Endocyte and Merck have terminated their joint late-stage study of an ovarian cancer treatment after the trials failed to show results. Endocyte expressed surprise at the recommendation to halt the trial.
Some 38,000 attendees are scheduled to appear at the annual meeting this weekend for Berkshire Hathaway. Warren Buffett has already been in the news quite a bit ahead of the event.
Ares Management sold 11.2 million shares Friday morning at an IPO price of $19 a share, well below both the planned offer of 18.2 million shares and the expected price range of $21 to…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has many sector and macroeconomic research reports, but one that always stands out is the Small & Mid Cap portfolio changes. Of the dozens of companies included in the report, only four…
Chevron reported disappointing first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Friday morning. The company cited lower prices and volumes for crude oil as responsible for the shortfall.
British drug maker AstraZeneca once again rejected a takeover bid from U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, this one worth $106 billion (about £50 a share) in cash and stock.
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsVarious data was supporting a strong jobs number for this Friday, and the Labor Department confirmed an even stronger jobs number than what TrimTabs and ADP had prepared the markets…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street for Friday, May 2, 2014. They include Avanir, Avon, Broadcom, LinkedIn, Oracle and Wynn Resorts.
CVS Caremark reported mixed first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened on Friday morning. The company said harsh weather and the timing of the Easter holiday had an impact on the results.
As U.S. car and light truck sales rose 8.1% in April, one of the most visible successes was the Ford F-Series pickup -- the perennial "king of the hill" in American vehicle sales. But…
ThinkstockGasoline prices moved closer to $4 in several of America’s largest states based on population. They hurdled above that number in California, where the average price of a gallon of regular hit $4.26. The…
ThinkstockAs the national housing market continues to rebound, real estate investors are trying their hand at home flipping — buying and selling a house within six months. While in some markets home flippers lost…
Avon announced poor earnings for the first quarter. However, the most important part of its disclosure was that it settled a federal case brought against it under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
thinkstockObamacare sign ups reached eight million, although the Obama administration put the figure higher because of 4.8 million sign ups for Medicaid and CHIP. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also disclosed that…
Wikimedia CommonsIt what appears to be a frivolous suit, a law firm has filed an antitrust suit against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). While the action may get headlines, there is no reason to believe…