Biotech Active runners: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Halozyme Therapeutics (NASDAQ:HALO), Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA)

Sales of the Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARNA) anti-obesity drug Belviq have closed out the quarter on a positive note. Sales improved throughout the quarter and are pacing well ahead of the previous quarter. Though this week’s sales only take us to March 28th, there is enough here for us to assess the sales activity, project some revenue, and look to the pace. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. … Continue reading Biotech Active runners: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Halozyme Therapeutics (NASDAQ:HALO), Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA)

Biotech Most Active Stocks: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) was active yesterday as one Bloomberg reporter thinks he has another take on the recent Waxman letter. Drew Armstrong — via his own Twitter account — said Gilead execs had a meeting scheduled with Waxman all along and the letter just seemed like Waxman was making an effort to drag them in. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) stock performance was 3.37% in … Continue reading Biotech Most Active Stocks: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

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. Traded volume was 29.25million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Biotech Most Active Stocks: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS), Endocyte (NASDAQ:ECYT), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eighteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) stock performance was -0.64% in last session and finished the … Continue reading Worth watching Stocks: Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (NYSE MKT:HEB) participated in the 11th Biennial International Research and Clinical Conference held in San Francisco, California, USA, March 20-23, 2014. The title of the presentation is “Differential Exercise Responses to Rintatolimod [Ampligen(R)] Exhibited by Patients with Severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)”. This Phase III prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted at twelve centers by leading researchers in fatigue and post-exertional … Continue reading Biotech Active Runners: Hemispherx BioPharma (NYSEMKT:HEB), Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA)

U.S. health regulators on Friday approved a Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) drug to treat psoriatic arthritis, a type of arthritis associated with the skin disease psoriasis that causes joint pain, stiffness and swelling. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) stock performance was -3.74% in last session and finished the day at $144.40. Traded volume was 9.50million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained … Continue reading Biotech Active Stocks: Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CTIC), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:INO)