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AstraZeneca Enters the Race for the Next PlavixThu Nov 19th, 2009
Lisa LaMotta The pharmaceutical landscape is rapidly changing as patents for some of the blockbuster drugs of the last decade near expiration and other players try to grab some of the remaining revenues before ge |
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Health-Care Loophole Exploited by Tobacco MakersTue Nov 17th, 2009
Minyanville Staff When Daniel Morris, an employee at the Oregon Department of Health, first saw the numbers, he was sure that something was wrong.Looking at tobacco production figures for April 2009, he noticed that p |
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Big Pharma Scrambles for a Piece of the Vaccine PieThu Nov 12th, 2009
Lisa LaMotta It’s a small shot in the arm, but it could mean big money for pharmaceutical companies around the world. With flu season upon us and swine flu threatening to reach pandemic proportions, Big Pha |
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Upgrades & Downgrades: Dialing Up MotorolaThu Oct 22nd, 2009
Justin Sharon Stocks slumped in the final hour of trading, gains gone in 60 minutes after an intraday downgrade by respected Rochdale researcher Dick Bove (rhymes with pay, which is also under attack) of Wells Far |
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Finding Value After a Market RunFri Oct 16th, 2009
Josh Lipton Last year, Tom Forester distinguished himself from his rivals. The fund he managed -- Forester Value Fund (FVALX) -- was the only diversified equity fund to stay in the black even as the ma |
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JC Penney on a High that May Not LastFri Oct 9th, 2009
Glenn Curtis I don’t know where you’ll be this weekend, but you’ll find me on the soccer field. My oldest has a big tournament. Four games in all, and I can’t wait. Details to follow on Mo |
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Upgrades & Downgrades: Room for Two Views in MarriottFri Oct 9th, 2009
Justin Sharon The S&P 500 is on its strongest streak in a month, with upbeat economic and earnings updates sending the index higher for a fourth successive session. Gold was good for another record though it w |
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So, You Say You Want to Refinance?Fri Sep 11th, 2009
Laurie Petersen It seemed like a good idea at the time. Extract some equity to finance needed home repairs and knock $300 off my monthly mortgage payment at the same time. But it’s now five months and counting |
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Ticker Shock: Bristol-Myers Feeling Effects of PlavixMon Aug 31st, 2009
Glenn Curtis Well, what was supposed to be a weekend filled with kids soccer turned into a partial wash out. So the family and I spent the better part of Saturday watching movies, reading, and playing Wii. Sunday |
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How One Yield Chaser Wins the RaceFri Aug 28th, 2009
Josh Lipton Michael Liss is putting money to work in oil, banks, and tissue paper. As an investor, if you think that all sounds sort of boring, he doesn’t mind at all.“If making money on solid compan |






