Some Research Reports Crack Me Up
April 8, 2009
Oakland-based Foresight Analytics regularly puts out market reports, and online publications like Globe St. eat them up, and report on what seems to be every one of them. I’ve talked about them here occasionally as well. But I’ve noticed a trend with the reports that makes me laugh. It seems they have a formula. Cite [...]
Read More >>Gilead Completes Purchase of Foster City Buildings and Land
January 30, 2009
Gilead Sciences (GILD: 33.825 -0.25%) has completed the purchase of 301 Velocity Way and 30 acres of land from Electronics For Imaging (EFII: 11.02 +0.46%). The deal was first announced on October 24, 2008, and after exteding escrow once, the deal was finally closed. It’s unclear whether Gilead will still start construction this year, as [...]
Read More >>Roche Offers $44B For South San Francisco Giant Genentech
July 21, 2008
Roche (ADR: RHHBY) has offered $44B for Genentech (NYSE: DNA). The two companies both have a presence in the Bay Area, with Roche having offices in Palo Alto, and Genentech being headquartered in South San Francisco. Genentech currently occupies 48 buildings in South San Francisco. 13 of those are owned with the balance being leased. [...]
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