Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) stock has become dependent on its diabetes drug Januvia over the past couple of years for revenue growth.
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July 1 - News
An entity with deep pockets is looking to buy boatloads of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock. And we're talking yacht-sized boatloads -- not canoe-sized ones.
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July 1 - News
Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX) just can't catch a break.
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June 28 - News
After a series of failures, one is forced to wonder whether the medical fraternity, including the research and development wing of Eli Lilly & Co.
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June 27 - News
After the failure of its pipeline products for Alzheimer’s and rheumatoid arthritis, the drug giant Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) finally has some good news to report.
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June 27 - News
Stocks that stand the test of time are often ones that have a diversified product portfolio of world class brands.
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June 26 - News
Hepatitis-C is a contagious virus that attacks the liver and can be found in acute or chronic forms.
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June 24 - News
Technological advances have allowed for people to have more longevity. Drug companies research and develop medicines to prevent, control and cure diseases.
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June 19 - News
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) has been one of the most prolific investments in the healthcare sector.
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June 18 - News
A new drug in the fight against cancer is certainly an exciting and welcome development.
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June 17 - News
It's understandably very tempting for people with inside information to trade biotech stocks.
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June 17 - News
When we go to the hospital, the last thing on our mind is that something could go wrong or that we could actually become sicker than when we first went in.
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June 17 - News
The cancer world has been abuzz after an exciting ASCO conference. Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
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June 14 - News
The biotech giant announced today that its cancer drug trebananib combined with chemotherapy paclitaxel extended median progression-free survival in recurrent ovarian cancer patients...
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June 13 - News
Generic-drug makers are always on the hunt for the next branded drug to take down.
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June 13 - News
The biggest pharmaceutical companies in the United States are in an enviable position. They sell products that are literally a matter of life and death.
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June 12 - News
A 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine is certainly impressive. Using a novel cancer treatment on yourself is both impressive and courageous. Dr.
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June 10 - News
GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK)'s diabetes drug Avandia causes heart issues. Or maybe it doesn't.
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June 10 - News
Is AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) a healthy stock for your portfolio? Investors who are in the know are getting more bullish.
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June 10 - News
Billionaire Jim Simons founded Renaissance Technologies ("RenTech"), his private investment firm, in 1982.
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June 7 - Hedge Funds
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) announced good news today about its blockbuster drug Revlimid. Did the stock jump as a result? Nope. Shares actually fell by more than 4%.
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June 6 - News
I follow quite a lot of companies, so the usefulness of a watchlist to me cannot be overstated.
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June 5 - News
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) traded higher after last weekend’s feature story in Barron’s.
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June 5 - News
This chart is just unbelievable.
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June 5 - News
Yesterday, Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) reported overwhelmingly positive interim results for its experimental melanoma drug lambrolizumab.
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June 3 - News
Mergers and acquisitions appear to be continuously reshaping the pharmaceuticals industry.
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June 3 - News
The American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting kicks off today.
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June 3 - News
If you'd ask most stock holders, hedge funds are assumed to be underperforming, outdated financial vehicles of yesteryear.
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June 3 - News
According to most market participants, hedge funds are assumed to be underperforming, old financial vehicles of yesteryear.
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June 3 - News
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) may be involved in everything from hip implants to pharmaceuticals, but it's the latter that brings in the majority of the profits and fuels any...
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May 31 - News
As recently as a decade ago, the biggest hurdle for biotech companies wasn't competition from their peers or even the sale price of their drugs.
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May 29 - News
At the annual ASCO meeting in Chicago, thousands of health-care researchers and professionals unite to advance cancer treatment.
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May 28 - News
If the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in January is the mecca of all health-care events during the year, then the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting in Chicago...
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May 28 - News
A whopping 25.3 million people in the U.S. right now are diabetic, with an additional 79 million Americans in the pre-diabetes stage.
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May 28 - News
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) was in 33 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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May 24 - News
A few years ago, Andrew W. Lo from the MIT Sloan School of Management gave a lengthy talk at a meet-and-greet for prospective students of the Master of Finance program.
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May 23 - News
Let's face it; we all dislike stress, but it's something we all live with to some degree.
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May 21 - News
Overweight and have high cholesterol? You may have to pick one to work on at a time, according to data from the lab of John Thyfault, an associate professor of nutrition and exercise...
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May 20 - News
As I noted 11 weeks ago, cancer statistics are both staggering and disappointing.
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May 20 - News
MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) took one giant leap over the past few days.
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May 19 - News
Biotech investors rejoice. The ASCO abstracts are here.
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May 16 - News
As the chatter surrounding a market pullback continues to build, these companies remain good investments. We look at fours stocks in four different sectors that meet the below...
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May 16 - News
Many stocks within the pharmaceutical industry have rallied significantly over the past few years and now sit at multi-year highs.
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May 15 - News
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) – Shares in drug maker, Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
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May 15 - News
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) reported a relatively rare earnings miss in the first quarter on May 2.
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May 14 - News
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. are not having it easy these days.
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May 14 - News
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) saw a strong pullback earlier this month, with its stock tumbling over 6% after reporting first-quarter earnings results.
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May 13 - News
As I noted nine weeks ago, cancer statistics are both staggering and disappointing.
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May 6 - News
The healthcare sector has been known for paying dependable dividends and producing strong total returns over time.
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May 6 - News