Healthcare Most Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

A proxy advisory firm has asked shareholders of the Indian unit of Wyeth to oppose its merger deal with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) as the share swap ratio is skewed in favour of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE). Shareholder Empowerment Services (SES) has made this suggestion ahead of the shareholder meeting this week. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was 0.07% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Healthcare Most Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

Healthcare Active Runners: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) announced data from two Phase 2 studies and a compassionate access study in which a regimen containing once-daily Sovaldi(R) (sofosbuvir) 400 mg was administered for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with advanced liver disease. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) stock performance was -7.32% in last session and finished the day at $65.48. Traded volume was 43.15million … Continue reading Healthcare Active Runners: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

The Egyptian government recently struck a deal with U.S. pharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) to purchase its new hepatitis C pill Sovaldi at a fraction of its American price. Under the agreement, Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) will supply a 12-week regimen of Sovaldi to Egypt for 900 dollars, instead of the 84,000 dollars the medicine costs in the United States. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)

During the trial, palbociclib — a pill — was combined with the standard anti-estrogen treatment Letrozole. The combined treatment resulted in a 26.1 month progression-free survival rate compared with only 7.5 months for Letrozole alone. Under development by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), the medication used in the study is a selective inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) 4 and 6. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was -1.06% … Continue reading Healthcare Most Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)

MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) had its price objective reduced by Cowen and Company from $5.50 to $5.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Stock Ratings News reports. Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgraded shares of MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating in a research note on Monday. MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) stock performance was -0.86% in last session and finished the day at $6.93. … Continue reading Biotech Runners: MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR)

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) company on Mar. 28 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 3.92% in last session and finished the day at $73.64. Traded volume was 19,465,500 million shares … Continue reading Investor’s Watch List: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Consolidated Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CNSL), GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT), Novartis (NYSE:NVS)