Why Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Is Tanking Today
What happened Shares of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNY), a precommercial pioneer of RNA-based therapies, continued a slide that began just ahead of the weekend. A clinical trial win that Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced on Thursday could mean potential competition for Alnylam’s lead candidate could be much worse than expected. In response, the stock […]
These 3 Stocks Doubled in 2017 — Are They Still Buys?
2017 was an absolutely banner year for the stock market. After historically rising by 7% a year, inclusive of dividend reinvestment and when adjusted for inflation, the broader market catapulted higher by nearly three times that amount last year. And with it, some of the hottest stocks logged triple-digit percentage gains. Payment processor Square (NYSE: […]
3 Top Value Stocks to Buy in April
Value stocks have become scarce thanks to the nine-year bull market, which has only recently started to show its age. Even a few months ago, it was tough to find anything that could legitimately be called a value stock. The market is no longer moving in only one direction, and that means value investors should […]
Will Uber’s Driverless Accident Hurt These 3 Chipmakers?
One of Uber’s driverless SUVs was recently involved in an accident which killed a pedestrian on a dark road in Tempe, Arizona. Neither the car nor its backup driver spotted the woman, Elaine Herzberg, who was walking her bike across the road. This was the first fatal accident directly caused by an autonomous vehicle. Uber […]
Mission Ctrl-P: HP Launches New Zero-G Printer for the Space Station
The astronauts on the International Space Station have access to a slew of state-of-the-art scientific instruments and cutting-edge technology, from hand-held DNA sequencers to robot assistants to even a 3D printer. But when it comes to plain old 2D printing, the emphasis, as of late, has been on the “old.” [Space Station’s 3D Printer Makes […]
SpaceX nails another mission, sends a used Falcon 9 rocket to resupply the ISS
SpaceX has had a busy 2018. The company has been making history continuously over the course of the last several months, and now, Elon Musk’s space startup is looking to grab some headlines once again. SpaceX will be launching one of its Falcon 9 rockets to send 5,800 pounds worth of supplies and science experiments […]
Reddit’s first redesign in years is a major one
Reddit has looked pretty much the same these past years, barely changing from the time it first introduced subreddits in 2008. Now, it’s finally rolling out its first major redesign in a long time — it’s now available to one percent of the website’s population and will make its way to more people in the […]
Google Drive will help you figure out who needs access to a file
One of the tricky things about coordinating an email chain is always making sure everyone has access to the right files, but Google said it’s making that easier in Drive. The next time you go to share a document or other file through email or a calendar invite its built-in access checker will be updated […]
Alberta woman tracks down lost dogs after losing her own
‘You’ve heard of the crazy cat lady. I’m the other side of the fence,’ says Kim Taylor Every time Kim Taylor tracks down another lost dog, she always thinks of her own. Her chocolate brown lab, named Ryley, went missing one day in the woods without a trace more than five years ago. Taylor learned […]
Island woman knits teddy bears for kids visiting the hospital
Anna MacDonald has made over 200 bears When Anna MacDonald started knitting decades ago, she never thought that teddy bears would become her signature pattern. It all started when her great-granddaughter had to go to the O’Leary Community Hospital to have blood taken. MacDonald says what might have been a traumatic experience for her granddaughter […]