Hidden beneath all the numbers and metrics in Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB)'s recent earnings report is a key confirmation of a shifting market in the treatment of multiple sclerosis...
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August 1 - News
High yields aren't everything when you're searching for the perfect dividend stock.
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August 1 - News
The good news was that the big pharmaceutical company beat earnings estimates. Merck & Co., Inc.
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July 31 - News
The company broke open a bombshell on Monday when it announced that it would break its business into three new divisions -- two focused around drugs, vaccines, and consumer products...
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July 31 - News
Today, let's look at investing giant Donald Yacktman, who founded Yacktman Asset Management in 1992.
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July 31 - Hedge Funds
So much for the stock market gains that dominated most of today's trading.
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July 30 - News
This morning the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI)'s two big drug companies and a number of smaller drug-related companies announced earnings.
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July 30 - News
AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) and Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) announced last week that they are making another attempt at U.S.
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July 30 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is kicking off the new week in the red as a disappointment from the flourishing housing sector pressures the markets.
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July 29 - News
It's easy to forget that AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) is technically only seven-months old.
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July 29 - News
The aging population as well as the higher number of people who will receive benefits under new healthcare laws should combine to produce rising profits for a variety of companies...
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July 29 - News
After last week, when eight of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 30 components reported earnings, this week may seem slow, with only four companies releasing their second-quarter...
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July 29 - News
We often take sleep, the number of hours we get to sleep, or the quality of sleep we get, for granted.
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July 29 - News
Despite some negative news, mainly related to reimbursement issues and excess stock booking, Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:QCOR) recently gained solid momentum due to a...
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July 28 - News
Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) will release its quarterly report tomorrow, and recent share-price declines show that investors are somewhat nervous about the company's prospects.
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July 26 - News
For Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY), history is repeating itself once again.
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July 25 - News
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONXX) added 3% to its one-month 60% gains on Monday because of continued speculation of a buyout.
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July 24 - News
The healthcare sector has been one of the best sectors for dividend hunters -- most of the companies operating in the sector generate massive cash flow and payout a large chunk...
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July 24 - News
Uncertainty creates opportunity for long-term investors, and there is a lot of uncertainty in the healthcare sector right now.
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July 24 - News
Biotech is booming these days. But that's not a new story by any means. Biotech stocks as a group have done very well over the past several years.
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July 24 - News
We have a bona fide biotech soap opera going on these days. Spurned love. Possible romance. Disgruntled suitor. And, of course, the unknown villain.
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July 24 - News
In May, billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller- the former head of Duquesne Capital and portfolio manager for George Soros- filed his 13F with the SEC, disclosing many of his long ...
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July 23 - Hedge Funds
The recent rally in shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) may suggest investors are regaining some confidence in this pharmaceutical manufacturer.
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July 23 - News
Shares of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CBST) exploded upward on Friday, finishing up over 9%.
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July 22 - News
Biotech's the biggest boom-or-bust business on the market, with regulatory approvals and clinical trial results routinely sending stocks hurtling up or down by significant amounts...
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July 22 - News
According to multiple reports , Harvard researchers Timothy Henrich and Daniel Kuritzkes have recently noted a surprising side-effect to cancer treatments performed on two separate...
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July 22 - News
There's little denying that the technological, research, and medicinal aspects of patient care are improving at breakneck speed.
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July 22 - News
In an industry where buyouts are commonplace and small-cap biotechs burn through cash rapidly, optimizing operating cash flow can be essential to a company's financial health.
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July 19 - News
The "people familiar with the matter" are out in full force spouting off about who's bidding for Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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July 19 - News
The pharmaceutical sector is mainly about the pipeline of new products and patents.
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July 19 - News
Most recently, executives working for the U.K.-based GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK) in China have been accused of, and confessed to, serious corruption and tax-related ...
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July 19 - News
The story of the second quarter for Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS) offered mixed results for investors. The company's net sales were up 1%, and EPS was down 6% year over year.
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July 18 - News
Amid sluggish sales growth, the Pharmaceutical Industry giants are struggling with declining revenues and profits.
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July 18 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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July 18 - News
Sustainability and a strong pipeline are the two tests that best evaluate a pharmaceutical company. Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) scores high on both counts.
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July 18 - News
One of the strongest market sectors so far in 2013 has been pharmaceuticals.
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July 17 - News
One of the strongest market sectors this year has been pharmaceuticals.
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July 17 - News
Chances are that a few biotech companies will be scooped up by larger players over the coming months.
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July 17 - News
Over 13 million Americans have it. More than 120,000 of them die every year.
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July 17 - News
Indeed, many hedge fund managers that tend to make a living from short selling have moved to the sidelines, waiting for the market to switch direction before loading up on shorts...
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July 15 - News
Dividend stocks have gotten incredibly popular among investors as the search for income has led many to take on more risk in their portfolios in order to generate the cash flow...
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July 15 - News
Shares of the two largest kidney care companies in the United States, DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA) and Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.
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July 12 - News
In July 2012, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act was signed into law; and little did we know at the time, but the drug development process was about to...
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July 12 - News
The Orphan Drug pipeline of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
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July 11 - News
The co-managers of Guinness Atkinson Inflation Managed Dividend Fund (GAINX) describe Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), and Northrop Grumman Corporation...
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July 11 - News
VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) has found an Italian to help it out.
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July 10 - News
Recently Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONXX) rejected a $10 billion takeover offer from Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN).
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July 10 - News
What happens when the unstoppable force known as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) meets the immovable object known as short-sellers? Thus far, the answer...
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July 8 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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July 8 - News
