As the markets reached all-time highs last month, the short sellers were in retreat, judging by the moves in the most heavily shorted stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday morning include Bats Global Markets, Eli Lilly, Gap, Hasbro, JD.com, Nike, Pfizer and SolarCity.
These stocks should do well for years regardless of who the next president is. They all have incredible franchises, long and mature product silos and, importantly, very strong consumer brand awareness.
One time when missing earnings estimates doesn't matter much is when there is bidding war for the company. That's the position that Medivation found itself in.
A pharmaceutical company could face a threat to one of its products for a number of reasons, ranging from an improved formulation to a patent expiry and the opening of the floodgates…
May 3, 2016: Markets opened lower Tuesday following some overnight weakness in overseas markets resulting from weak data on trade from both China and Europe and a strengthening dollar. Energy prices were…
Pfizer reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2016 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
Paul Ausick Pfizer is scheduled to report its first-quarter financial results before the markets open on Tuesday.
Chris Lange 24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of Pfizer, Chesapeake Energy and some of the other major companies reporting their quarterly results this week.
The April 15 short interest data have been compared with the previous figures, and for most of the selected pharmaceutical stocks short interest was mixed.
Freeport-McMoRan saw a bump in the number of its shares short, while Sprint’s short interest was essentially the same as at the end of March.
Attaining a certain drug can mean the difference between life and death for millions of Americans. These essential products also help generate billions for drug manufacturers. Pharmaceutical companies generate an estimated $300…
Apple continues to be the American company with most money parked offshore. The amount has reached $181 billion.
These four Jefferies Franchise Picks are rated Buy and pay the highest dividends. They make good sense for investors now.
Oxfam reports that 50 U.S. companies have $1.3 trillion offshore. It is hard to figure out why it matters to Oxfam, but the data are true nonetheless.
