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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of April 28: Big Oil, Big Pharma And More
Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 11:58am | 854The earnings crunch continues this week. Among the highlights will be scheduled quarterly reports from Exxon Mobil and Chevron, from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck, from Time Warner and Viacom, and also from Twitter. Early Thursday, Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) is expected to say that it had earnings...
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Short Interest Rises As Biotechs Fall (AMGN, CELG, DNDN)
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 7:39am | 805In a period when many biotech stocks were slipping, short sellers moved on many of the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceuticals between the March 14 and March 31 settlement dates. But Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) and Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN) were among those that bucked the...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For March 14
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 9:40am | 747Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. Teva Pharmaceutical: CEO hosts UK and Israeli leaders Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA) announced a collaboration between Teva and the United Kingdom Government's National Health Service National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)...
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Amgen, BioMarin Lead Biotech Short Interest Trend (AMGN, BIIB, BMRN)
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 1:26pm | 788Among the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) and BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN) saw the largest percentage increases in short interest between the January 31 and February 15 settlement dates. Alexion Pharmaceuticals,...
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Market Wrap For February 6: Stocks Higher With All Eyes On Friday's Jobs Report
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 5:37pm | 3005U.S. stocks moved sharply higher today as investors and traders digested positive news about the job market. It is unclear if Thursday's momentum will be carried forward Friday with the release of the January employment survey. The Dow gained 1.22 percent, closing at 15,628.53. The S...
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Market Wrap For January 8: Fed Minutes Released
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 5:39pm | 2250Major indices finished Wednesday's trading session relatively flat as the Fed's minutes released had no impact on the markets. Minutes released from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting re-affirmed that many members on the committee wanted to proceed with caution in trimming the $85 billion...
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Rising Short Interest In Pharmacyclics, Other Biotechs (AMGN, GILD, PCYC)
Thursday, December 26, 2013 - 2:26pm | 748Among leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, the number of shares sold short in Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) and Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC) grew by the largest percentages between the November 29 and December 13 settlement dates. Medivation saw its short...
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Short Sellers Move On Amgen, Vertex (AMGN, PCYC, VRTX)
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 2:33pm | 901Among leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, short sellers moved on Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) the most strongly in late September. The number of shares sold short in Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN) and Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:...
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Short Interest in Pharmacyclics Plunges (AMGN, ONXX, PCYC)
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 10:46am | 913Among biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX) and Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC) saw the most significant percentage declines in short interest between the June 28 and July 15 settlement dates. Short sellers also shied away from...
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Short Interest in Vertex Rises, in Biogen Idec Falls
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 1:19pm | 862Among biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) saw he most significant rise in short interest between the April 30 and May 15 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Alexion Pharmaceuticals (...
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Short Interest in Vertex Rises, in Celgene Falls
Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 10:45am | 884The short interest moves in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies were mixed in the latter two weeks of April. The number of shares sold short in Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD), Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX) and VIVUS (NASDAQ: VVUS)...
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Short Sellers Move into Celgene, Regeneron
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 1:25pm | 861The short interest moves in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies were mixed in the first two weeks of April. The number of shares sold short in Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN), Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB), Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD...
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Short Sellers Move Out of Amgen, Celgene, Pharmacyclics
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 1:30pm | 819The short interest in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies was mixed in the final two weeks of March. The number of shares sold short in Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARNA), Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX), Vertex...
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Short Sellers Dump Amgen, Focus on Celgene, Gilead Sciences
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 8:18am | 891The short interest in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies was mixed again in the first two weeks of March. The number of shares sold short in Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARNA), Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) and VIVUS (NASDAQ: VVUS) grew somewhat between the...
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Short Interest Swings in Biotech Stocks (AMGN, CELG, PCYC)
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 1:19pm | 820The short interest in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies was mixed again in the final two weeks of February. The number of shares sold short in Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARNA), Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD), Onyx...