04/28
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Kevin Long

Consumer Goods Active Runners: General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Kevin Long02 mins

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) on Friday recalled nearly a million vehicles due to faulty ignition switches and confirmed the number of fatalities associated with the switches to 13, it said in statements. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) stock performance was 0.64% in last session and finished the day at $34.73. Traded volume was 19.18million shares in…

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Healthcare Active Runners: Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA)

Kevin Long02 mins

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is getting close to conducting phase 3 trials for a combination treatment for Hepatitis C, which could potentially rejuvenate the pharmaceutical giant’s revenue growth. The clinical data for a combination of drugs MK-5172 and MK-8742 has showed high cure rates among patients with genotype 1 of the disease, and this…

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Biotech Most Active Stocks: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS), Endocyte (NASDAQ:ECYT), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

Kevin Long02 mins

Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) announced that it has elected to settle its conversion obligations in connection with any 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”) submitted for conversion on or after February 1 2014 entirely in cash. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) stock performance was -4.01% in last session and finished the day at $68.55….

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Mortgage Investment: KKR Financial Holdings (NYSE:KFN), CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS), Ocwen Financial (NYSE:OCN), Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE:WMC)

Kevin Long03 mins

KKR Financial Holding LLC (NYSE:KFN) presently has a stellar rank, in the top 10% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most “interesting” ideas that merit further research by investors. But making KKR Financial Holdings LLC (NYSE:KFN) an even more interesting and timely stock to look at, is the fact that…

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Top Losers: Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG), Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL), FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL)

Kevin Long02 mins

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) the fuel-cell maker was in the news again yesterday, after CEO Andy Marsh told MarketWatch that the company had “signed an additional order in North America with a global automaker. Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock performance was -23.94% in last session and finished the day at $6.45. Traded volume was 119.25…

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Biotech New Lows: Akebia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKBA), Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD), Tetralogic Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TLOG), Dipexium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:DPRX)

Kevin Long02 mins

Akebia Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) offered 5.9 million shares in its Thursday IPO at $17 a share, the high end of the stock’s expected price range. Among other therapeutics, the biopharma company is developing a once-daily oral therapy for patients with kidney disease. Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) stock performance was -0.99% in last session and finished…

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