AEZS Adds Hollings Cancer Center To Multi-National Phase 3 Trial;

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX: AEZ) announced the opening of a new clinical site at the Hollings Cancer Center of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, for the Company’s ongoing multinational, pivotal ZoptEC (Zoptarelin doxorubicin in Endometrial Cancer) Phase 3 trial in women with advanced, recurrent or metastatic endometrial cancer. The…

Chart Of The Day – Cato Corp (CATO)

The Chart of the Day belongs to Cato Corp (CATO).  I found the stock by sorting the All Time High list for the best technical buy signals then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on10/28 the stock gained 8.30%. The Cato Corporation operates as a specialty retailer of women’s fashions and accessories…

Skim Just A Little

Podcast: Play in new window | Play in new window (Duration: 13:16 — 6.1MB) DOW + 33 = 17,719 SPX + 4 = 2052 NAS + 26 = 4701 10 YR YLD – .02 = 2.33% OIL + 1.50 = 76.00 GOLD + 11.40 = 1195.50 SILV+ .12 = 16.35 Record high close for the Dow Industrials and the…

Bulls Pressure Highs, Big Recovery In Small Caps

Another good day sent indices back to highs, but it was the Russell 2000 that probably came out best.  Yesterday’s losses in Small Caps were consumed by a bullish engulfing pattern. The index defended its 20-day MA, although stochastics weren’t oversold,which would have strengthened the engulfing pattern.   The Nasdaq finished at handle resistance. Volume…

Chesapeake Energy Faces Subpoena On Royalty Payment Practices

Guest Post by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica.org The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating how Chesapeake Energy (CHK) pays landowners for the natural gas it drills on their property, according to disclosures made earlier this month in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The probe comes after years of complaints by landowners that they are being underpaid, and an…

Report: Facebook And Twitter Are A Waste Of Time For Brands

Today, market research firm Forrester published a report for brands titled “Social Relationship Strategies That Work.” So: What works? Not Facebook (FB) or Twitter (TWTR). The crux of the research suggests that brands are wasting their time, effort, and money on Facebook and Twitter to diminishing returns. A study conducted by the firm from earlier this year found that posts…

Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts

There is quite a bit of volatility in the precious metals as they sit at this important resistance level ahead of what could be an important active month of December. There was little delivery report activity, and the usual dribbles of bullion out of the Comex warehouses as noted below. There is intraday commentary related…