The world's next blockbuster drug might be coming out of a company based in my hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The company is called Resverlogix and I had the opportunity to meet with the compa

  Here's a simple lesson Procter & Gamble (PG) learned the hard way: If the Food and Drug Administration requires a label that says your product "may cause loose stools," just s

On the day Springsteen turned 60 maybe the market was bound, and Born, to Run out of gas. Stocks, up immediately after the Fed’s interest rate announcement, abruptly turned tail to slip for the

Editor's Note: Minyanville is excited to introduce Gerry Sweeney as the newest contributor to our community. Gerry has been involved in the water space for nearly ten years. Currently, he's the Portf

The visceral reaction to the Town Hall meetings on health-care reform leads me to believe that a lot of Americans feel that any single-payer system will inevitably lead to health-care rationing. And

“Can I get an angioplasty with that?” As Fortune magazine reported at the time:“The parent company of Ground Round had run out of money, and it was ceasing operations immedi

It’s not a secret to anyone that schools across America -- with a few exceptions, certainly -- are woefully underfunded.In Pocatello, Idaho, one teacher figured out a way to get $315 worth of b

Nickel stocks now represent about 10% of the S&P 500. And thanks to the wonders of capitalism, it looks like their number will continue to grow.Nickel stocks, or stocks trading below $5 a share,

You ever take a good look at Treasury Secretary Geithner? I mean, I’m not trying to be rude here, but doesn’t he look a bit like a guy who just hopped on the back of a wild horse and can&

Circa 1987, Hollywood fictionalized greedy Wall Street bad guys like Gordon Gekko. They did this because, while we all suspected they existed, we didn’t know their names or see their faces