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Why bluebird bio, Inc. Stock Gained 10% in September
Shares of bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE), a clinical-stage biotech developing cell-based therapies, rose 10% in September according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Although....
Is This How Drugmakers Will Kill Biosimilars?
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has filed a lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) of strong-arming insurers into excluding its Remicade biosimilar, Inflectra, from their reimbursement lists. If....
After Intepirdine Flunked in Alzheimer’s Disease, Is Axovant Sciences a Buy?
Hope was running high at Axovant Sciences (NASDAQ: AXON) that that teaming up their drug intepirdine with the top-selling Alzheimer's disease treatment, Aricept, could improve patients' lives.....
Good News and Bad News for Gilead Sciences: Which Carries More Weight?
You knew it wouldn't take too long for euphoria over Gilead Sciences' (NASDAQ: GILD) planned acquisition of Kite Pharma to wear off. The question was whether the next round of news for the big....
Why MannKind Corporation Popped Today
Shares of MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD), a commercial-stage biopharma focused on inhaled insulin, rose as much as 13% in afternoon trading on Monday. Shareholders can largely thank two....
Sarepta Therapeutics Stock Soars Despite Adverse Event Worries
Late last week, some Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRPT) investors were worried. Now the weekend is over, and all of those worries seem to have dissipated.Concerns arose after the U.S. Food and....
AbbVie 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....
6 Reasons I've Been Aggressively Buying Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Israeli-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE: TEVA) has had quite a run of bad luck. Like really, really bad luck. Its share price has been cut by roughly three quarters in less than two....
Better Buy: Gilead Sciences, Inc. vs. Pfizer
The biopharmaceutical industry has been exceptionally kind to investors over the past six years because of the introduction of several new classes of drugs, greater insurance coverage for....
If You Love Intuitive Surgical, You Should Check Out Mazor Robotics
There's a whole lot of things to love about Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG). The company pioneered the use of robotic surgical systems. It has become very profitable along the way. And, of....
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....
The Long-Term Trend That Makes Intuitive Surgical an Awesome Buy
This year is turning out to be one of the best ever for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG). Shares of the robotic surgical systems maker are up more than 60% so far in 2017. There hasn't been one....
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....
Obamacare Lives! Here's What to Expect Now
Barring nothing short of a last-second miracle, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known better as Obamacare, is going to be around for at least a little while longer as America's healthcare law of....
Why Synergy Pharmaceuticals Rallied 12% Today
Synergy Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SGYP) updated investors on the performance of its chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) drug, Trulance, at the Ladenburg Thalmann Healthcare Conference on Sept. 26....
The Unusual Reason PTC Therapeutics, Inc. Is Bouncing Back Today
Despite a 10-1 advisory committee vote against PTC Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: PTCT) experimental Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) drug Thursday, the stock is on the rise on Friday. A slight....
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,....
How Good Is AbbVie's Humira Deal With Amgen?
One major cloud that has been hanging over AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is how long the company will be able to hold off biosimilar competition for its top-selling drug Humira. Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) won FDA....
Why BlackBerry, AbbVie, and bluebird bio Jumped Today
Thursday was a quiet day on Wall Street, with major benchmarks remaining close to the unchanged level. Sentiment among market participants remained relatively favorable in the aftermath of the....
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.....
Why Advanced Accelerator Application SA Stock Jumped Higher Today
Shares of Advanced Accelerator Application (NASDAQ: AAAP) are up 12% as of 11:23 a.m. EDT after Bloomberg reported that Novartis (NYSE: NVS) is considering acquiring the radiopharmaceutical....
Why DexCom Stock Is Getting Crushed Today
Shares of medical device company and diabetes specialist DexCom Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM) slipped sharply Thursday morning, declining by more than 36% as of 11:50 a.m. EDT. This tumble stemmed from the....
Vertex Pharmaceuticals: The Gilead Sciences of Cystic Fibrosis?
In only a year, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) has grown from a market cap of around $20 billion to knocking on the door of a $40 billion market cap. The biotech isn't finished growing.....
Why Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Could Be a Gold Mine for Growth Investors
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH) stock has already tripled this year, on renewed hopes of success for an experimental lupus treatment. Despite this year's big run-up, this....
5 Drugs That Could Make Celgene the Best Biotech Stock of the Next Decade
Over the past five years, Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) stock has soared 280%. That's better than any other biotech with a market cap of $50 billion or more.Celgene's past success stemmed primarily from....