Investing in small-cap stocks can be very risky. Let's consider two small-cap stocks that carry above-average risk but that could soar as early as next year if things work out: Bluebird Bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) and Krystal Biotech (NASDAQ: KRYS). Bluebird Bio is a biotech that seeks to develop gene-editing treatments for rare illnesses.
Two teachers and a pupil were hurt in the stabbing at Amman Valley School in Carmarthenshire on Wednesday.
Three injured in incident have now been released from hospital
Teck Resources Ltd. saw copper production surge in the first quarter compared with a year earlier as its Quebrada Blanca expansion project ramped up toward full production. The roughly US$8.7-billion project in Chile is at the heart of the company's efforts to shift focus towards metals crucial to the energy transition. The company completed all major construction at the project in the quarter, including a molybdenum plant and a ship loader that allowed it to start shipping mine concentrate, chi
Heavily criticized for its secretive oversight of positive tests by 23 Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday appointed a veteran Swiss prosecutor to review how it handled the cases. The Montreal-based doping watchdog said Eric Cottier will be an independent prosecutor “to conduct a thorough review of WADA’s handling of the matter.” Cottier was attorney general of Vaud — the home canton (state) of the International Olympic Committee and swimming’s governing body World Aquatics — for 17 years until his retirement in December 2022.
One of Britain's biggest double-glazing suppliers has crashed into administration, leaving insolvency practitioners engaged in a race to salvage hundreds of jobs. Sky News has learnt that Everest, which has been owned by the prominent financier Jon Moulton's investment firm Better Capital for more than a decade, called in administrators this week. Mr Moulton, one of the City's best-known turnaround specialists, has been winding down Better Capital for years, with Everest one of its few remaining investments.
AstraZeneca stock bolted higher Thursday — and is now within striking distance of a breakout — after its cancer drugs propelled a sales beat.
Following the latest Channel tragedy on Tuesday when five people, including a seven-year-old girl, died, one local French mayor squarely blamed Britain.
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript April 24, 2024 Norfolk Southern Corporation misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $ EPS, expectations were $2.6. NSC isn’t one of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details here). Operator: Greetings, and welcome to […]
European Central Bank policymaker Fabio Panetta called on Thursday for timely and small interest rate cuts to stem the risk of prolonged economic stagnation in the euro area. The ECB has clearly signalled it will start lowering borrowing costs in June after inflation fell back to just above its 2% target, but investors have started to doubt its resolve to continue on that path [GVD/EUR]. Panetta, the governor of the Bank of Italy, made the case for starting early and going in small steps -- pausing if inflation were to rear its head.
Red Bull have vowed to fight any rival move for Adrian Newey amid widespread rumours their star designer has told the team he wants to leave over the Christian Horner controversy.
Home secretary James Cleverly hit out at ‘distasteful’ and ‘lazy’ criticism of policy, but insisted he was not talking about French leader’s remarks
Merck stock jumped Thursday after the drugmaker topped Wall Street's first-quarter expectations and raised its outlook for the year.
Lufthansa admitted that their Tuesday flight to LAX had a bit of a ‘rough landing’ when it touched down
It is unclear how much immunity the Supreme Court could offer presidents but justices recognized the case will have the ‘huge implicaitons’ for the country
UK and US leaders among those calling for release, as families renew pressure on Netanyahu to restart negotiations
European and American investors showed converse interest in sustainable funds during the first quarter, research firm Morningstar said on Thursday, with a record $8.8 billion in net withdrawals from the products in the U.S. A combination of factors likely contributed to the U.S. sustainable fund outflows during the first three months of 2024, said Morningstar. European consumers, and politicians, have supported greener products and climate-minded regulations.
If the last outing for Clarkson’s Farm was about the battle between Diddly Squat and West Oxfordshire district council, its third series offers a new conflict: the proprietor versus Kaleb Cooper. Jeremy Clarkson’s latest scheme is to split his 1,000 acres between them to see who can generate the most dosh.
A federal court denied former president Donald Trump’s request to have a new trial related to the charges that he defamed writer E Jean Carroll, who accused him of sexual assault. The US District Court for the Southern District of New York handed down the denial on Thursday after Mr Trump had sought a new trial. In May 2023, a jury found Mr Trump liable for sexually abusing Ms Carroll.
Egypt has asked for a follow-up meeting with Israel in renewed efforts to mediate a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, two Egyptian security sources said on Thursday. Egyptian, Israeli and U.S. officials held in-person and remote meetings on Wednesday that sought concessions to break a deadlock in months-long negotiations for a truce in the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas that began on Oct. 7, the sources said. Egypt believed Israel had shown more willingness to allow displaced Gazans to return towards the north of the enclave in a way that limited security checks and procedures for those not suspected of militant activity, they added.
Victims group describes the New York appeal court's decision to retry Hollywood mogul as "profoundly unjust".
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