ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS) started the year strong with a Food and Drug Administration approval for genetic high cholesterol drug Kynamro.
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February 19 - News
Make no bones about it -- Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) is one expensive stock. It even might be the most expensive health-care stock for its size.
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February 19 - News
Shares of Oncolytics Biotech, Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:ONCY) have risen by more than 35% since last Thursday.
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February 19 - News
It's now more than halfway through the period that Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) has called its "years YZ," a term describing the years spanning from 2011 to 2014.
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February 19 - News
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) faced a rough 2012 after Lipitor's loss of exclusivity in November 2011.
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February 18 - News
Research firm Decision Resources predicts that the rheumatoid arthritis market will modestly grow to $15 billion in the next decade.
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February 18 - News
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) recently spun off animal health firm Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) in the form of an IPO.
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February 15 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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February 15 - News
It's Friday afternoon on Wall Street, and investors seem content with their holdings going into the three-day weekend.
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February 15 - News
Investors look to the Dow Jones Industrials as the strongest blue-chip stocks the U.S. has to offer.
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February 15 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX:.DJI) has had a wild ride this morning, but stayed up nevertheless.
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February 15 - News
The biotechnology industry is one of the most attractive industries for investors primarily due to its high returns.
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February 14 - News
Some of the best-performing stocks over the past several decades boast long histories of paying dividends to shareholders. Moreover, if these stocks sell for an apparent discount...
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February 14 - News
Back in 2011, generic drug giant Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) dominated the MS field, riding the coattails of its Copaxone medication to success.
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February 14 - News
Hedge funds and other major investors continue to file their 13Fs for the fourth quarter of 2012 this week, disclosing many of their long equity positions as of the end of December...
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February 14 - News
The pharmaceuticals industry has always been one of the riskiest in the market.
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February 14 - News
How much is trustworthiness actually worth? That somewhat strange thought entered my brain recently after reviewing the latest Harris Physician Pulse Survey.
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February 13 - News
This week many hedge funds and other major investors are filing their 13Fs for the fourth quarter of 2012, as these filings (which publicly disclose many of a fund’s long U....
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February 13 - Hedge Funds
With little news out, no major earnings on tap, and Asian markets closed for the Lunar New Year observance, investors are taking a breather today.
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February 12 - News
Despite the lack of critical economic news today, stock markets are falling to start the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 0.15% as of 3:15 p.m.
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February 11 - News
Big pharma's a good place to start if you're looking for dividend stocks.
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February 11 - Dividend Stocks
Hedge funds and other major investors continue to file their 13Fs for the fourth quarter of 2012 this week, disclosing many of their long equity positions as of the end of December...
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February 11 - Hedge Funds
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened flat this morning before a sharp fall, bringing it down 40 points in the first few hours of trading.
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February 11 - News
Here at The Motley Fool, we believe the best way to invest and maximize returns is by buying strong companies and owning them for a long time.
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February 11 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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February 11 - News
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, specialty pharmaceutical company Depomed...
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February 11 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 48 points, or 0.35%, and now sits at 13,992.
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February 9 - News
Another wild week on Wall Street leaves investors basically were they were five days ago.
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February 9 - News
Its narcolepsy drug Provigil saw generic competition from Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (NYSE:PRX) and Mylan Inc.
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February 9 - News
The patent cliff has positively impacted the valuations of small biopharmaceutical companies due to their acquisition potential.
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February 8 - News
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) may offer well-known personal care products such as Listerine and Neutrogena, but it also boasts an impressive portfolio of market-leading therapeutic...
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February 7 - News
It's not particularly surprising given that the drug failed a phase 3 trial in December, but it's still disappointing for a company that could really use a positive result.
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February 7 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is back in the red today, down 55 points, or 0.39%, as of 2:15 p.m. EST.
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February 7 - News
Looking for the hottest name in health care? Right now it's not big pharma nor even a hot biotech firm making waves on Wall Street; it's newly minted animal health firm Zoetis...
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February 7 - News
Are you ready for another health-care spinoff? Investors experienced two already in 2013 -- and we're barely into the second month of the year.
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February 6 - News
I'm a big fan of healthcare stocks. Everyone spends money on healthcare at some point in his or her life. Sometimes circumstances are unfortunate, but there is good money ...
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February 6 - Stock Analysis
Earnings season is a wrap for many of the brightest stars of the health care sector: Big pharma's big disappointments and successes are in the books, and investors are looking...
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February 6 - News
Earnings season is in full swing, with huge numbers of companies having already given their latest numbers to investors.
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February 6 - News
When building a drug portfolio, most investors stick to pharmaceutical firms. Since these are generally the largest, most profitable options, it's easy to see why.
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February 5 - News
The global HIV market supports a large and lucrative business environment.
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February 5 - News
It's hard to believe, but the first month of 2013 has already flown by. We ended January the same way we started it: with plenty of health-care stocks crashing.
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February 2 - News
Sex sells. You read this far, didn't you? Socially responsible investors are missing out on some very good companies if they maintain a prudish bent.
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February 1 - News
It's too late. If you wanted to buy into what has been hyped as the biggest IPO since Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), but didn't, you missed your chance. Pfizer Inc.
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February 1 - News
Investors have never been hungrier for income, and that hunger has led to renewed interest in investing strategies that focus on maximizing income.
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February 1 - News
Pfizer's 2012 revenue was down 10%; Bristol-Myers Squibb's was off by 17%. Both are down because of expirations of megablockbusters they used to own.
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February 1 - News
Columbus Circle Investors is an asset manager with total assets under management of $17 billion (including $1 billion in its hedge funds strategies).
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January 31 - Hedge Funds
In the history of American markets, a few IPOs have stood out from the rest. Facebook became the largest IPO of all time in its 2012 debut.
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January 17 - News
Hedge fund SAC Capital said yesterday it is closing down its Chicago office and laying off staff from the four portfolio teams that work there.
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January 11 - Hedge Funds
Fisher Asset Management, which is managed by billionaire investor/author/Forbes columnist Ken Fisher, has released its 13F filing for December 2012, disclosing many of its long...
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January 10 - Hedge Funds
Sam Isaly’s Orbimed Advisors is a large health care fund investing in companies at various stages from venture capital to the public markets.
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January 8 - Hedge Funds