Published Date : 2012-09-12 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Heavy Insider Trading Reported As Cell Therapeutics Stock Soars
Shares of Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CTIC) rose dramatically on Tuesday following an announcement that the company had launched a new treatment for for adults with multiply relapsed or refractory aggressive non-hodgkin B-cell lymphoma.
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Published Date : 2012-09-05 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Medicis Insiders Sell Millions Ahead of Valeant Deal
Shares of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (NYSE:MRX) surged on Tuesday after it was reported that the skincare company would be bought by Valeant Pharmaceuticals in a $2.6 billion deal, Bloomberg reports.
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Published Date : 2012-08-25 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Did Eli Lilly Executives Know About Trial Drug's Shortcomings?
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) announced on Friday that its potential Alzheimer's treatment drug failed to hit the main targets of two late-stage studies, however other aspects of the trial showed the drug may slow the progress of memory loss for mild cases of the disease.
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Published Date : 2012-08-10 09:00:00
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Health Care |
What Is Causing Exelixis Insiders To Sell Stock?
At the end of Wednesday, August 8, Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) announced an upsized 30 million share offered priced at 0.7 percent, which led shares to rise in the following trading session.
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Published Date : 2012-08-09 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Did Warner Chilcott Insider Sell Stock Before Releasing Information?
Warner Chilcott Plc. (NASDAQ:WCRX), which makes drugs specially designed for women's health and dermatology, announced on Wednesday, August 8, that it had ended its efforts to sell the company, which caused its shares to fall nearly 7 percent.
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Published Date : 2012-08-03 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Are Gilead Executives Trading On Insider Information?
As Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) announced a new collaboration with its Indian partners, hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of insider trades have been made by some of the company's leading officials.
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Published Date : 2012-07-28 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Did Amarin Executives Trade Millions On Privileged Information?
Before shares of Amarin Corporation Plc. (NASDAQ:AMRN) dropped sharply on Friday, July 27, company officials filed millions of dollars' worth of insider trades with the SEC, begging the question: Were those trades made on information withheld from the public?
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Published Date : 2012-07-18 09:00:00
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Health Care |
What Does Vivus Know About The Upcoming FDA Decision?
Shares of VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), a weight-loss pharmaceutical company, fell on Monday before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave its decision on the drug, but it seems company officials may have an idea of the outcome.
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Published Date : 2012-07-11 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Mako Shares Tank On Sales Expectations Of Surgical Robot
Shares of Mako Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ:MAKO) plummeted on Tuesday after the company announced it expected to sell fewer surgical robots than it initially expected this year, heightening fears that the company may have trouble finding a buyer for the machine, Reuters reports.
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Published Date : 2012-07-10 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Questcor Pharma Stock Jumps On Sales Report, Director Still Selling Stock
Shares of Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOR) jumped on Monday after the company announced strong sales of its H.P. Acthar Gel, which has several broad uses and treats a number of different conditions.
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Published Date : 2012-06-29 09:00:00
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Health Care |
WellPoint Shares Fall After Healthcare Ruling
By upholding President Obama's healthcare law, U.S. insurers will receive an estimated 30 million new customers once the law's individual mandate goes into effect in 2014, however these companies will also need to implement expensive changes.
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Published Date : 2012-06-29 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Aetna Stocks Slide After Obamacare Announcement
The Supreme Court's ruling to uphold Obama's healthcare reform law will have a huge impact on insurance companies all over the nation. Shares of Aetna, Inc. (NYSE:AET) slid following the ruling, which it appears some company officials were ready for.
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Published Date : 2012-06-28 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Lincare Could Be Bought For $3.4 Billion
Lincare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LNCR), a U.S.-based oxygen provider, may be the subject of a $3.4 billion buyout, with Germany's Linde AG leading the bidding, Reuters reports.
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Published Date : 2012-06-26 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Federal Court Supports Teva Patent, Shares Rise
Shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA) rose higher on Monday after a federal court said the company still holds the patent to Copaxone, its largest brand name product used to treat multiple sclerosis.
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Published Date : 2012-06-22 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Celgene Withdraws Cancer Drug Application In EU
Celgene is opting out of applying for permission to expand the use of its blood cancer drug Revlimid following a series of questions EU drug officials asked about the medicine's links to other forms of cancer, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Published Date : 2012-06-22 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Onyx Shares Soar On FDA Backing Of New Drug, Officials Still Selling Stock
Shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ONXX) jumped 42 percent on Thursday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug.
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Published Date : 2012-06-20 09:00:00
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Health Care |
J&J Takeover To Help Company In Orthopedic Surgery Market
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) recently completed a $19.7 billion takeover of Synthes, which the company says will help propel it toward the top of the blooming orthopedic surgery market, Bloomberg reports.
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Published Date : 2012-06-14 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Investors Respond Little To Merck Sleep Aid Advancements
Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) slid slightly on Wednesday despite an announcement that the company's new sleep aid could soon rival Ambien.
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Published Date : 2012-06-04 09:00:00
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Health Care |
BMY Gets Better Rating, But Company Insiders Are Still Selling Off
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) was recently upgraded by Standard and Poor's Ratings Services from A-1 to A-1+, but despite the favorable news, company officials, including director James Cornelius, have been selling off millions of shares in insider trades.
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Published Date : 2012-05-30 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Vertex Executives Profit Weeks Before Drug Fails
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) announced on Tuesday, May 29, that it had overstated the efficacy of its cystic fibrosis drug earlier in the month when it reported its clinical trials had better-than-expected results.
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Published Date : 2012-05-24 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Information Technology |
Equities Review: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Avago Technologies, Compuware and Research In Motion
Equities Review: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Avago Technologies, Compuware and Research In Motion
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Published Date : 2012-05-14 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Express Scripts Stock Jumps On Strong Quarterly Report
Shares of Express Scripts Holding Co. (NSADAQ:ESRX) performed better than the market as a whole on Friday, following the pharmacy benefits manager's detailed analysis of the growth that was seen in the first quarter.
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Published Date : 2012-05-10 09:00:00
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Health Care |
FDA Panel Finds New Pfizer Drug Safe, Effective
Federal health regulators announced on Wednesday that a new drug from Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) appears to be a safe and effective way for patients living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to treat their symptoms, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Published Date : 2012-05-09 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Arena Pharma's Diet Pill Under Question By FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has returned its watchful eye to an experimental diet pill from Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), which the agency has previously rejected due to tumors and heart problems that have been linked with the drug, The Associated Press reports.
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Published Date : 2012-05-08 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Vertex Shares Spike On Results Of New Study
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTX) stock jumped nearly 50 percent on Monday after the company announced the results of an ongoing study of a cystic fibrosis drug were better than the pharmaceutical developer had anticipated.
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Published Date : 2012-05-04 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Acne Medicine
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE:VRX) has reportedly agreed to a deal to acquire over-the-counter skin medicine AcneFree for $64 million in addition to performance payments.
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Published Date : 2012-05-03 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Herbalife Shares Drop On Hedge Fund Manager's Questions
Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) fell after hedge fund manager David Einhorn asked the supplement maker about its weight loss products, and why it has ceased to provide information on its distributors.
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Published Date : 2012-05-01 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Lower Humana Profits Weigh Heavy on UnitedHealth Shares
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) took a spill on Monday on news that rival insurance company Humana Inc. reported quarterly profits below analysts' marks, and announced higher costs in its Medicare Advantage division, CBS News reports.
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Published Date : 2012-04-28 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Allscripts Shares Plummet On Company-Wide Restructuring
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MDRX) which provides electronic records in the healthcare industry, saw its shares drop the most in three years after a drastic shakeup among company board members.
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Published Date : 2012-04-27 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Information Technology |
Materials |
Stocks To Watch: Logitech International, Varian Medical Systems, US Airways Group, Newmont Mining and Equinix
Stocks To Watch: Logitech International, Varian Medical Systems, US Airways Group, Newmont Mining and Equinix
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Published Date : 2012-04-26 09:00:00
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Consumer Discretionary |
Health Care |
Materials |
Hot Stocks: Warner Chilcott, VIVUS, Southwestern Energy, Du Pont and Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Hot Stocks: Warner Chilcott, VIVUS, Southwestern Energy, Du Pont and Goodyear Tire & Rubber
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Published Date : 2012-04-25 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Industrials |
Materials |
Hot Stocks: ARM Holdings plc, Gilead Sciences, Alcoa, Medtronic and Parker-Hannifin
Hot Stocks: ARM Holdings plc, Gilead Sciences, Alcoa, Medtronic and Parker-Hannifin
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Published Date : 2012-04-25 09:00:00
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Financials |
Health Care |
Information Technology |
Equities Review: American International Group, KeyCorp, 3M, Align Technology and Altera
Equities Review: American International Group, KeyCorp, 3M, Align Technology and Altera
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Published Date : 2012-04-21 09:00:00
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Consumer Discretionary |
Health Care |
Industrials |
Hot Stocks: Lennar, Hanesbrands, MGM Resorts International, Xerox and Mylan
Hot Stocks: Lennar, Hanesbrands, MGM Resorts International, Xerox and Mylan
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Published Date : 2012-04-20 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Human Genome Sciences turns down $2.59 billion offer from GlaxoSmithKline
Human Genome Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:HGSI) was presented with an unsolicited $2.59 billion takeover offer from GlaxoSmithKline PLC on Thursday, but turned down the deal, saying it undervalues the company.
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Published Date : 2012-04-19 09:00:00
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Health Care |
SXC Health to Purchase Catalyst for More than $4 Billion
SXC Health Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ:SXCI) announced it plans to take over competing pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. (CHSI) in a $4 billion deal only one month after major competitor Express Scripts sealed a $29.1 billion takeover, The Associated Press reports.
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Published Date : 2012-04-18 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Walgreen Co. added to UBS' 'most preferred' list
Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG) shares jumped 5 percent on Tuesday on the announcement that UBS included the nationwide drugstore chain on its "most preferred" list, as well as a potential resolution to the company's tiff with Express Scripts, Reuters reports.
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Published Date : 2012-04-18 09:00:00
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Financials |
Health Care |
Information Technology |
Equity Review: International Business Machines, American Eagle Outfitters, Forest Laboratories, Huntington Bancshares and Netflix
Equity Review: International Business Machines, American Eagle Outfitters, Forest Laboratories, Huntington Bancshares and Netflix
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Published Date : 2012-04-17 09:00:00
Category :
Health Care |
Information Technology |
Materials |
Hot Stocks: Suncor Energy, SanDisk, Clearwire, Marvell and Boston Scientific
Hot Stocks: Suncor Energy, SanDisk, Clearwire, Marvell and Boston Scientific
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Published Date : 2012-04-13 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Illumina Shares Drop After Rejection of Bid From Roche
Shares of Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) fell on Thursday after it rejected unsolicited takeover bids from Roche Holding AG for the second time, Bloomberg reports.
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Published Date : 2012-04-13 09:00:00
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Health Care |
Information Technology |
Hot Stocks: Netflix, Mylan, Broadcom, MIPS Technologies and Applied Materials
Hot Stocks: Netflix, Mylan, Broadcom, MIPS Technologies and Applied Materials
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Published Date : 2012-04-11 09:00:00
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Financials |
Health Care |
Information Technology |
Equities Review: McDonald's Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Electronic Arts, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Host Hotels and Resorts
Equities Review: McDonald's Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Electronic Arts, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Host Hotels and Resorts
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Published Date : 2012-04-09 17:10:06
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Consumer Discretionary |
Financials |
Health Care |
Hot Stocks: Annaly Capital Management, Caterpillar, Target, Eli Lilly, and Walgreen
Hot Stocks: Annaly Capital Management, Caterpillar, Target, Eli Lilly, and Walgreen
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Published Date : 2012-04-04 16:24:36
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Health Care |
Abbott hepatitis C drug shows promise where other drugs have failed
An experimental hepatitis C treatment developed by Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has cured nearly half of the patients who did not respond to other therapies currently being used to treat the disease, a new study shows.
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Published Date : 2012-04-02 16:14:56
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Health Care |
Keryx shares fall on news of treatment failure in late-stage trials
Shares of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:KERX) dropped by a significant margin in trading on Monday, April 2, 2012, after the drug company announced that its experimental treatment for colorectal cancer failed in late-stage clinical trials.
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Published Date : 2012-03-31 15:18:31
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Financials |
Health Care |
Equities Review: Procter & Gamble, Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Discover Financial Services, Genworth Financial and Banco Santander
Equities Review: Procter & Gamble, Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Discover Financial Services, Genworth Financial and Banco Santander
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