What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of August 9-13, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha BioNTech SE (BNTX) is aiming to become a leading biotechnology company with a main focus on individualized cancer medicine. The company has also been successful in offering an mRNA-based, two-shot coronavirus vaccine called BNT162b2 (aka: Comirnaty and Tozinameran), which has become increasingly important due to the rise of the highly contagious …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of July 12-16, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Friday, July 16, 2021, the stock of Moderna, Inc. (MRNA) was up by +10.3% for the trading day. Moderna, a biotechnology company, has been highly successful in its efforts to develop a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Late on Thursday, July 15, 2021, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that Moderna will become …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 24-28, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha On Tuesday, February 25, 2020, the stock of Moderna, Inc. (MRNA) rose by 27.8% for the day. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread around the world and led to a sell-off in the capital markets, Moderna, Inc. announced that its coronavirus vaccine candidate is scheduled to be …