Biotech Active Runners: Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA)

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX), announced on Thursday that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development authority extended the base period of performance of a contract with the pharmaceutical company for its recombinant seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines. Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) stock performance was 1.27% in last session and finished the day at $6.38. Traded volume was 13,436,282 million shares in the last session and the average volume … Continue reading Biotech Active Runners: Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA)

Biotech Runners: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) stock was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $8.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $15.00. VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) stock performance was 1.00% in last session and finished the day at $6.09. Traded volume was 5,364,675 million shares in the last session and the average volume … Continue reading Biotech Runners: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an oncology company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of medicines for cancer patients. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) stock performance was -3.34% in last session and finished the day at $8.69. Traded volume was 1,200.00 shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 26.48 million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.64. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. … Continue reading Biotech Active Stocks: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Shares of RadioShack Corp. (NYSE:RSH) plummeted nearly 32 percent in extended trading on Wednesday after a Wall Street Journal report revealed that the beleaguered consumer electronics retailer is priming to file for bankruptcy protection as early as the beginning of February after its efforts to improve cash position failed. RadioShack Corp. (NYSE:RSH) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is -13.50% and weekly performance … Continue reading Mix Sector Stocks: RadioShack Corp. (NYSE:RSH), Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), PFSweb Inc. (NASDAQ:PFSW), Mistras Group, Inc. (NYSE:MG), Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TEF)

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) entered into an agreement with Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to restructure and amend an existing license agreement between the companies for ARIAD’s cell-signaling technology. Under the terms of the agreement, ARIAD received $15 million upon execution of the agreement and was entitled to receive two payments of $20 million and $15 million by specified dates in the future in exchange for granting … Continue reading Top Stocks: Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Pretium Resources Inc. (NYSE:PVG), Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXST), Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL)

On Dec. 19, Southwest Airlines® (NYSE: LUV) is the 2015 Airline of the Year, according to Air Transport World (ATW), a Penton company. In selecting Southwest as Airline of the Year, ATW editors cited Southwest’s extraordinary and consistent standards of service, financial performance, safety, and environmental and corporate responsibility. In particular, for the first time in 14 years, Southwest achieved its 15 percent return on … Continue reading Market Watch List: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV), Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC), MagnaChip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX)