Many stocks encountered turbulence this week, but few were blown about like several biotech stocks.
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June 10 - News
It is interesting to watch a bio company change tactics and go into an area it hasn't explored before. This, to me, is like watching a child suddenly grow up.
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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
You have plenty of choices of where to invest your portfolio.
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May 31 - News
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) was in 63 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. GILD shareholders have witnessed an increase in hedge fund sentiment of late.
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May 30 - News
Some stocks seem to have all the luck, offering the best of both worlds.
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May 30 - News
After a 12-week run of seeing its share price rise for the week, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock fell last week.
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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
You want to invest in biotech. You hear about all the monstrous pops and mini-fortunes that are built overnight.
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May 28 - News
I have jokingly referred to Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) in the past as a "senior citizen" of biotech. The company was founded 33 years ago, making Amgen, Inc.
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May 24 - News
To the average investor, there are a multitude of indicators market participants can use to watch stocks.
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May 23 - News
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)'s hepatitis C drug, simeprevir, recently received Priority Review status from the FDA.
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May 22 - News
As I noted 11 weeks ago, cancer statistics are both staggering and disappointing.
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May 20 - News
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 weekly series much more challenging...
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May 18 - News
Biotech investors rejoice. The ASCO abstracts are here.
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May 16 - 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
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would put heart disease at the top of the list, since it's the leading cause of death in the nation.
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May 14 - News
What's the source of your investment strategy? Many look to great investors like Warren Buffett for guidance on how to invest.
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May 13 - News
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 brought in $2 billion...
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May 8 - 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
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 the benefits of a dividend...
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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
The biotechnology industry had a good time last year and the market expects the trend to continue in 2013 as well.
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April 30 - News
Rising biotech stars Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG), Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB), and Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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April 29 - News
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Reporting from CNBC’s David Faber this morning that activist fund ValueAct Capital Management LLC has acquired a $2 billion stake in...
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April 22 - News
I don't know about you, but I'm pretty stoked for the NFL draft this Thursday.
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April 22 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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April 22 - News
As I mentioned previously in Part 1, it was an incredibly busy week for the biotech sector.
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April 20 - News
Big pharma companies are massive, complicated beasts.
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April 18 - News
Another day, another set of fresh all-time highs for the major biotechnology ETFs.
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April 16 - Stock Analysis
The biotechnology sector can be a land of immense spoils and incredible heartbreak.
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April 7 - News
The Motley Fool's annual April Fools' Day joke this year focused on the "hugest bubble in history" that is set to explode.
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April 6 - News
It was generally a great quarter for U.S.
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April 1 - News
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 record highs.
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March 30 - News
In this series, we'll highlight four companies in an industry, and compare their "cash king margins" over time, trying to determine which has the greatest likelihood of putting...
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March 27 - News
With the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index hitting record highs, Motley Fool health care analyst Max Macaluso and Fool contributor Brian Orelli sat down to chat about whether we're in...
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March 22 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are many metrics investors can use to track publicly traded companies.
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March 19 - News
The Motley Fool recently published its list of The 25 Best Companies in America and while Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
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March 12 - 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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March 10 - News
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) is the world’s foremost biopharmaceutical company when it comes to combating deadly virus.
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March 8 - News
Stop me if you've heard this joke before: "Two political parties walk into a bar; both point the finger at each other for the country's fiscal mess, yet neither is willing to ...
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March 6 - News
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)' sofosbuvir with Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Medivir's simeprevir are a match made in heaven.
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March 5 - News
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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March 4 - Insider Trading
Every investor can appreciate a stock that consistently beats the Street without getting ahead of its fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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February 26 - News
With the SPDR S&P Biotech Index up 25% over the trailing-12-month period, it's evident that investment dollars are willingly flowing into the biotech sector.
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February 23 - News
There's power in positive thinking. The late author Norman Vincent Peale made plenty of money off that philosophy.
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February 22 - News