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Will Invitae Ever Turn a Profit?
Genetic-testing leader Invitae (NYSE: NVTA) has promised to usher in a new age of healthcare, one influenced by every individual's unique genetic profile. To do so, it's ditching the industry's....
A Rare Quarterly Appearance by bluebird bio Inc.'s Management
bluebird bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) released third-quarter earnings complete with a conference call, which the biotech doesn't usually hold for quarterly results, but this quarter was different with....
3 Top Healthcare Stocks to Buy in November
At 14.1%, healthcare is the third largest weighted sector in the S&P 500 index, and with 76 million baby boomers getting older and living longer, owning healthcare stocks in your portfolio....
Better Buy: Exelixis, Inc. vs. Novartis AG
Novartis (NYSE: NVS) stands out as one of the biggest pharma companies with a broad array of products, including several of the most powerful cancer drugs on the market. Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL)....
3 Biotech Stocks That Soared This Week: Are They Buys?
Earnings season continued to be in high gear this week. Positive quarterly results helped propel several biotech stocks higher over the last few days. Others jumped because of good news for their....
Why Immunomedics, Inc. Jumped Higher Today
Immunomedics (NASDAQ: IMMU) is up 19% at 2:21 p.m. EST, after announcing a new CEO following the closing bell yesterday. The company also announced fiscal first-quarter earnings, but the jump in....
Ionis Pharmaceuticals' Earnings Results Fuel Volatility
Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) reported third-quarter financials that were better than hoped on Tuesday, but the worry of slowing U.S. sales of Spinraza, a rare disease drug that's licensed....
2 Antidepressant-Focused Biotech Stocks Are Surging Today. Here's Why.
Shares of SAGE Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SAGE) are rocketing higher today in response to positive clinical trial data for a postpartum depression candidate. Investors are pushing up Marinus....
This Gene Therapy Can Restore Vision, but Will It Break the Bank?
In October, Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONCE) took another step closer to FDA approval for its vision-restoring drug, Luxturna. An approval for the gene-editing therapy early next year would be a....
Globus Medical Inc. Posts Solid 3rd-Quarter Results With Robots in Its Future
Globus Medical Inc. (NYSE: GMED) shareholders had to love the first half of 2017. The musculoskeletal-solutions company saw its stock price soar more than 30% by late June. Since then, Globus....
Why Nektar Therapeutics Shares Are Soaring 13% Higher
After the company reported third-quarter earnings that were better than industry watchers' forecasts, shares in Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) are popping 13.1% higher today as of 2:45 p.m.....
New Contracts and Products Help Emergent BioSolutions Inc Get It Done
Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE: EBS) continues toward its goal of having $1 billion in revenue in 2020 with a solid third-quarter performance that exceeded its own guidance of revenue in the range of....
Why Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Deserves Its 52-Week High
In response to the company posting pleasing third-quarter results and boosting guidance, shares of Halozyme Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HALO), a biotech that focuses on making other drugs more....
Here's Why Emergent Biosolutions Dropped as Much as 11.8% Today
Shares of public health threat neutralizer Emergent Biosolutions (NYSE: EBS) fell nearly 12% today for, well, no compelling reason at this time. Sometimes stocks go up, and sometimes they go down.....
Here's Why Invitae Rose as Much as 13.8% Today
Shares of genomics leader Invitae (NYSE: NVTA) rose nearly 14% Tuesday after the company reported third-quarter 2017 earnings Monday afternoon. Investors have become accustomed to eye-popping....
Is This Why Glaukos Corp. Is Tumbling Today?
Shares of Glaukos (NYSE: GKOS), a medical-device company focused on glaucoma, fell 12% as of 3:25 p.m. EST on Tuesday on heavy volume. However, there wasn't any news that can help to explain the
Here's Why Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Fell 9.3% in October
Shares of Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCE), a clinical-stage biotech advancing a once-and-done gene therapy approach to treating genetic disorders, have given back some of August's gains.....
The Single Event That Rocketed Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Higher by 10% in October
Shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARNA), a small-cap biotech company with a focus on a broad array of specialty disease indications, vaulted higher by 10% during the month of October,....
Exelixis, Inc. Looks Ahead -- but the 3rd Quarter Wasn't Too Shabby
Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL), the biotech once left for dead by quite a few investors, continues its resurgence with another solid quarter of sales of its kidney cancer drug Cabometyx. Of course, the....
3 Stocks to Buy for a Better Tomorrow
Buy low, and sell high. In investing, as in life, we all hope for "a better tomorrow," and one in which the decisions we make today ultimately pay off -- figuratively, and, in the case of stocks,....
3 Biotech Stocks That Soared This Week: Are They Buys?
Halloween week produced treats instead of tricks for some biotech investors. Quite a few biotech stocks rose by double-digit percentages, with three in particular soaring close to 30% and higher....
Why Emergent BioSolutions Inc. Jumped Higher Today
Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE: EBS) is up 11.4% at 1:00 p.m. EDT after announcing third-quarter earnings following the closing bell yesterday. It was a solid quarter for the biodefense specialist,....
Here's Why Insulet Corporation's Investors Are Pumped
In response to the company's upbeat third-quarter results and raised guidance, shares of Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD), a medical device maker focused on diabetes and drug delivery, rose 16%....
Insulet Posts 28% Revenue Growth and Raises 2017 Outlook on Soaring International Sales
Insulet (NASDAQ: PODD) reported solid third-quarter 2017 financial results after the market closed on Thursday. The drug delivery company, which is a leader in tubeless insulin pump technology....
3 Reasons Behind Exelixis Stock's Big Bounce
After experiencing a dismal September and sliding quite a bit over the last few weeks after a rebound, Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL) stock enjoyed a big bounce on Thursday. The biotech announced its....