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At this time last year, the sentiment on Wall Street for the medtech sector was very poor. The bearish sentiment that prevailed in January of 2013 is gone, but expectations are still tempered. That...
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ThinkstockHealth care has been a top sector for investors this year. The research team at Oppenheimer continues to believe that health care remains well positioned to deliver further market-topping...
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ThinkstockIntuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) has been the darling of momentum investors for years. Yesterday it gave short sellers the data they have waited for. Sales of its da Vinci robotic...
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ThinkstockIn 2012, the S&P 500 Healthcare Equipment & Supply index was up 15.1%, while the S&P 500 was up 13.4%. However, it was in-line with the broader S&P 500 Healthcare index,...
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ThinkstockA new communication has been issued by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for medical device manufacturers. This may sound like it is out of a science fiction movie, but the...
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Jon OggInvestors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms but they often do not get to see when analysts downgrade stocks or say to sell a stock. 24/7 Wall...
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As the stock market keeps hitting new highs, the spreads of high-yield bonds and junk bonds has been narrowing and narrowing. We even recently highlighted that these spreads were reaching what...
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Jon OggThese are this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) reiterated Buy with $46 target at Argus....
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U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following another week with more than 400,000 new claims for jobless benefits (more coverage here) and weak news from Japan on exports. In...
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Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday. Alkermes PLC (NASDAQ: ALKS) raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks...
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Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Alkermes PLC (NASDAQ: ALKS) raised to Outperform with $24 target...
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Dell Inc.’s (NASDAQ: DELL) quarterly numbers leave investors worried. (Reuters) The head of the eurozone goes to Greece to evaluate its finances. (Reuters) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung...
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Medical device maker Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) has reported a second-quarter net loss of $3.40 billion, or $2.39 per diluted share. Adjusted earnings were $0.11 per share, which compares with...
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Each and every morning 24/7 Wall St. covers the daily analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research and brokerage firms. It turns out that some analyst calls do make...
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China’s PMI rises to a 13-month high. (Reuters) BP (NYSE: BP) profits fall as it sells some assets to pay for the Gulf spill. (Reuters) New York state pension funds vote against five...
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