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ThinkstockAny time investors look for companies growing sales the most, one area that almost always stands out is the up and coming biotech stocks. After all, sales can grow from close to nothing...
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ThinkstockThe market for pharmaceuticals and biotech drugs just keeps growing. The so-called patent cliff may be affecting Big Pharma companies locally, but a new report from IMS Health shows that...
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ThinkstockSkin cancer treatments remain elusive. While some drugs are on the market for advanced-stage treatment, the most common and longest method of initial treatment still involves the doctor...
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Wikimedia CommonsJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is facing a serious settlement charge-off that is somehow a victory for shareholders. J&J has had many quality control issues in recent years,...
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ThinkstockThe world of biotech investing is always a difficult one. Often a binary event, such as a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval or a life-saving capital raise, is the difference...
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ThinkstockShares of Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) did not just do well on Wednesday. The stock hit an all-time high. News hit late in the day that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved...
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ThinkstockSarepta Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SRPT) should have received a huge boost from “The Barron’s Effect” on Monday. The financial publication, which historically has been referred to as...
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ThinkstockDynavax Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: DVAX) was a small cap stock even before today’s news, but a complete response letter from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken more than...
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ThinkstockArena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) is posing yet one more threat to ambitious biotechs and drug-makers who are targeting the obesity market. Its stock is getting slapped by almost...
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ThinkstockAlexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXA) is seeing its shareholders get nothing but coal for Christmas this year. The stock is the largest loser on the NASDAQ today with a drop of nearly...
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Just over two weeks ago Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: PPHM) reported a statistically significant improvement in the company’s bavituximab lung-cancer treatment. Shares jumped nearly 50%...
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Shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX) were halted for about half an hour this morning pending an announcement from the company. Shares were up 5.2% when trading in the stock was stopped....
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The history of weight loss drugs is sketchy at best. But VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) is making up on all of its recent losses, after shares slid from almost $30 to just under $26.46 at yesterday’s...
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Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) was halted today for news that the company’s weight-loss drug called BELVIQ has been approved. The news is good for all obesity drug makers today. ...
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How many big movers can you see in one day in the biotech sector? This is what investors should be asking. If you didn’t know better you might think there was a collusion in the biotech space...
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