ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) has been on a solid run since early last year and it has continued to climb to new highs this year as well.
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May 15 - News
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock has been a boon for growth investors over the past year.
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May 15 - News
Confirmation bias – one of the psychological traps investors can be most prone to falling victim to.
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May 15 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Yahoo! Inc.
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May 15 - Hedge Funds
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. are not having it easy these days.
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May 14 - News
Overall, the market is seeing red today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) is down 36 points as of 11 a.m. EDT, with little momentum to push it higher.
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May 13 - 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
A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine testing omega-3 fatty acids -- commonly found in fish oil -- in patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease ...
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May 13 - News
Big pharma isn't the first industry many investors envision when dreaming of the big profits to be made from health care stocks.
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May 13 - News
In the world of investing, the amount of data to factor into the purchase of a stock can be overwhelming.
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May 12 - News
Only 19 drugs have ever netted at least $5 billion in annual sales -- and most were at their peak --according to a list compiled by Simon King of Forbes earlier this year.
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May 9 - News
Recently, I have focused in on some companies that play a major role in diabetic's lives like mine.
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May 8 - News
Synthetic biology company and industrial bio-enzyme manufacturer Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDXS) announced its first-quarter earnings after the market closed Tuesday.
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May 8 - News
Take a look around the pharmaceutical industry and you won't find many companies with market caps exceeding $100 billion (seven by my count).
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May 7 - News
Stocks were mostly flat today as the S&P 500 hit a new record high at 1617.50, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) was down slightly by five points, ...
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May 7 - News
It's no secret that investors have been craving high-yielding dividend stocks over the past five years.
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May 6 - News
Every Sunday I make it a point to examine a combination of earnings stories or Food and Drug Administration panel reviews or PDUFA decisions in the upcoming week that you can'...
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May 5 - News
With the SPDR S&P Biotech Index up 31% over the trailing-12-month period, it's evident that investment dollars are willingly flowing into the biotech sector.
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May 4 - News
It's that time of year. The sounds of sneezing, coughing, and sniffling can be heard across America. Around 40 million people in the U.S.
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May 4 - News
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) gained Food and Drug Administration approval for its powerful new cholesterol drug Liptruzet, a combination of two already-approved drugs, Pfizer...
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May 4 - News
The problem was the other drugs didn't make up nearly enough of the Singulair loss.
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May 3 - News
So far this year, major repurchase programs have been announced by some of Wall Street's largest companies.
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May 2 - News
Investing in biotech companies can be intimidating, especially for investors without a science background. But there's hope.
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May 1 - News
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) took its first steps toward pharmaceutical dominance on April 30, 1953, when it merged with Sharp & Dohme, a pharmaceutical manufacturer.
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May 1 - News
Whenever the Federal Reserve meets to discuss monetary policy, the stock market holds its breath as it tries to figure out whether the end to the central bank's massive interventions...
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May 1 - News
The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.
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April 30 - News
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) stock could move up or down this week after the pharmaceutical company reports earnings on Wednesday.
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April 30 - News
Tomorrow, Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 30 - News
Throughout the years, some of the best performing pharmaceutical industry stocks have had long histories of providing healthy dividends to their stockholders. Merck & Co., Inc...
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April 30 - News
Patent expiration is one of the major issues faced by pharma companies, which increases the competition from generic medicines and eventually leads to downfall in their sales.
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April 30 - News
Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) have appreciated significantly in 2013 so far, and it seems that the trend might continue for the rest of the year.
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April 30 - News
That's the message from today's announcement that Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is out-licensing its diabetes drug candidate ertugliflozin to Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK).
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April 29 - News
Many investors rely on dividends for the income they need from their portfolios.
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April 29 - News
In the big pharma sector, it can oftentimes be hit or miss when seeking the next big growth stock.
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April 27 - News
In Part I of this series, we discussed three of the six Dow stocks that currently pay yields at least twice as high as that of a 10-Year U.S. Treasury.
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April 26 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Dell Inc.
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April 25 - Hedge Funds
If you own Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) stock, you likely enjoyed the past couple of months.
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April 23 - News
Tomorrow, Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 23 - News
Barron's recently posted Citi's updated list of large, financially strong, high-yielding, dividend-paying companies.
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April 21 - News
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) has been in the spotlight for its so-called “desired” acquisitions and its size issues, along with patent expiration news.
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April 19 - News
Like most investors, you probably aim for the best possible return when picking potential investments.
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April 18 - News
Big pharma companies are massive, complicated beasts.
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April 18 - News
Earnings season's in full throttle now, and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stepped up and released its quarterly data Tuesday.
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April 17 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), UTStarcom Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:UTSI), AT&T Inc...
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April 17 - Hedge Funds
Plunging markets are always scary, but they also create great investment opportunities for those who are brave enough to reach out for them.
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April 16 - News
The United States is the fattest country in the world -- and I'm not talking about our wallets, folks! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a disheartening...
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April 16 - News
Seriously, as a retired broker – and a retired reporter – I had to make this case all the time. Reporting on the markets is terrible.
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April 13 - News
Looking for solid dividends? The health care sector has plenty of dividend stocks to choose from.
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April 12 - News
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) stock soared almost 3% Wednesday to close in on a new 52-week high after the pharmaceutical giant announced the FDA accepted its new drug application...
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April 12 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped again today, riding a wave that carried the S&P 500 up 1.2% and lifted the Nasdaq 1.8%.
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April 11 - News