Stockwatch: Fifty shades of fail
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Executive Summary
While stock market analysts ponder the reasons for the current low volatility of broad market stock indices like the S&P500 and rising stock prices, against the backdrop of what the bond market suggests will be a partial dissolution of the Euro, investors in some biotechnology stocks do not seem to be asking any questions before parting with their money.
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