Anavex Appoints Epilepsy and Clinical Trial Methodology Expert to Scientific...
NEW YORK, March 12, 2015 — Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing drug candidates to treat Alzheimer’s disease, other...
View ArticleAthgo Will Host Sixth Global Innovation Forum “Athgothon” at the World Bank...
Los Angeles, C.A. – March 16, 2015 – Since its founding in 2002, Athgo International (http://bit.ly/1x6c0n3) has been a major international force for change. Athgo offers a unique array of resources...
View ArticleAnavex to Participate in Phase 3 Clinical Trials Panel at AD/PD 2015
NEW YORK, March 17, 2015 — Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing drug candidates to treat Alzheimer’s and other central...
View ArticleNew Data on Two Anavex Alzheimer’s Drugs to be Unveiled at AD/PD 2015
NEW YORK, March 19, 2015 — Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing drug candidates to treat Alzheimer’s and other central...
View ArticleRelief rally: Stocks soar on Fed rate news
U.S. stocks rallied sharply after the Federal Reserve ruled out interest rate hikes at next month’s meeting and said it had not “decided on the timing” of the first rate increase in nearly nine years....
View ArticleGoogle unveils Fi, new wireless service
Google has unveiled its hotly anticipated wireless service Project Fi to prod the telecom industry to make mobile service in the U.S. faster, easier and less expensive. The Internet giant described the...
View ArticleYellen says Fed on track for first rate hike this year
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday the central bank remains on track to raise interest rates this year but will do so gradually, adding that she expects the economy to rebound after a...
View ArticleAltera shares jump on talk of Intel bid
Shares of computer chipmaker Altera are up Friday amid renewed speculation about an acquisition by industry giant Intel. Shares of San Jose, Ca.-based Altera were 4.34%% or $2.04 higher, at $49.01, by...
View ArticleNasdaq new high but up just 0.2% from 2000 peak
The Nasdaq composite made history yesterday, topping its old intraday record high from March 2000. Markets cheered the news. But the sad truth is the Nasdaq is simply back to where it was 15 years ago....
View ArticleEconomy grew in all 12 districts in May and June
The U.S. economy gained momentum in May and June on a pickup in consumer spending and the housing market, but the strong dollar and pullback in oil drilling continued to hamper manufacturing, the...
View ArticleExchange to crack down on manipulators
The nation’s third largest stock exchange operator is seeking to crack down on “spoofing” and other manipulative practices that may have helped cause the 2010 stock market dislocation known as the...
View ArticleLabor market, retail sales and industrial production —gaining momentum
A light week of economic news will highlight whether some key economic engines — the labor market, retail sales and industrial production — are gaining momentum into the second half of the year, as...
View ArticleKohl’s, Toys R Us go on holiday hiring binge
Retailers are already in the process of prepping stores for hordes of customers during the holidays by hiring tens of thousands of additional employees. Kohl’s and Toys R Us announced seasonal hiring...
View ArticleWall Street to give Fed minutes a once-over
The Federal Reserve’s September meeting was notable for what the Fed did not do: raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, a decision that at the time confused investors and caused a...
View ArticleEMC shares spike on anticipated Dell buyout
EMC shares rose 4% in after-hours trading on Friday on a report from technology news outlet Re/code that Dell is offering $27.25 a share in cash and a tracking stock in VMware. Combined that would...
View ArticleStocks’ win streak hits six weeks
Stocks ended mostly higher Friday and bond yields spiked after a robust October jobs report increased the odds that the Federal Reserve will finally pull the trigger and raise interest rates for the...
View ArticleStocks rise in attempt to break 3-day slide; oil drops again
Stocks rose Thursday as Wall Street attempts to halt its recent 3-day downturn despite another drop in oil prices. Investors have been confronting a variety of worries this week including plunging oil...
View Article2015 was good year for M&A-minded companies
Easy money, hunger for market share and increasingly open borders for global business have driven companies worldwide to pursue deals in the most heated mergers and acquisition year ever. The M&A...
View ArticleShort seller flips, Lumber Liquidators soars
Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings (LL) soared more than 25% Tuesday after hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson reversed position and covered his short bet against the flooring retailer. The company’s...
View ArticleChina launches probe of Microsoft’s data practices, alleging “major problems”
The Chinese government expanded its probe of Microsoft’s business practices in the country, alleging “major problems” in the company’s electronic data. In a statement, China’s State Administration for...
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