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An Early Look at 2012 ASCO Biotech Cancer Stocks (DNDN, LLY, AMGN, ARIA, ARQL, ARRY, AVEO, BVTI, ABPI, BMY, CLDX, CYTR, CYCC, GALE, EXEL, GNBT, GHDX, IMGN, MYGN, NKTR, NLNK, ONXX, OPTR, PCYC, SGEN, SNSS, SNTA)

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 7:47 am

We are now just about two weeks away from the king of biotech and pharma events in cancer treatments.  The 2012 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) ...
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One Big Disbelief of an Amylin Buyout… Worth Only $12 Per Share? (AMLN, BMY, MRK, AZN, SNY, PFE, NVO)

Posted: April 27, 2012 at 9:15 am

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) is supposed to be acquired by a larger drug company.  It is one of the biggest public merger rumors out there. At least that is the belief ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GD, ABB, HOG, COP, S, ALU, MO, PEP, TLAB, XOM, AET, BMY, BG, JBLU, LIZ, MJN, REGN, SWY, SWC, TASR, UPS, YNDX, NRGY, SPH, LEAP, AKAM)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Markets opened a few ticks lower this morning after a poor report on new claims for unemployment benefits in the US (our coverage here). The report that pending home sales ...
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What’s A Better Buyout: Ardea or Amylin? (RDEA, AMLN, AZN, BMY, MRK)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 2:54 pm

Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEA) is soaring today on news that AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) is paying about $1.26 billion to acquire the company.  With another small-cap to mid-cap biotech and ...
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Amylin Seeks a Buyer (AMLN, CS, GS, BMY, SNY, LLY, AZN, MRK)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 7:59 am

Diabetes drug maker Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) has hired bankers and lawyers to help the company find a buyer. In February Amylin turned down a $3.5 billion ($22/share) offer ...
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Executive Pay Up 14% in 2011

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 12:09 pm

The data is from a major union, and, therefore, may have a bias against chief executives. Numbers can be bent. The AFL-CIO reports that CEO pay rose 14% last year: ...
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Media Digest (4/5/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 6:52 am

After legal issues slowed their progress last year, foreclosures are about to increase. (Reuters) Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) may end its deal with Current TV because of low ratings. ...
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The Inevitable Amylin Buyout (AMLN, BMY, LLY, ALKS)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 9:52 am

If there was a merger candidate which ever made sense in biotech and pharma it is Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN).  News from Bloomberg is out that the company has rejected an ...
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Media Digest (3/2/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 2, 2012 at 6:37 am

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV may buy China’s Kingway Brewery Holdings’ assets. (Reuters) The Department of Justice is expected to widen its probe of mortgage-backed securities. (Reuters) AT&T (NYSE: T) sets new standards that will ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GD, VALE, GMCR, GLW, CHK, ARG, ACAT, T, BMY, CAT, CY, LMT, MKC, MWW, POT, RTN, VIST, RNWK, MNTA, NFLX, EFSC)

Posted: January 26, 2012 at 4:08 pm

All three major US indexes opened higher this morning, but enthusiasm tapered off quickly and steadily, if not sharply. A drop in the number of new home sales and a ...
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Pharma Value Beyond The Patent Expiration Cliff (PFE, MRK, BMY, TEVA, AMGN, GSK)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 1:37 pm

The tide of patent expirations that is washing over big pharmaceutical houses is cresting now and investors have begun looking forward to how these companies will deal with some sharp ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/9/2012) Chevy Volt Revivial, M&A Monday

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 6:47 am

Deal makers were busy over the weekend. Strategic considerations were more the driver of activity than an improved economy, however. Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF) will buy Summit Entertainment for ...
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Media Digest (1/9/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 6:46 am

http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.htmlThe U.S. may start legal proceedings against Swiss financial firm Wegelin & Co. based on beliefs that it helped shield Americans from taxes. (Reuters) The EPA may send fresh water ...
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Media Digest (11/30/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 30, 2011 at 6:20 am

The EU continues to work on its bailout fund and may ask the IMF for help. (Reuters) American Airlines parent AMR (NYSE: AMR) files for Chapter 11. (Reuters) S&P cuts its ...
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Probing for Value in Big Pharmaceutical Stocks (JNJ, PFE, AZN, BMY, MRK)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 1:47 pm

It now costs about $1 billion to get a new drug to market, or, if a company is unlucky, $1 billion to fail to get the drug to market. Like ...
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