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Cowen analysts recently released a research report that focused on biotech stocks with promising Phase 3 data leading into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval process. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACAD), Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN), InterMune (NASDAQ: ITMN) and...

U.S. stocks were little changed despite an ADP jobs report showing better-than-expected numbers. The ADP report comes ahead of the non-farm payrolls due on Thursday. Analysts are expecting the payrolls to confirm 212,000 jobs were added in June. The markets will close at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday...

U.S. stocks closed the day slightly higher as a mergers and acquisition heavy trading session eased fears over escalating violence in Iraq. The New York Federal Reserve's Empire State index for June showed that business conditions in June rose from May. In fact, June's reading proved...

Kinder Morgan, Seattle Genetics and Target are among the companies that have seen insider buying recently. Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and...

Following the election of billionaire Petro Poroshenko as President of Ukraine, diplomatic tensions seemed to be easing as Moscow agreed to recognize the vote; marking a turning point for the region’s crisis. Poroshenko has indicated that he is willing to engage with Russia in order to end the...

U.S. stocks declined following troubling words from a Federal Reserve official. In a speech delivered Tuesday, the Fed's Charles Plosser hinted that the Federal Reserve should reduce the pace of its asset purchases in measured steps but an increase in interest rates “may come sooner than many...

AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) shareholders question the Board of Directors decision to flatly reject Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) final bid of $92.53, or £55 per share. Did AstraZeneca's Board Refuse Too Quickly? According to Reuters writer Philip Whiterow, Schroders, who has a two percent stake in the...

U.S. stocks declined for the second straight day after investors and traders digested disappointing earnings from retailers and economic reports were disappointing. The Dow suffered a triple-digit point loss and declined one percent after the retailer giant Wal-Mart failed to "wow" investors....

U.S. stocks were mixed as a positive measurement of small business sentiment offset a disappointing retail data set. Following Monday's action, the S&P 500 and Dow indices not only traded at new historical-all time highs, but closed at record highs. In fact, the S&P 500 briefly traded...

A lot has been written about retirement portfolios before you retire, but what about when you’re either already retired or close to it? What should that portfolio look like? In most cases, the word would be, “safe.” You’re past the days of taking big risks trying to accumulate wealth—now your...

U.S. stocks rose as both the Dow and S&P 500 indices closed at record highs. With over 90 percent of S&P 500 companies reported earnings, investor focus has shifted to renewed merger and acquisition activity that provides a higher level of confidence that the economy is expanding. The...

U.S. stocks rose as investors found that the positives in the U.S. services sector outweighed concerns over an escalating conflict in Ukraine. The Institute for Supply Management said that its service-sector index rose to 55.2. Any reading above 50.0 indicates an expansion. Also, the index...

Last week, Latvian Defense Minister Raimonds Vejonis warned that the nation had begun to fear that the unrest in Ukraine was just the beginning and that Russia could soon turn its sights to Latvia. With a population that is a quarter ethnic Russian and almost 40 percent of citizens speaking...

Highlights on the earnings front this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Disney, Keurig Green Mountain, Pfizer and Whole Foods Market, which are expected to post year-over-year earnings gains. Analysts expect Tesla Motors to say its earnings declined, and for Groupon and SolarCity to...

U.S. stocks declined as tensions continue to mount in Ukraine. Russia requested an emergency session with the United Nations Security Council over a recent operation conducted by Ukraine where at least seven people were killed in the town of Slavyansk. Ukraine's interim President Oleksandr...