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Healthcare Active Stocks: AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN), NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP), Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)

AstraZeneca Plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN), in the headlines for spurning buyout offers from Pfizer Inc, aims to regain prominence in oncology with compelling trial results and a splashy exhibit booth at the world’s largest meeting of cancer doctors. AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) stock performance was -0.83% in last session and finished the day at $72.76. Traded…

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Healthcare Active Stocks: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Endo International (NASDAQ:ENDP), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has inked a global licensing deal with the privately held Aduro BioTech for developing new therapies to treat prostate cancer. According to the oncology deal, the private company granted Janssen Biotech, a division of Johnson & Johnson, the exclusive license to certain candidates specifically engineered for the treatment of prostate…

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Healthcare Active Movers: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT), Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSEMKT:INO)

US drugmaker Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) on Monday abandoned its pursuit to buy AstraZeneca PLC, saying it does not plan to make an offer for the British drugmaker following the rejection of its final proposal last week. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was -0.57% in last session and finished the day at $29.49. Traded volume was…

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Stocks To Watch: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Galena Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:GALE), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Effective May 15, 2014, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) granted an exemption to BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), together with its subsidiaries, affiliates and associates (collectively, “BlackRock”) under the Company’s Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (the “Rights Agreement”) following the determination…

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

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)’s chief executive acknowledged Tuesday that a potential merger with AstraZeneca would lead to job losses, but promised to keep key research jobs in Britain as part of its $106 billion takeover bid. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was 0.24% in last session and finished the day at $29.20. Traded volume was 26.29million…

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Hot Biotech Movers: MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Chelsea Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CHTP)

MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) loss of 14 cents per share in the first quarter of 2014 was wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny but narrower than the year-ago loss by a penny. MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) did not generate any revenue in the first quarter of 2014, as in the year-ago quarter. Research and…

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