As you know, the market plunged 778 points yesterday and it’s back up about 400 points today so far. These certainly are interesting times, and there’s no room to complain of boredom with market moves like we’ve seen lately. An interesting story related to the markets and finance today is the possibility that New York [...]

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So now, a little more on Sequenom (SQNM), the little company I wrote about last week after it had earned a spot in Cabot Top Ten Report several times in recent months by bucking the broad market’s downtrend.
Sequenom started out as designer and manufacturer of genetic analysis systems … and this business is growing.  The [...]

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Good morning! The Investing Carnival is up today and you’ll find one of our articles featured there along with other great pieces on the subject. Enjoy!

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I received an email from a reader late on Friday afternoon that I wanted to share with you. Below are the letter and my response.
“I have questions on the bailout–and I don’t know where to find answers.  I would appreciate it if you could help explain to me–or to any reader if you want.
“To start [...]

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The House has rejected the government’s $700 billion bailout plan and the stock market has reacted by plunging several hundred points this afternoon. This is even as the Federal Reserve and foreign central banks agreed to pump billions of dollars into the global financial system to unlock tight lending.
That did little to staunch the bleeding [...]

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