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Dow Closes Above 12,000 for First Time Since June 2008
4:40PM 2/01/2011
Economy, Investing, Earnings, Pfizer, UPS, Stocks in the News, Market News
Wall Street shrugged off instability in Egypt to rally to a two-and-a-half year high Tuesday, boosted by encouraging economic data and better-than-expected corporate earnings.
Stocks Close Higher for the Week, Once Again
4:30PM 12/17/2010
Economy, Investing, Oracle, Pfizer, Research In Motion, Merck, NYSE, Video, Market News
Stocks closed modestly mixed on light volume Friday in the last full trading week of the year, which marked the third week in a row of overall gains. While drugmakers Pfizer and Merck put a damper on the Dow, robust earnings from Oracle and Research In Motion helped lift tech stocks.
Interesting stat. The unemployment rate for the college-educated is a lot lower than the 10% unemployment rate for everyone.
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AT&T Is the Latest Sponsor to Say Goodbye to Tiger Woods
12:30PM 12/31/2009
In a move that came as a surprise to no one, AT&T (T) quietly ended its sponsorship of Tiger Woods -- making it one of the biggest companies to drop the embattled golf pro. The telecom, whose logo appears on Woods' golf bag, did not give a reason for its decision. However, does it really even...
As hedge funds buy Apple and Pfizer, should individual investors follow?
10:15AM 11/30/2009
There are many theories about investing and one of the simplest focuses on the momentum generated by big traders. Some momentum investors simply follow the smart money -- hedge funds and other Wall Street traders -- and hope to earn big returns from the stocks they love, regardless of their...
Viagra meets its match: Sex pills for the female libido are on their way
12:20PM 11/13/2009
The pharmaceutical industry has discovered the female libido. German biotech company Boehringer Ingelheim is "putting the finishing touches on a pill designed to reawaken desire by blunting female inhibitions," according to Bloomberg News, which scientists will discuss next week in Lyon,...
The striking union of transit workers in Philadelphia are angry that they're not getting daily doses of Viagra. And amazingly, their bosses apparently caved on their demands after the union turned down a generous offer -- and threatened to embarrass the city during the World Series.
The...
It can sometimes be tough to get a straight answer about any potential problems with drugs from the companies that make them, if court records are any guide. AstraZeneca (AZN) told American doctors the company's antipsychotic drug Seroquel didn't cause diabetes, despite alerting Japanese physicians...
Big pharma heats up with high performance for drugs, earnings
1:20PM 9/22/2009
The pharmaceutical sector was on fire Monday, with successful trials, FDA approvals, and some deal action. So far, Tuesday is shaping up to be similar.
Big pharma takes its hits for questionable practices. But on days like these, we remember the enormous value and contributions that drug companies...
The pharmaceutical industry is facing a rough couple of years: The "patent-expiration cliff" slated for 2012-2013, in which lucrative brand-name drugs will lose exclusivity and face cheaper generics. To offset the losses they're anticipating, many pharmaceuticals looking for profits have turned to...
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