Investors should pause before running to the international bond market

Thomson Reuters The U.S. dollar declined against most major currencies in the first half of 2017, leading some investors to wonder whether a key attraction of U.S. bonds is likely to fade away—and whether they should consider investing in international developed market bonds instead. However, we don’t believe recent dollar weakness heralds the end of […]

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Senator John McCain underwent surgery Friday after doctors discovered a blood clot above his left eye, and will spend next week recovering in Arizona, his office said Saturday, a development that has upended plans for a vote on the Republican health care bill. With a slim majority of 52 members in the Senate and stiff […]

‘Wait and see' approach over General Election leads to housing market pause

The number of both buyers and sellers in the market fell, as people put their plans on hold until the result of the vote on June 8 is clear, the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) said.  In April, 381 house hunters were registered per estate agency branch on average across the UK, down from […]

Drug maker pushes pause on $89K drug after outcry

Enlarge / Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (credit: Getty | Chip Somodevilla /) In an unexpected move, Marathon Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that it is pausing the roll-out of its now FDA-approved drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy—which has an $ 89,000-per-year list price. The announcement comes in the wake of intense outcry from patients, the public, and […]