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Joel's note: The Altimetry offices are closed Friday in observance of Good Friday, so look for your next Altimetry Daily Authority on Monday, April 18. This third wave of 3D printing may push the technology to the mainstream... It has technically been around since the 1980s. But the world didn't see the practical use of […]
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The gene sequencing industry has come a long way... It took roughly 150 years of scientific work and $2.7 billion to map the first human DNA sequence. In the 1860s, a scientist named Friedrich Miescher discovered nucleoid acids. But more importantly, he also found a way to isolate nucleoids. Miescher's pioneering works went beyond just […]
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Before the coronavirus pandemic, AMC Entertainment (AMC) was mostly known for its movie theaters... With more than 900 locations, AMC is the largest movie theater chain globally. In May 2021, AMC joined video game retailer GameStop (GME) as a meme stock when retail investors jumped in on the struggling theater. Many investors – including big […]
- AMC
- GME
- HYMC
Investing when the market bottoms out... His "The Intelligent Investor" column each Saturday in the Wall Street Journal should be appointment viewing if you haven't already been reading it. He is incredibly well respected in journalism and in the world of investing. That has earned him the role of editor for the revised version of […]
I've been to six cities in the past two weeks... I flew into New York City, then spent two days in Baltimore, two days in New Hampshire, one day in Boston, three days in Washington D.C., and at the end of the week, I took a flight to Tokyo. Then I flew back to Manila […]
Moderna's (MRNA) CEO sold $400m in stock... The media has been making a huge deal about stories of corporate insiders selling their stocks during specific selling windows, which is both legal and very typical. For CEOs or founders, selling their own stock has historically been viewed negatively, like the executive has lost faith in their […]
- MRNA
- PFE
One of Warren Buffett's Biggest Moves in Years Has Slipped Under the Radar The legendary Warren Buffett has been a little frustrated with the U.S. stock market lately... In late February, Buffett released the annual Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) shareholder letter, where he seemed mildly exasperated. He said that he believed there were very few opportunities […]
- BRK-B
- OXY
- Y
Tech stocks have outperformed the wider market in recent years... Technology has been the top-performing sector over the last few years, leading many investors to overweight investment in tech or decry that a tech bubble will burst. These fears are fueled further by the sector's recent performance – the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) […]
- ADBE
- ADSK
- PLAN
- XLK
Even with inflation, the market stands strong... In the last year, the market bears have been licking their wounds. The biggest disappointment for these market naysayers is that even when they were right about something like inflation being higher than expected, it didn't bring the market crashing down. That's because of the impressive pricing power […]
- ATKR
- DNUT
- MCD
A conversation is often one of the most enlightening activities you can have... It is an opportunity to experience the world from another person's perspective, often one that you have not considered before. For generations, lessons were handed down to each successive generation through intricate storytelling, with fact and fiction often merging into one. First, […]