News & Notes

By J. Duarte MDThe biotech sector has been a mixed affair of late, similar to the rest of the market.   The Biotech Index (BTK) continues to have a generally upward trend but is still well off its March highs.  It is still doing well for the year, having gained… Read More

A lot of quarterly earnings reports and other news over the past month for the companies in our Investment Portfolio; here are the highlights:Shares of Apple, Inc. (NSDQ: AAPL) got slammed after reporting slightly better than expected earnings figures in late January, but investors panicked over weaker than anticipated… Read More

Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) avoided a potential labor crisis when employees in a Delaware warehouse facility voted down union representation.  It is the first time Amazon workers had ever held a union election, and if approved might have set an inflammatory precedent in company facilities around the country.  And earlier this… Read More