Seeing shades of blue? On November 14 the whole globe will be seeing them too. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is hosting World Diabetes Day and asking that monuments around the globe be lit blue as a way to shed light on the diabetes epidemic. “The world cannot afford to lose the battle against diabetes. We need to stop people before they start the diabetes journey ” said Professor Jean Claude Mbanya President of the IDF. “For those already living with diabetes we need to ensure that they receive effective diabetes care and education to help them manage their ...

A global crisis can throw a lot of decent companies out with the bathwater. That’s where special situations fund managers like Michael Stiasny and others come in.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are AutoZone, Bank of America, Ford, H.B. Fuller, General Mills, J.P. Morgan Chase, Novo Nordisk and Seagate.

Drug stocks diverge in early trading Friday, as shares of Novo Nordisk A/S dip after the stock was downgraded by three major banks.

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