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Acasti Pharma (NASDAQ:ACST) is a classic example of the extreme volatility of small-cap biotech stocks. It was only in late December that the shares were fetching $2.87, up from $1 a year earlier. But now ACST stock is trading around 79 cents, with a market cap of about $70 million. To provide some context, in 2013 the shares were trading around $40.Source: Shutterstock Founded in 2002, Acasti specializes in developing prescription drugs that use omega-3 fatty acids derived from krill oil. Keep in mind that those acids have been shown to effectively reduce triglycerides, thereby helping to make people's hearts healthier.The problem is that the underlying science is extremely complex and challenging. That was certainly highlighted recently when Acasti received disappointing results from a Phase 3 clinical trial of its CaPre drug. The drug was supposed to treat patients who suffer from severe hypertriglyceridemia, in which triglyceride blood levels range from...
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As an investor, I've closely followed the semiconductor chip market over the past few years, and have learned that of the three big stocks in the CPU and GPU worlds -- Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) -- INTC stock is the least loved of the group.Source: Kate Krav-Rude / Shutterstock.com There's reason for this. AMD and Nvidia are trendier picks. AMD is on this jaw-dropping ramp from irrelevant, nearly bankrupt CPU/GPU maker a few years back, to a force to be reckoned with today that is rapidly growing share in the most important niches of the CPU and GPU markets. At the same time, Nvidia has turned into an "AI everything" company, and is basically the go-to graphics suppliers for all of tomorrow's most important markets.Investors like those narratives. That's why, over the past year, AMD stock is up 155% and NVDA stock is up 67%.InvestorPlace -...
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