Three years ago, cancer immunotherapy was the hottest thing in biotech, as Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN)'s Provenge earned approval from the Food and Drug Administration ...
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September 12 - News
I know it's like comparing apples and oranges, but humor me for a moment.
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September 11 - News
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope of showing that deep-value...
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September 6 - News
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope of showing that deep-value...
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August 30 - News
Since Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN) reported its second-quarter earnings, the stock has declined 40%.
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August 28 - News
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) completed its acquisition of privately held Aragon Pharmaceuticals earlier this week. Plans for the deal were first announced by J&J in June.
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August 23 - News
Nine months into running the real-money portfolio I manage for The Motley Fool, I invested a small amount in Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN), seller of prostate cancer treatment...
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August 19 - News
If you've ever taken the time to really follow the biopharmaceutical sector, you know very well that failures are a dime a dozen, and success stories are few and far between.
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August 19 - News
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope of showing that deep-value...
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August 13 - News
August might be hot for most of the country, but the first full week of the month wasn't so hot for some stocks.
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August 12 - News
Let's start with Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (NYSEMKT:ANV).
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August 12 - News
Today, let's look at Graham Capital Management, founded in 1994 by Ken Tropin and in the multistrategy macro-oriented hedge fund business.
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August 9 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 7 - News
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope of showing that deep-value...
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August 2 - News
There are many types of biotech companies out there with tremendous value. Today, I will focus on the ones that target prostate cancer.
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August 1 - News
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope of showing that deep-value...
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July 28 - News
Suppose we filled a jar with slips of paper with the names of biotech companies that have been around for at least 10 years and with a market cap of at $500 million or more written...
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July 24 - News
There’s a lot to notice from Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)’s earnings -- the company announced a very solid quarter.
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July 17 - News
A year ago, AVI BioPharma underwent a process from being an $85 million biotechnology company to a $1.3 billion company called Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT).
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July 15 - News
Whether those moves are up or down is hard to tell.
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July 15 - News
The tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) might be the only of the U.S.'s three primary indexes not to reach all-time highs in 2013, but it's by far the best performer...
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July 15 - News
Ever since the Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (nearly in its entirety) last June, we've been examining nearly every facet of the transformative...
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July 15 - News
For the last few weeks, there has been a heated debate regarding the success or lack thereof from biotechnology company Amarin Corporation plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMRN)'s new product...
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July 10 - News
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope of showing that deep-value...
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July 5 - News
A new drug in the fight against cancer is certainly an exciting and welcome development.
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June 17 - News
How can you double your investment literally overnight? Buy stocks of the right biotech companies.
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June 13 - 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
As we've learned over the past few years, getting a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration is just half the battle in the biotech sector.
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May 31 - 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
Huge fortunes are won and lost in the world of biotech nearly every week. For those new to this world, it can appear both alluring and scary.
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May 22 - News
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope of showing that deep-value...
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May 16 - News
Here at The Motley Fool, we firmly believe that buying business over the long haul gives investors the best chance for succeeding in the stock market.
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May 13 - News
Let's start with Ruckus Wireless Inc (NYSE:RKUS).
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May 12 - News
Where have we heard the fourth-quarter-comeback plan before? Oh yes, from Johnson's predecessor who issued 2011 revenue guidance of $350 million to $400 million, with half of ...
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May 9 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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May 9 - News
Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:QCOR) has faced the affects of bad press more than once in the past.
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May 8 - News
There are some vaccine companies that have game changing technologies to target different types of cancer.
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May 7 - News
On Thursday, Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 7 - News
Let's start at the top with MAKO Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ:MAKO). The leading player in orthopedic robotics took a hit last year as sales for its RIO platform slowed.
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May 6 - News
After around 70 years of investing, Warren Buffett has undoubtedly emerged as one of the great investors all of time, but also one of the pickiest.
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April 25 - News
As I noted six weeks ago, cancer statistics are both staggering and disappointing.
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April 10 - News
The immune system doesn't generally attack tumors on its own. Immune cells are designed to attack foreign invaders but leave the human cells alone.
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March 31 - News
I haven't ever heard him say it directly, but it's pretty clear that Warren Buffett has no interest in buying biotech companies.
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March 31 - Hedge Funds
The biotech sector is perhaps the most volatile and risk-prone sector in the market, but investors still love it.
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March 26 - News
Some stocks take a pounding, but there's usually what they call a dead-cat bounce.
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March 25 - News
It's not uncommon for me to applaud the pharmaceutical industry as a solid long-term investment.
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March 19 - News
When stocks fall fast and far, they sometimes set themselves up for remarkable rebounds. The following equities suffered dramatic drops over the past week.
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March 18 - News
After seeing MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) rocket upwards over the last week, Motley Fool health care analyst Max Macaluso and Fool contributor Brian Orelli sat down to ...
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March 13 - News
Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN). investors have been on a perpetual roller coaster ride due to shifting expectations from Provenge.
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March 5 - News
