The Nasdaq Biotech Index (NBI) gave back nearly half of the year’s gains from April 23rd to April 30th. Thus, a bounce is clearly in the offing and is one to watch carefully.  By the same token if Friday’s (May 1) bounce fizzles in the not too distant future, we… Read More

This Chinese utility sits at the intersection of low coal prices and economic growth. Read More

Latest GDP figure is a day late and a dollar short. Read More

A new White House report calls for billions to be spent on upgrading the nation’s electric infrastructure, and that should translate into higher earnings for utilities. Read More

We continue to believe the world recovery will continue, though in fits and starts. Read More

Although our specialty is Australia, it’s worth taking a look around the wider Asia-Pacific region. Read More

The demise of the country’s consumers has been greatly exaggerated. Read More

Despite high risk, the fledgling MLP couples current income with strong growth potential. Read More

Miners of nuclear fuel have heated up ahead of the first restart of a Japanese reactor. China and India will drive longer-term growth. Read More

Just when people were starting to wonder if tech stocks could go much higher, they proved that they could – and with a vengeance. Last week was every tech stock investor’s dream, with a wide variety of companies benefiting from euphoria over better than expected earnings reports from Amazon.com (up… Read More