Healthcare Active Movers: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Merck (NYSE:MRK), Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX)

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) was one of the Nasdaq’s most active movers, jumping 23 per cent to $3.20 on heavy volume after the US Food and Drug Administration lifted a partial clinical hold on a study testing its blood cancer drug. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) stock performance was 21.15% in last session and finished the day at $3.15. Traded volume was 47.60million shares in the last session … Continue reading Healthcare Active Movers: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Merck (NYSE:MRK), Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX)

Hot Watch List: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), and brewers AB InBev and Greene King have all launched new products and variants recently, and although their strategies differ, each has similar goals: to achieve greater penetration among current customers or appeal to new ones. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) stock performance was -0.09% in last session and finished the day at $79.86. Traded volume was 5.43million … Continue reading Hot Watch List: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

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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 cancer on the basis of Aduro’s proprietary live-attenuated double-deleted (LADD) … Continue reading Healthcare Active Stocks: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Endo International (NASDAQ:ENDP), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)

Stock Alert: Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC), Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), BASF SE (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BASFY), Bayer AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BAYRY)

Comcast Corp.’s bid to buy Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) may be the opening act for a yearlong festival of telecommunications deals that would alter Internet, phone and TV service for tens of millions of Americans. Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC) stock performance was -1.57% in last session and finished the day at $135.97. Traded volume was 5.10million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Stock Alert: Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC), Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), BASF SE (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BASFY), Bayer AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BAYRY)

Stocks In Bullish Zone: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP), Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI)

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is probably most famous as the parent company of multiple household products that double as household names. Listing them all would require more space than is practical, but they include Band-Aid, Listerine, Splenda, Stayfree, Lubriderm, Visine, Purell, Mylanta, Bengay, and dozens upon dozens of others. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)’s array of consumer goods isn’t merely wide, but dominant. … Continue reading Stocks In Bullish Zone: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP), Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI)

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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)