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A well-known Russian journalist, head of the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations  Oleg Panfilov in early November moved for permanent residency from Moscow to Tbilisi. In a conversation with journalists he explained that his decision was based on the fact that in Russia unknowns were constantly threatening him through the internet with physical lynching.

This news appeared on the internet on the 9th of November. To me this «news» was known two months ago: Oleg himself had told me about his desire to forsake Russia. In so doing no arguments in the form of threats did he name. I think

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Hana Biosciences is a company that is clearly moving in the right direction. The company’s lead product candidate, Marquibo, has been developed to help all cancer patients battle the deadly disease and with news released today, the concept has a great deal of backing.

The young California Company announced there is a definite agreement in place with accredited investors to sell units consisting of common stocks and warrants which will result in total cash proceeds of $12.4 million the closing of which is expected to occur prior to October 9th with Piper Jaffray and Co. serving as exclusive place agent for the transaction.

The net proceeds of this offering will be used to support the completion of the pivotal Phase 2 clinical trial of Marquibo in adult patients with Philadelphia Chromosome negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and lymphoblastic lymphoma in second relapse or who failed two prior lines of treatment. The

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If there is one disease that has plagued our country and people across the globe, it would be cancer. Perhaps there is not a more tragic situation than when a child is stricken down with the deadly disease. One company is trying to make headway into Pediatric Cancer. That company is Hana Biosciences.

The San Francisco based Hana Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company that has dedicated their resources and time to developing and commercializing new and differentiated cancer therapies with a plan to improve and enable standards of care amongst cancer patients. Hana took a major step towards achieving this goal with the announcement that they have entered into a Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA) with the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute for the co-development of Marquibo which is a vincristine sulfate liposomes injection in refractory pediatric cancer.

The CTA will occur over five-years

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This is a guest contribution by Damien Hoffman, editor-in-chief of the very popular Wall St Cheat Sheet blog. Make sure to put this site on your must-read list.

Josh Rosner is the inaugural recipient of our first annual Medal of Honor for Excellent Service Award. Like a Navy Seal who does the most elite work yet receives the least public spotlight, Rosner has for years consistently been one of the best analysts on Wall Street. Most importantly, while other false prophets had undeservedly taken credit for nailing the crisis (for the wrong reasons), Rosner and a small handful of other hard working analysts saw and called everything for the right reasons in real-time.

For this reason, Rosner

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This is a guest contribution by Damien Hoffman, editor-in-chief of the very popular Wall St Cheat Sheet blog. Make sure to put this site on your must-read list.

John Mauldin coined the incredibly popular phrase, “Muddle Through Economy.” If the next few years continue to drag along as we rebuild from the greatest credit bubble in history, then John’s term may become the catch phrase used by every financial journalist and economist in the land.

John is a passionate traveler with business partners all over the world. He also puts out a free newsletter to over one million people world-wide. This reach of friends and travels gives John an excellent macro view of the world economy. Further, his

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Why We Need Less Of Michael Moore

by Alexander Wissel, Editor in Chief, Investment U

Knock my favorite football team… make fun of my sports jacket… tease me about my hairline… destroy my finance books… have at it. I’ll even give you a pass for making fun of my mother.

But when it comes to capitalism, “it’s on like Donkey Kong.”

And that means you, Michael Moore. His new film, Capitalism: A Love Story, concludes that capitalism is evil.

Time to draw the line at that one.

Capitalism is no more evil than a lion, alligator, shark, or pack of hyenas. These animals are all necessary parts of the food chain, just as corporations are necessary parts of an efficient society. They aren’t evil… they’re the efficient expression of Mother Nature.

Is the outcome always fair? No. Is it always

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This is a guest contribution by Damien Hoffman, editor-in-chief of the very popular Wall St Cheat Sheet blog. Make sure to put this site on your must-read list.

Nouriel Roubini and His Acolytes

Following the incredible popularity of my post “Is Nouriel Roubini a False Prophet?“, I’ve decided to do a little introductory lesson for those more interested in avoiding charlatans …

Cold Reading is a primary set of techniques employed by phony psychics and market prognosticators. When cold reading, the primary objective of the sender is to ensure that the recipient perceives the statement/prophecy to be a hit. Here are a few classic techniques used by Ms. Cleo and Nouriel Roubini:

TECHNIQUE 1. The “Rainbow Ruse”: Indicate one trait

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Why the Web Should be Free

by Alexander Wissel, Editor in Chief, Investment U

In the past couple of weeks, as the recession has cut into traditional news and media outlets, many publishers and content generators are asking the question “Should the web be free?”

To which we reply, absolutely.

Investment U has provided its readers with fresh, new, free content for over a decade. We give actionable investment advice, education and investing ideas every day.

And we don’t plan on changing that.

Many readers ask us, “Why do we receive so many advertisements?” The quick answer is that’s how we stay open. We fund ourselves through our affiliate’s premium services that we advertise. Think of it like free radio.

The major difference is that we’re presenting investing ideas and opportunities in our advertisements – and not the services of a local plumber or smoke

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TODAY: Medvedev pushes for cooperation in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan.  Lavrov says no justification for Ukrainian expulsions; mortars rumble in South Ossetia as anniversary tensions brew; Russia puts the no in NATO.  Journalist denied entry to Lithuania. No smokes for soldiers.In his meeting with leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan President Medvedev spoke of their 'common space', 'which should be filled with all sorts of projects' emphasizing energy, trade and transport.  Will today's CSTO summit be hindered by differences?  In the capital of South Ossetia two loud explosions have been reported, serving an an early reminder of the imminent anniversary of last year's 5 day war.  South Ossetia apparently intends to demand the ...

TIME magazine has published a very interesting profile of Alexander Lebedev and his quest to reform Russia.  Robert Amsterdam is quoted in the excerpt below.What is not simple is Russia. That quintessentially Russian query -- What is to be done? -- continues to bedevil the Kremlin. The country is, after all, falling apart. The price of oil is down sharply from its high of $147 a barrel in July 2008. The markets have been badly shaken by Putin's attack on steel giant Mechel, the breakup of the oil conglomerate TNK-BP (during which the Russians none-so-subtly squeezed out their British partners), and last summer's war with Georgia. And then, of course, there's the global financial crisis, which has hit Russia particularly hard. On top of all ...