Ground Broken For NCI

Ground was broken recently for a National Cancer Institute facility in Montgomery County,Maryland.Part of a Johns Hopkins University campus,the 200 million dollar project will consist of 575,000 square feet of office space over two connected buildings.It will house 2100 workers at completion in 2013,and is sited next to three JHU buildings already on Medical Center Drive.The buildings will be seven stories high and include retail space and a parking garage as well.
The project is part of the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center in the D.C. suburb of Rockville,Maryland.It will cover nine acres on the JHU campus,which is home to 16 biotech firms and serves 4,000 students and 450 faculty annually.The NCI facility supplements two others it currently occupies in Montgomery County.
Johns Hopkins University was the leading academic institution for total R&D spending in fiscal 2009 for the 31st consecutive year,according to the National Science Foundation.JHU spent 1.85 billion on medical,science and engineering research.
Johns Hopkins is spearheading a science city project in Montgomery County,Maryland.

The Key Investor Question

For a financial advisor,the key is what investors are seeking.Doug Cliggott,Chief Equity Strategist at Credit Suisse,says CS is looking at a society that's getting older.They think it makes sense that investors are seeking less risk.The kind of high yield,low beta equities investors need are names such as AT&T,Pfizer,PepsiCo and McDonald's.
We need to alter our structure of taxation.We need plant and equipment investing.Companies aren't investing because there's no growth.Who isn't frustrated?We're about the same place we were 12 months ago,but with extraordinary volatility.In that world,it makes sense that people are seeking the perceived security of the bond market.That's why CS recommends low volatility stocks with good yields.
A year from now,we could well be where we are right now.Earnings next year could be where we are this year.It's a dangerous,high risk environment,Doug Cliggott believes.
Credit Suisse(CS),AT&T(T),Pfizer(PFE),PepsiCo(PEP),McDonald's(MCD)

Xerox Expands Business Model

Xerox has been augmenting its business model recently.There is nothing growing faster than data,CEO Ursula Burns observes.Their approach is to make the data overflow more useful.Xerox is spending a lot on educating its sales force about this,and is funding the business by becoming more efficient.
Smaller devices and high end color had a step-out in Q2.The one place Xerox is gonna focus is outside the U.S.,taking business process outsourcing where it hasn't been introduced.They're also spending sales dollars on educating people that Xerox has solutions to cost-effective color printing.Most business processing is done internally,so there is a big market for outsourcing out there.Companies would like to spend more time on their real business of serving their customers.
At its core,Xerox is a huge technology company.When they get cash,their number one requirement is paying down their debt:the Affiliated Computer Services acquisition.That should be accomplished by mid-2011.Then Xerox will turn to shareholder return and investing.
Xerox is a different company today.They help companies manage their infrastructure effectively.Pay attention to what Xerox is today,helping its clients change their businesses and serve their customers better,CEO Ursula Burns pleads.
Xerox was recently upgraded in a Barron's magazine article for this move into outsourcing.
Xerox(XRX)

New York Life Still Hiring

New York Life has stood strong throughout the financial crisis,which is why it is still hiring today.Many successful individuals have already improved their prospects by joining this leading firm.Honored by Fortune magazine as one of the world's most admired companies,it has lead the U.S. in sales of life insurance and lifetime income annuities.
New York Life offers comprehensive professional training,the latest technological tools and substantial compensation opportunities.Please fill out the form at https://www.newyorklife.com/brhun to be contacted by a recruiter.

In Depth:Seasonal Flu Vaccine 2010-2011

The annual seasonal influenza vaccine is being rolled out nationwide,and the Centers for Disease Control has released guidelines for the vaccine.This year,the vaccine provides protection against the HIN1,H3N2 and influenza B strains.Flu season usually peaks around January,but outbreaks are possible as early as October.It takes about two weeks to develop the protective antibodies stimulated by the vaccine.
The injection form of the vaccine is approved for most people older than six months of age.The FluMist inhaled vaccine is for healthy people between 2-49 years of age who are not pregnant.
Those at high risk for flu include pregnant women;those who are 50+;those of any age with certain chronic illnesses;people in nursing homes or other long term care facilities;and those who care for any of the above groups.
Certain people should consult a physician before being vaccinated:those with a severe chicken egg allergy;those who have had a severe reaction to a previous flu vaccine;those who developed Guillan-Barre syndrome within six weeks of getting a flu vaccine;children less than six months old;and those with a moderate to severe illness with a fever,who should wait until they recover.
The vaccine offers protection only against specific strains of influenza.It provides about a 70% chance of being protected from those strains.

Boeing Developing Space Capsule

Through its Space Exploration division,Boeing is developing a multiple use space capsule,the Boeing Crew Space Transportation-100.Boeing plans to use the CST-100 to transport crews to the International Space Station and future commercial Low Earth Orbit platforms.
The capsule can carry up to seven people.It can fly on multiple launch vehicles,and is expected to be operational by 2015.
In cooperation with Space Adventures,a Vienna,Virginia firm which has marketed spare seats on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft,Boeing plans to offer safe,affordable transportation to commercial spaceflight customers in the excess seating capacity of the CST-100.
These plans are contingent upon congrssional approval of funds for commercial space flight and Boeing's winning a NASA contract for astronaut transportation.Congress and the Obama administration are still wrangling over the future of NASA's manned spaceflight program.The space shuttle is to be retired next year.
Boeing(BA)

Market Strategist Sees Grinding

Stephen Wood,Chief Market Strategist at Russell Investments,thinks we just kind of grind it up.It's gonna increasingly be a stock picker's market.Some of his current investment preferences are areas of consumer discretionary,staples,tech,commodities and fixed income.
Dr.Wood isn't convinced the upcoming U.S. election is all-important.He thinks we'll probably grind through more of the same.
Stephen Wood holds a PhD in International Political Economy from Claremont College.He helps manage more than 140 billion dollars of assets at Russell Investments,which serves more than 2900 institutional clients and millions of individual investors in 46 countries.
Russell Investments is the creator of the noted Russell Global Indexes,such as the Russell 2000 small cap index.It manages more than 400 investment funds.