A Canadian court ruled that Apotex could not market a generic version of Viagra, Pfizer’s (PFE) massively successful ED drug. Oddly, Pfizer’s shares were down 1.2% to $24.35. The Big Pharma company…
Douglas A. McIntyre Patients who swtich from Pfizer’s (PFE) monster selling drug cholesterol pill Lipitor to Merck’s (MRK) Zocor, now available in generic form are more likely to have a heart attack or die. According…
According to Reuters, Bush will outline a plan to help holders of sub-prime mortgages. Reuters writes that Dell (DELL) topped Wall St. estimates but sees costs drops slowing. Reuters writees that Freddie…
A new medical study shows that people who take statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs, appear to be less likely to develope Alzheimer’s, one of the most damaging and fastest growing diseases. Pfizer’s (PFE) Lipitor…
Biopharmaceutical company Xoma (XOMA) is having its luck day. After its stock traded down as low as $2.24, its shares are up almost 20% today on news that it bacterial cell expression…
According to Reuters, Bear Stearns (BSC) has several potential buyers including JP Morgan (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC) Reuters writes that a court overturned a patent infringement award won by Alcatel-Lucent…
Pfizer (PFE) has FDA approval for a new drug that "blocks the CCR5 co-receptor that serves as a main doorway for the HIV virus into immune cells." It will be marketed as…
Douglas A. McIntyre Below are key short interest statistics for July. The figures are as of July 13 compared to June 15, 2007 Largest Short Positions Company …
(ABT) Abbott Labs $0.69 EPS vs $0.68 estimate; guidance looks soft.(ASD) American Standard $0.84 EPS net, but $1.05 before items; estimates were $1.08. Spin-off/sale remains on track. (BLK) Blackrock $1.80 EPS vs…
Not a good quarter for Pfizer (PFE). Second quarter revenue fell 6% to $11.1 billion. Net income was down 48% to $1.3 billion. The loss of U.S. exclusivity for Zoloft and Norvasc…
Douglas A. McIntyre MONDAYMattel (NYSE:MAT)Novellus (NASDAQ:NVLS)Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG/ADR)W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) TUESDAYJohnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC)Merrill Lynch (NYSE:MER)Novartis (NYSE:NVS/ADR)Pharmaceutical Product Development (NASDAQ:PPDI)SLM Corp. (NYSE:SLR)State Street (NYSE:STT)Coca Cola (NYSE:KO)Wells fargo (NYSE:WFC)Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) WEDNESDAYAbbott Labs (NYSE:ABT)Altria…
As you will see, the short interest changes in medical and drug stocks of the active NYSE-listed names was a bit of a mixed bag. GlaxoSmithkline (GSK) saw the lagest increase, but…
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According to Reuters, the IPO for Blackstone priced at the high end of its range, raising $4.13 billion. Reuters writes that GE (GE) and Pearson (PSO) have dropped their potential bid for…
The NYSE released short interest in stocks traded on the exchange. The figures are as of June 15 and are compared to the comparable numbers at of May 15. Largest Shares Short…
