Shares of biotechnology company Anika Therapeutics soared to an all-time high Wednesday after the company said the FDA had approved its drug to treat pain and improve joint mobility in patients with osteoarthritis of…
Facebook investors have enjoyed a huge start to 2014, up more than 28%, seventh among stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
ThinkstockShares of biotech company InterMune Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN) more than doubled Tuesday after the company said its experimental drug pirfenidone, in a late-stage trial, reduced the progression of a disease that leads to loss…
courtesy Boeing Co.Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was to release a budget proposal Monday that would reduce the size of the U.S. Army to levels not seen since before World War II. So, what did…
Shares of Emeritus and Brookdale Senior Living were rising nicely Friday as investors cheered the merger of the big assisted-living companies and bet that more deals are ahead.
MicroVision shares were jumping for a second day in a row Friday on the heels of Sony's introduction of a new handheld projector that uses Microvision's technology. The laser-based technology lets users project images…
ThinkstockThe talk on Thursday was on a report that Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) might like to buy Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) to boost its presence in computer networking. The German business magazine Manager…
Gap announced Thursday it will boost the minimum wage for its employees to $9 an hour in June and $10 in June 2015. Are they crazy? Not really. It may only add modestly to…
If you have noticed that loading videos from Netflix is taking a ridiculous amount of time, you are not alone. The big telecommunications companies have been slowing Netflix's streaming capacity because Netflix will not…
In a move may allow Amazon.com to get ahead of the spread of Bitcoin, it is starting to make its Amazon Coins program available to mobile users. Is this a coincidence on the timing…
Courtesy of: HTC CorporationOn March 25, HTC Corp., the Taiwanese-based smart-phone maker, is expected to announce its new flagship phone. The code name, according to Digital Times, is HTC M8, but it is not…
Wikimedia CommonsThe next six years should be great years for the money management business, with assets under management reaching more than $100 trillion. This growth, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, will come primarily…
Synthesis Energy Systems shares were among the Friday's biggest percentage gainers, all because it has a deal to become a leader in the clean coal gasification market in China.
Merrill Lynch has boosted its earnings estimates for Apple after the tech giant bought $14 billion in shares after its recent earnings miss. The firm has put a price objective on the shares that…
Melco Crown Entertainment, one of Macau's biggest casino operators, said profit doubled in the fourth quarter, thanks to its ability to attract so-called premium mass market gamblers.
ThinkstockShares of Web hosting and cloud provider Rackspace Hosting Inc. (NYSE: RAX) were getting slammed Tuesday, a day after reporting disappointing earnings and the sudden retirement of its 43-year-old CEO. The company reported a…
Cadence Pharmaceuticals agreed Tuesday to be bought out by Mallinckrodt for $1.3 billion, or a more than 27% premium to Monday's closing share price. Some investors may anticipate a sweetened offer.
Shares of General Motors and Ford have struggled, basically since the beginning of the year. And the question is whether they have seen their highs for the year. They may have.
Shares of SodaStream International were higher Friday on continued speculation that PepsiCo might be interested in buying the Israeli company. This is the second time in a year SodaStream has been linked to PepsiCo.
Shares of Chesapeake Energy were trading down handily after the company announced a 20% cut in capital spending for 2014. But the company still expects production overall to grow.