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Americans have gotten so irreversibly out of shape that the markets think we are going to need a whole lot of drugs to get a handle on ourselves. Regulators are picking up on this, as they appear ready to open up to new offerings. For the first time since 1999, when Swiss drug-maker Roche brought...

Zillow (NASDAQ: Z), online real estate marketplace, raised the proposed deal size for its upcoming IPO on Friday. The Seattle, Washington,-based company now plans to raise $59 million by offering 3.5 million shares at a price range of $16 to $18.

Of all days in the year, investors should pay particular attention to what is happening today inside the Harbor Investment Conference in NYC. The Harbor Investment Conference in New York City is no meaningless gathering; as of December 31, 2010, the eight stocks which were recommended at the...

An article on SeekingAlpha has preceded a 4.3% jump in the stock price of Transcept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TSPT) this morning. At last check, Transcept Pharma was trading at $9.39, 4.3% higher than Friday's close.

In an article on SeekingAlpha, Dr. John L. Faessel said that every day about 80,000-100,000 kids are initiated into smoking across the world. The shocking fact is that about one quarter of the children living in the Western Pacific Region are set to die from smoking. In these circumstances, Star...

In an article on SeekingAlpha, James Altucher said although he hates investing in gold/GLD, there is one gold stock that he has been buying and is excited about as it plays on multiple “tidal-wave-sized demographic trends.” James believes that Kingold (OTC: KGJI), which is the leading designer and...

In an interview with Brad McFadden of the Daily Trading Report, Seeking Alpha asked what his highest conviction pick was. Brad, who manages a global macro proprietary fund, said that his highest conviction stock is in the global shipping sector. “Over the course of the past six months we built a...

In an interview with Ralph Aldis, portfolio manager at U.S. Global Investors, Seeking Alpha asked what his highest conviction pick was. Ralph, who co-manages two precious-metals funds, including the World Precious Minerals Fund (UNWPX), said that the highest conviction stock position in their fund...

In an article by John Quealy on SeekingAlpha, analysts comprising Canaccord Adams' sustainability practice provided insight on four companies that make a good Earth Day investment. Nalco (NYSE: NLC) has capitalized on the change in climate and scarcity of water. Nalco seems to be fundamentally...