tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986124651030959736.post1063586634659397665..comments2024-03-28T09:42:38.695-05:00Comments on Stocks, Bonds & Politics: Observations and Sample of Recent Trades: BDCL, FENY, ORI, SZEVYTENNINDEPENDENThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17444227958539559639noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986124651030959736.post-26042184366251878582017-10-30T09:22:47.609-05:002017-10-30T09:22:47.609-05:00I have published a new post:
https://tennesseein...I have published a new post: <br /><br />https://tennesseeindependent.blogspot.com/2017/10/observations-and-sample-of-recent_30.htmlTENNINDEPENDENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444227958539559639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986124651030959736.post-21132913860994413862017-10-28T13:10:27.877-05:002017-10-28T13:10:27.877-05:00sounds awful
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-po...sounds awful<br /><br />https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/paul-krugman-trumps-tax-plan-even-more-plutocratic-you-realize<br /><br />SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986124651030959736.post-11135212268858881032017-10-26T18:21:47.001-05:002017-10-26T18:21:47.001-05:00Trump declared total that the opioid crisis was a ...Trump declared total that the opioid crisis was a public health emergency. There was a nice photo op for his speech. This declaration gets immediate access to $54,000 (!!!!) for opioid addiction treatment. <br /><br />"Declaring an emergency under the Public Health Services Act gives the Health and Human Services secretary wide discretion to respond by accessing the Public Health Emergency Fund, which only has about $57,000 left"<br /><br />https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/trump-s-emergency-declaration-opioid-crisis-will-require-further-funding-n814416<br /><br />The GOP's budget bill passed today in the House calls for $1.8 trillion in healthcare spending cuts including $483B in Medicare and another $1 trillion in cuts to mystery programs that they want to gut or eliminate. <br /><br />https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/26/16526458/2018-senate-budget-explained<br /><br />https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/proposed-senate-budget-is-likely-to-leave-millions-of-americans-worse-off<br /><br />The GOP's repeal and replace plans, and Trump's recent executive order permitting certain organizations to offer skinny healthcare plans, both provide the means to exclude substance abuse treatment from coverage. <br /><br /> So what is the reality? Trump's show in front of the cameras or the fact that nothing has changed and may get much worse from a funding and coverage perspective? TENNINDEPENDENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444227958539559639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986124651030959736.post-67089614930839688012017-10-26T18:06:33.005-05:002017-10-26T18:06:33.005-05:00Sam: It sounds more like desperation.
CVS may ha...Sam: It sounds more like desperation. <br /><br />CVS may have had a plan about expanding into health insurance that was gathering dust and recent events caused the company to blow the dust off. <br /><br />I view the pharmacy benefit business as one in need of modernization that cuts out middleman and streamlines distribution to the retail customer. Retail drugstores are not price competitive and PBM's unnecessarily drive up drug costs. <br /><br /> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-prices-rising-pharmacy-benefit-managers-middle-man/<br /> <br /><br />I have no interest in the stock. That is just my opinion. TENNINDEPENDENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444227958539559639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986124651030959736.post-86205058707375853362017-10-26T17:12:20.354-05:002017-10-26T17:12:20.354-05:00cvs makes bid for aetna; is this desperation or br...cvs makes bid for aetna; is this desperation or brilliance? thanks samAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986124651030959736.post-59533100210812402412017-10-26T14:15:08.248-05:002017-10-26T14:15:08.248-05:00Per my recent discussions regarding CVS and WBA:
...Per my recent discussions regarding CVS and WBA: <br /><br />http://www.marketwatch.com/story/drug-stocks-drop-after-report-that-amazon-has-obtained-pharmacy-licenses-2017-10-26<br /><br />http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/amazon-gains-wholesale-pharmacy-licenses-in-multiple-states/article_4e77a39f-e644-5c22-b5e6-e613a9ed2512.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-shareTENNINDEPENDENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444227958539559639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986124651030959736.post-5609094021394542742017-10-26T12:48:53.619-05:002017-10-26T12:48:53.619-05:00Biotech stocks have accelerated their decline toda...Biotech stocks have accelerated their decline today. I have been noting in comments that the worm turned in early October: <br /><br />iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF<br />-$7.16 -2.23%<br />Last Updated: Oct 26, 2017 1:41 p.m. EDT<br />https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/fund/ibb/charts<br /><br />Celgene is leading the decliners among the larger companies: <br /><br />$96.545 -$23.024 -19.26%<br />Last Updated: Oct 26, 2017 at 1:41 p.m. EDT<br />https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/celg<br /><br />The small clinical stage company stocks have been plastered hard over the past several days and are for the most part down today. <br /><br />NEOS is up 37+% on an unfriendly takeover offer. <br />https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neos-therapeutics-to-review-unsolicited-proposal-from-pdl-biopharma-300544009.html<br /> <br /><br /> TENNINDEPENDENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444227958539559639noreply@blogger.com