Healthcare Watch List: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN)

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) reported that Eisai Inc. has launched a national television advertising campaign for BELVIQ® (lorcaserin HCl), an FDA-approved prescription treatment for chronic weight management. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) stock performance was 0.32% in last session and finished the day at $6.20. Traded volume was 4.92million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 5.60million shares. The beta … Continue reading Healthcare Watch List: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN)

Top News: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), Linear Technology (NASDAQ:LLTC)

One of the unsettled questions from the financial crisis is whether the big banks have paid enough to cover the mortgage abuses they committed before the market collapsed. A settlement announced Wednesday that involves Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) indicates that, in some cases, the banks could have been made to pay more than they have. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance was -1.59% … Continue reading Top News: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), Linear Technology (NASDAQ:LLTC)

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) is one of half a dozen drugmakers that have been rolling out generics of Eli Lilly’s ($LLY) top-selling blockbuster Cymbalta. The others are going to roll past the Israeli drugmaker after it recalled more than 1 million bottles of the antidepressant. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) stock performance was -0.76% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Healthcare Most Active Stocks: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Express Scripts (NASDAQ:ESRX) announced that it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, an independent center of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance, as a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) stock performance was -1.19% in last session and finished the day at $76.99. Traded volume was 13,770,673 million shares in the last session and the average volume … Continue reading Healthcare Active Runners: Express Scripts Holding (NASDAQ:ESRX), Zogenix (NASDAQ:ZGNX), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Trading in Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) was halted last week because of pending news. While we see that all the time in smaller biotechs, MannKind will likely be halted next week during an FDA advisory committee meeting. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was 0.85% in last session and finished the day at $32.18. Traded volume was 62.72million shares in the last session and the average volume … Continue reading Healthcare Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), Zogenix Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGNX), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX)

Shares of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PPHM ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer, dipped as much as 11% after reporting its third-quarter earnings results. Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM) stock performance was -8.05% in last session and finished the day at $2.40. Traded volume was 14.14million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 4.31million shares. … Continue reading Healthcare Active Stocks: Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)