Now, according to many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as delayed, outdated investment vehicles of a period lost to current times.
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August 21 - News
It is often said that the real cure for HIV and AIDS will come from better, more discrete testing procedures, and not from the drug cocktails made by Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline...
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August 20 - News
A strong week for investors ended especially well in China, as Hong Kong's HANG SENG INDEX (INDEXHANGSENG:HSI) index jumped by 3.3% for the week.
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August 19 - News
These days there doesn't seem to be much in the way of economic news that can stop the ascent of the broad-based S&P 500 .
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August 7 - News
High yields aren't everything when you're searching for the perfect dividend stock.
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August 1 - News
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)' bid to acquire IDEV Technologies by end-2013 will strengthen the former’s medical devices (Abbott Vascular) business especially in stent offerings...
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July 29 - News
Note: This article has been amended to remove TRADJENTA as Eli Lilly & Co.
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July 29 - News
A downbeat outlook from China's manufacturing sector couldn't hold back Hong Kong's HANG SENG INDEX (INDEXHANGSENG:HSI) from big gains this week, as the index pulled in gains...
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July 29 - News
AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) will release its quarterly report on Friday, and with its stock having jumped considerably since it started trading as a separate entity, investors are ...
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July 24 - News
Due to the aging population in developed nations, rising incomes levels in emerging nations, and overall higher government spending in the healthcare sector, the medical industry...
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July 24 - News
Picking the best dividend stocks isn't just a matter of finding the highest-yielding picks.
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July 23 - News
It's not just Kate Middleton and Prince William having a baby these days. There are a lot of new parents and parents-to-be out there.
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July 22 - News
The biotech industry is a cutthroat one, with companies constantly racing to get new treatments approved by the FDA ahead of their rivals.
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July 22 - News
The pharmaceutical sector is mainly about the pipeline of new products and patents.
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July 19 - News
Investors looking to find out how well Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) performed in the second quarter had reason to be confused this morning.
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July 17 - News
Hepatitis C, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), is an infectious disease affecting the liver.
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July 10 - News
I always consider a short-term stock price decline to be an opportunity for investors to accumulate a company’s shares at a low price.
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July 10 - News
Shares of Mead Johnson Nutrition CO (NYSE:MJN) plunged recently, after Chinese regulators stated that they were investigating claims that foreign companies were intentionally...
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July 8 - News
Back in late March the head of US equity strategy for Deutsche Bank, David Bianco, stated that, "I’d welcome a stronger dollar...
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July 3 - News
Technically, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) has been around for decades.
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July 3 - News
After gaining Food and Drug Administration approval nearly a year ago, patients can finally walk into a pharmacy and get their prescription for VIVUS, Inc.
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July 3 - News
When looking for the best dividend stocks, it's usually best to not chase the highest dividend.
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July 2 - News
If you owned Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock at the beginning of 2013, you're sitting atop gains of more than 20% right now.
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June 28 - News
There are investment opportunities in every sector, but biotechs launching new drugs offer a unique investment opportunity to take advantage of hyper-growth as sales increase ...
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June 27 - News
I am always excited when a company plans to return more cash to its shareholders in both dividends and share buybacks.
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June 26 - News
There's no question that Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) started 2013 with a bang. The year began with the spinoff of AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV).
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June 24 - 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
The healthcare sector has always been a subject of great interest to investors and analysts alike.
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June 21 - News
A new Supreme Court ruling presents pharmaceutical companies with a tough choice -- stop paying generic-drug producers to withhold generic options from the market, or risk getting...
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June 20 - News
The decision wasn't without debate, though. In fact, the AMA's Council on Science and Public Health actually recommended against calling obesity a disease.
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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
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) seems to think its stock is cheap enough to justify sinking a substantial amount of its nest egg into the company's stock.
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June 18 - News
As the market becomes more volatile and high-grade dividend stocks begin to fall in price an opportunity opens up to buy those stocks at a more reasonable price than the last ...
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June 17 - News
Following the publication of my article on the blockbuster potential of Antares Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:ATRS)'s transformational product (Otrexup), I have been inundated with reader...
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June 13 - News
As populations grow and as food safety concerns increase, parents are being very selective about the infant baby formulas they buy.
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June 12 - News
Today, let's look at investing giant Daniel Loeb, founder of the Third Point LLC hedge fund.
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May 30 - Hedge Funds
With more baby boomers hitting retirement age and their babies starting families (the so-called Echo Boom) several stocks are bound to benefit.
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May 28 - News
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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May 28 - News
Currently, a majority of pharma companies are facing the issue of generic competition.
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May 28 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are tons of metrics investors can use to monitor Mr. Market. A pair of the best are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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May 23 - News
Over the past few years, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has posted robust growth in several business divisions.
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May 21 - News
On Tuesday, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 19 - News
Today let's look at investment advisory firm Douglass Winthrop Advisors.
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May 16 - News
The economy is only just starting to chug along again. The situation in Europe is relatively unchanged, China is slowing down and banks are still de-leveraging.
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May 14 - News
If I could send a message back in time to my younger self, I would only need to use four words, “Keep it simple, Stupid!” This is great advice for life in general, but especially...
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May 10 - News
VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) has the first part down.
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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
For the past 15 years, investment guru Ken Fisher's stock picks have outperformed the overall market by more than 5% on average each year.
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May 8 - Hedge Funds
No matter the market, there will always be losers-a few lagging disappointments holding back a Wall Street rally or several big losers leading a bearish day.
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May 7 - News
There have been a number of high-profile spin-offs over the past few years.
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May 6 - News