Showing posts with label macro economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label macro economy. Show all posts

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Self motivation

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Who cares?

Pfizer is the largest drug maker in the United States, but after striking a deal on Monday to buy Allergan, the company is on the verge of becoming Irish.
For shareholders, this may be their lucky charm. After the merger, Pfizer will be able to shift its legal headquarters from New York to Dublin and pay lower taxes, which should bolster its bottom line. But in the process, scientists are likely to lose their jobs, innovation may suffer, and consumers could pay more for Pfizer medicines.
This is often true of many large takeovers in the pharmaceutical industry as companies look to slash expenses and quickly appease investors. In this case, about $2 billion in cuts are planned. But the type of deal Pfizer is pursuing, which is known as a tax inversion, appears destined to accentuate the downsides
http://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2015/11/23/pharmalot-pfizer-allergan-innovation/
 

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Communist are back!

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed on Tuesday a $250 monthly cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and other measures to stop what she called "price gouging" by pharmaceutical companies.
At a campaign stop in Iowa, Clinton rolled out a plan to encourage the development and use of generic drugs and to end pharmaceutical companies' ability to write off consumer-directed advertising as a business expense.
Under Clinton's plan, the monthly cap would limit what insurance companies could ask patients to pay for drugs that treat chronic or serious medical conditions.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/09/23/us-usa-election-clinton-idINKCN0RM08D20150923

Saturday, August 29, 2015

How much are you worth?

Generally, economists suggest that one additional year in perfect health in the U.S. is worth somewhere between $50,000 and $200,000 a year.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/27/cancer-drugs-arent-just-really-expensive-theyre-a-bad-value/
In other Words: $4,200 and $16,700 per month
Or $137 and $548 per day....