This money coming in is cash flow, and looking at a company's cash flow gives us -- as current or potential shareholders -- a sense of how well that company is doing at selling...
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June 12 - News
AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) announced the acquisition of Omthera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:OMTH), a company that went public just last month (April 11).
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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
Noted hedge fund Sarissa Capital Management recently disclosed a stake of nearly 2% in promising biotechnology firm VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) .
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June 6 - Hedge Funds
When we think of big pharma companies, the company we think about constantly is Pfizer Inc.
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June 6 - News
LONDON -- A popular way to dig out reasonably priced stocks with robust growth potential is through the "Growth at a Reasonable Price," or GARP, strategy.
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June 5 - News
Editor's Note: The initial article refers to Abraxane's prostate cancer trials. That is incorrect, Abraxane has priority review for pancreatic cancer.
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June 4 - News
The biotechnology sector is rapidly evolving, and what was a near-guarantee of success of getting a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration 10 years ago is no longer...
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June 3 - News
With the SPDR S&P Biotech Index up 38% over the trailing-12-month period, it's evident that investment dollars are willingly flowing into the biotech sector.
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June 3 - News
The Food and Drug Administration stays busy with approvals, recommendations, and reviews.
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June 3 - News
For a long time, Africa’s traditional enemy with regard to diseases have been communicable diseases like HIV and Malaria. Now, however, this trend is changing.
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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
We'd all like to invest like the legendary Warren Buffett, turning thousands into millions or more.
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May 31 - News
The field of synthetic biology is still in its infancy, with many of the most promising companies residing outside of public markets, but make no mistake: The bioeconomy is on...
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May 31 - News
LONDON -- The economic crisis has forced governments worldwide to consider how they can deliver services more efficiently. Frequently, they are turning to the private sector.
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May 30 - News
LONDON -- If you can keep your head while everyone around is losing theirs, you probably hold shares in GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK).
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May 30 - News
GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK) was in 18 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. GSK investors should be aware of a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money lately.
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May 29 - News
General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) steadily pays out dividends to its shareholders. The payout amount has been increasing year over year for three years in a row.
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May 29 - News
VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) and Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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May 28 - News
Large, multinational companies have an unprecedented number of things pulling and pushing on their share price.
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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
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
To most investors, hedge funds are seen as slow, outdated financial vehicles of the past.
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May 24 - News
The Eurozone debt problems have held as a central focus of the financial markets since 2010.
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May 24 - News
Any investor looking for the highest-paying dividend stocks would do well to start in Big Pharma, where many of the top picks offer yields in excess of 3% or 4%.
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May 22 - News
LONDON -- It's been a long tough slog for GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) shares, but things are looking up.
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May 22 - News
TheStreet.com recently ran an article outlining five companies that Warren Buffett holds in his portfolio that yield 3% or better.
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May 20 - News
With the SPDR S&P Biotech Index up 38% over the trailing-12-month period, it's evident that investment dollars are willingly flowing into the biotech sector.
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May 20 - News
There's good news and bad news for Americans. The good news is that the age-adjusted death rate in the U.S.
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May 20 - News
AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN)'s in a tight spot.
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May 15 - News
As part of the split, the pharmaceutical company looks poised to turn its current drug-marketing joint venture with London-based GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK) into an...
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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
Back towards the end of April 2013, Theravance Inc (NASDAQ:THRX) surprised everyone when it announced plans to split into two separate companies.
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May 14 - News
LONDON -- The FTSE 100 set a five-and-a-half-year record of 6,638 points last Friday, and though the index is down from that today at 6,617, it still looks like hanging on to...
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May 13 - 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
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
With the SPDR S&P Biotech Index up 32% over the trailing-12-month period, it's evident that investment dollars are willingly flowing into the biotech sector.
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May 13 - News
LONDON -- Dividend income accounts for around two-thirds of total returns, the actual rate of return taking into account both capital and income appreciation.
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May 12 - News
The words of the great big-band leader Duke Ellington came to mind after hearing the first quarter results from Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) : "It don't mean a thing...
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May 9 - News
Exchange-traded funds are all the rage these days, and for good reason.
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May 8 - News
GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK) is a pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
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May 6 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
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May 6 - News
As I noted nine weeks ago, cancer statistics are both staggering and disappointing.
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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
LONDON -- If you want to be eligible for a dividend payment, or if you're hoping a share price might drop disproportionately when the time has passed, you need to be aware of ...
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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
The market for prescription and over-the-counter drugs is huge and hugely profitable.
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May 2 - News