Posts Tagged ‘Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD)’

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (BMY), Pharmacyclics, Inc. (PCYC): Hedging Against Leukemia

One of the Easiest Ways to Build a Retirement Nest Egg I've Ever Seen

As I noted 11 weeks ago, cancer statistics are both staggering and disappointing. Although cancer deaths per 100,000 people have been on the downswing......(read more)

May 20 - News - Comments

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (INFI), Oncothyreon Inc (USA) (ONTY), Synageva BioPharma Corp (GEVA): Three Horrendous Healthcare Stocks This Week

There’s one drawback to having the stock market indexes hit record highs yet again: It makes finding truly horrendous health-care stocks for our......(read more)

May 18 - News - Comments

Roche Holding Ltd. (ADR) (RHHBY), Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (BMY): Cancer Meeting Highlights the Good and Bad of the Immune System

Biotech investors rejoice. The ASCO abstracts are here. The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology starts on May 31, but the organization......(read more)

May 16 - News - Comments

Is Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) Still A Buy?

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) reported a relatively rare earnings miss in the first quarter on May 2. The biotech announced earnings of $0.48 per......(read more)

May 14 - News - Comments

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Aetna Inc. (AET): The Eight Biggest Health Problems Americans Face

What are the biggest health problems in the U.S.? It depends on whom you ask. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would put heart disease at......(read more)

May 14 - News - Comments

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX): What You Need To Know

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX)

What’s the source of your investment strategy? Many look to great investors like Warren Buffett for guidance on how to invest. Some take what we......(read more)

May 13 - News - Comments

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD): The Heart Of The Matter

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) has exploded over the last few years as a powerhouse of anti-viral medications. Its myriad treatments for HIV have......(read more)

May 8 - News - Comments

Pfizer Inc. (PFE), Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) & Other Names To Know: A Full Breakdown

Investing in biotech companies can be intimidating, especially for investors without a science background. But there’s hope. Understanding the naming......(read more)

May 1 - News - Comments

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR): Should You Bet on These High-Growth Stocks?

Proponents of income investing may not like it, but there is nothing like a growth portfolio, portions of which can be sold at higher prices to rival......(read more)

April 30 - News - Comments

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Just Jumped & Could Jump Again

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) have appreciated significantly in 2013 so far, and it seems that the trend might continue......(read more)

April 30 - News - Comments

Galena Biopharma Inc (GALE), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD): Two Biopharmaceutical Companies Worth Buying

The biotechnology industry had a good time last year and the market expects the trend to continue in 2013 as well. As the chart below shows, the AMEX......(read more)

April 30 - News - Comments

Celgene Corporation (CELG), Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD): Don’t Try to Pick the Best Biotech Company

Rising biotech stars Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG), Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB), and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) have all crushed the......(read more)

April 29 - News - Comments

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Weekly Options Active

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Reporting from CNBC’s David Faber this morning that activist fund ValueAct Capital Management LLC has acquired......(read more)

April 22 - News - Comments

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) or Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB)? This Is What the Perfect Biotech Would Look Like

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty stoked for the NFL draft this Thursday. As an avid Detroit Lions fan, I begrudgingly admit that I&#......(read more)

April 22 - News - Comments

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), Visa Inc (V), High-Momentum Stocks, Dividends, and Low Fees

Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you. If you’d like to add a wide range of growing stocks......(read more)

April 22 - News - Comments

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD): The Week, Biotech – Part Two

As I mentioned previously in Part 1, it was an incredibly busy week for the biotech sector. A PDUFA decision, as well as three FDA panel reviews/findings......(read more)

April 20 - News - Comments

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK): It Is Not Worth It

Big pharma companies are massive, complicated beasts. Each year, they generate billions in revenue from drugs that target dozens of diseases, spend billions......(read more)

April 18 - News - Comments

Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB): What Goes up Must Come Down

Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) is one of those rare companies in the healthcare sector whose stock has relentlessly outperformed the broader market continuously......(read more)

April 17 - News - Comments

Under The Hood: An Unheralded Biotech ETF – iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (IBB)

Another day, another set of fresh all-time highs for the major biotechnology ETFs. Biotech investors were treated to the same feat in late March, but......(read more)

April 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Put Volume Pops in Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD)

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD) – Put options changing hands on pork processor, Smithfield Foods, Inc., this morning look for shares in the name......(read more)

April 16 - News - Comments

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), and Oral Hepatitis C Cure on Its Way

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) moved one step closer to an all-oral cure for hepatitis C on Monday when the company submitted its application to......(read more)

April 10 - News - Comments

Amgen, Inc. (AMGN): The One Biotech Stock Buffett Should Buy

These 3 Stocks Could be Tomorrow's High-Yielders

The biotechnology sector can be a land of immense spoils and incredible heartbreak. It’s not uncommon to see small and midsized biotech companies......(read more)

April 7 - News - Comments

3 Horrendous Health-Care Stocks This Week: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RIGL), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACHN)

The Motley Fool’s annual April Fools’ Day joke this year focused on the “hugest bubble in history” that is set to explode. For......(read more)

April 6 - News - Comments

Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), Celgene Corporation (CELG) & The Best-Performing NASDAQ-100 Stocks in Q1

It was generally a great quarter for U.S. indexes all the way around, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.......(read more)

April 1 - News - Comments

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (IDIX), ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (ZIOP), Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (VHS): 3 Horrendous Health-Care Stocks This Week

Have you checked your 401(k) or IRA balance lately? If you’re like many people, the numbers brought forth a smile, with the major indexes hitting......(read more)

March 30 - News - Comments