from The Telegraph
Hi All,
there was a TV report on BBC about the work of NICE.. it has triggerd a huge debate in the UK and throughout Europe as this documentary reached first time people who had never paid attention to NICE.. unfortunately I wasn`t able to post the video link [...]
Five Semiconductor stocks that will thrive after 2009. Part II.
Submitted by Bapcha’s Stocks
Among the companies that we looked at in the prior article, many can be eliminated with ease. So, let’s get the job done systematically.
a. Applied Materials. With pristine financials and the enviable position as the #1 purveyor of machines that the semiconductor industry needs to make their chips, Applied flies through the [...]
Five Semiconductor Stocks that will thrive after 2009. Part I.
Submitted by Bapcha’s Stocks
Semiconductor sales for 2009 will be down anywhere up to 25% from about $250 Billion in 2008, and with sales exceeding 2008 levels only in 2012 or 2013. ASP’s [average selling price] for all memory makers is in the trash, and for high-margin companies like Linear (LLTC), Maxim (MXIM), Analog Devices (ADI); [...]
