Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) is expected to unveil the iPhone 6 and possibly other gadgets like the rumored iWatch at its planned event next week. The company’s stock has been climbing ahead of that unveiling—just as it has historically—but apparently investors are worrying because of what the company’s top competitor has just shown off. Shares…
After a post-earnings slide, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) has seen its stock price recover and gain slightly, but some critics remain unconvinced that the tech giant can justify price multiples that would have been considered cheap ten years ago. Indigo Equity Research argues that Microsoft is still too dependent on the PC market and has…
Two top-ranked US universities, New York University and Duke University, are offering courses on cryptocurrencies for the first time. Professor Geoffrey Miller taught the first class of NYU’s new course, The Law and Business of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies, yesterday. 35 students attended the session – the first in a series of 14 – which…
Amgen Inc (AMGN) received encouraging news from the FDA as the regulatory body granted priority review status to the New Drug Application (NDA) for its pipeline candidate, ivabradine. Amgen is looking to get ivabradine approved for the treatment of chronic heart failure. Te FDA grants priority review status to candidates which have the potential to…
United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR) shares surged approximately 28.5% after the company announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has rendered a favorable decision in the Remodulin patent infringement lawsuit against Sandoz, the generic division of Novartis (NVS). As per the court’s ruling, Sandoz will not be able to launch its…
Gambling is big business, and online gambling represents a significant and growing proportion of that business – about 8% currently. Research company H2 Gambling Capital, which values the online gambling market in terms of gross winnings, put the global market value at €21.73bn ($28.54bn) in 2012. Furthermore, the firm expects a 9.13% compound annual growth…
