Investors Watch List : Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), Brooks Automation (NASDAQ:BRKS), Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR)

Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) has been sued by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY) and Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan) (OPHLY) for patent infringement of Bristol-Myers’ novel PD-1 inhibitor, Optivo. Merck recently won the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval for its own PD-1 drug, Keytruda. This made the company the first one to enter…

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Active Stocks to Watch : Merck (NYSE:MRK), Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE:KOG), Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO), ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB), Terex (NYSE:TEX)

Merck (NYSE:MRK), which has recently faced a number of patent expirations, on Tuesday reported Q2 sales that slowed for an eighth quarter in a row. But earnings climbed 1% to 85 cents a share for its third straight quarter of gains. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK)’s stock on 01 August traded at beginning with a price…

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

Spirits maker Diageo North America and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) have each agreed to pay a $5,000 fine because their lobbyists failed to disclose expenditures for receptions at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the Office of State Ethics announced. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was 1.35% in last session and finished the day at…

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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…

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Healthcare Active Movers: Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGNX), Orexigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OREX), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)

Zogenix, Inc (NASDAQ:ZGNX) CEO Roger Hawley unloaded 25,078 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.10, for a total transaction of $52,663.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns…

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