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Best Buy: Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, or Gilead Sciences?
Remember the old game show "Let's Make a Deal"? It was originally hosted by the recently deceased Monty Hall, and its current iteration is hosted by comedian Wayne Brady. Contestants can choose....
Pfizer Exposes the Sordid Underbelly of Drug Prices
Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) one of the largest drugmakers in the world, and according to a lawsuit Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has filed, it's leveraging its size to negotiate contracts that....
1 Great Biotech Stock You Have Never Heard Of
About 90% of drug candidates that enter clinical trials never make it to market. That brutal fact makes the small-cap biotech sector a tough place for investors to put their money to work.However,....
This Drug Pricing Scheme Could Be Making Your Medicine More Expensive
Biosimilars that are as safe and effective as expensive brand-name biologics could significantly reduce drug prices and healthcare spending, but only if they win support from insurers.....
Johnson & Johnson Investors, Mark Your Calendars for October
After a nice jump in the first half of 2017, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) stock has largely tread water over the last few months. Wouldn't it be nice if the healthcare giant had a catalyst or....
Axovant Sciences' Alzheimer's Disease Trial Comes Up Empty -- What Now?
Historically, 99% of Alzheimer's disease drugs to enter clinical trials have failed, yet Axovant Sciences (NASDAQ: AXON) believed it could design a phase 3 trial for its Alzheimer's disease drug,....
3 Warren Buffett Stocks for Retirees
Warren Buffett is arguably the most revered investor on the planet. Over the course of more than six decades he's turned less than $10,000 into a net worth of nearly $79 billion. What's truly....
Better Buy: Kimberly-Clark Corp. vs. Johnson & Johnson
There aren't many companies that can grow sales and profits through a wide range of market conditions. But both Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB), the consumer goods specialist, and Johnson & Johnson....
This Trial Failure Dropped Versartis Inc 86.6% and Lifted Ascendis Pharma 51.4%
Shares of biopharma Versartis (NASDAQ: VSAR) crashed nearly 87% Friday after somavaratan, the company's lead drug candidate, did not meet its primary endpoint in the phase 3 Velocity trial. The....
AstraZeneca Stock Upgraded: What You Need to Know
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Better Buy: Celgene Corporation vs. Merck & Co., Inc.
Based on recent history, Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) and Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) stocks don't even belong in the same league. Celgene stock is up more than 270% over the past five....
3 Stocks to Help You Make Money in Retirement
Especially if you're looking forward to a long retirement, you'll still want to own some stocks after you've cashed your final paycheck. Unlike cash or many bonds these days, returns from stocks....
3 Small-Cap Biotech Stocks to Buy This Fall
Hundreds of small-cap biotech stocks are available for investors. All of them come with relatively high levels of risk. With that high risk, though, also comes the potential for high returns.But....
Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson's Brewing Brawl Gets Real
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) took direct aim at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) last year when it won FDA approval for Inflectra, a biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson's multi-billion dollar per year....
3 High-Yield Pharmaceutical Stocks
It can be tempting to buy stocks based solely on their dividend yield, but that can actually be a big mistake. However, that doesn't mean that all high-yield stocks should be avoided.So which big....
3 High-Yield Healthcare Stocks
One downside to a long-lasting bull market is that the market's dividend yield declines. That's a big problem for retirees who rely on their portfolio to meet their income needs.Even in today's....
The Top Cancer Immunotherapies Expected to Reach $1 Billion in Sales in 2017
There is perhaps no scarier word in the English language than "cancer." More than 15.5 million Americans who were alive as of Jan. 1, 2016, have had cancer at some point in their lives, according....
3 Stocks to Hold for the Next Century
"Buy and hold" sounds like a simple investing strategy, but it only works if you're confident in your stocks for the very long haul. Titans topple all the time, and truly secular investments are....
Don't Make This Huge Mistake With Celgene
Several years ago, I started to look seriously at investing in Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) stock. Someone I knew told me that I probably shouldn't get too excited about the biotech. I'm glad I didn't....
10 Rock-Solid Reasons Johnson & Johnson's Near-Term Future Looks Bright
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) reported anemic overall sales growth in the first half of 2017. The big healthcare company even saw a decline in year-over-year earnings during the period.....
Better Buy: Pfizer Inc. vs. Bristol-Myers Squibb
You can call them "frenemies." Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) are friends when it comes to blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis. But the two big pharma companies are enemies....
3 Stocks to Buy and Hold for Decades
Trading in and out of stocks may be exciting, but it's no way to build wealth. Buying shares of high-quality companies and holding on for the long haul is a far better alternative.We asked three....
Which of These 5 Will Be the Best-Selling Drug Worldwide in 2020?
The global pharmaceutical industry is a giant, in case you didn't already know it. According to a 2016 report from the International Trade Administration (ITA), global sales of pharmaceuticals are....
The Smartest Move Johnson & Johnson Has Made All Year
Healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is what you might call a stalwart in the portfolios of risk-averse, income-seeking long-term investors. It's about as rock-solid as they....
Pfizer Punches Back at Johnson & Johnson in Prostate Cancer
After winning Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use in castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer in 2012, Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) Xtandi quickly gained ground on Johnson &....