Biotech Movers: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX), Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVEO), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD)

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) on June 12 announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has removed the partial clinical hold on the investigator-sponsored clinical trial of imetelstat in myelofibrosis (Myelofibrosis IST). The partial clinical hold was placed in March 2014 due to a safety signal of hepatotoxicity that was identified in clinical trials of imetelstat. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) stock performance was 4.01% in last … Continue reading Biotech Movers: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX), Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVEO), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD)

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)

Search and media site Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) gains modestly Wednesday as its partner, China’s Alibaba Group, rolls out a beta version of a U.S. e-commerce site, Reuters reported. YHOO holds a significant stake in Alibaba, valued recently at about $26 billion. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) stock performance was 0.55% in last session and finished the day at $36.51. Traded volume was 13.32million shares in the last session … Continue reading NASDAQ Movers: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL), Galena Biopharma (NASDAQ:GALE), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN)’s shares gained 4.21% to $2.02. The company on May 9 announced that it has set May 28, 2014 as the record date for the distribution to Geron stockholders of the Series A Common Stock from Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. (“Asterias”) that Geron received in the previously announced transaction to divest Geron`s human embryonic stem cell assets, which closed on October 1, 2013. Geron … Continue reading Volatile Stocks In News: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Aviat Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNW), Life Time Fitness, Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc., NewLead Holdings

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSY)’s shares have been under pressure recently on news regarding prescribing patterns for Subsys. The stock price of the company tumbled 17.41% and 15.45% in the last two consecutive trading sessions. Insys Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:INSY) stock performance was -15.70% in last session and finished the day at $23.01. Traded volume was 3.24million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Biotech Losers: Insys Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:INSY), Enzymotec Ltd (NASDAQ:ENZY), Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN)

Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSEMKT:CUR) announced that a study published in the peer-reviewed journal, PLOS ONE, showed that ischemic-stroke rats transplanted with Neuralstem Inc. (NYSEMKT:CUR)’s NSI-566 stem cells in the brain experienced functional improvements. Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSEMKT:CUR) stock performance was 3.74% in last session and finished the day at $3.88. Traded volume was 2.54million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained … Continue reading Biotech Most Volatile: Neuralstem (NYSEMKT:CUR), Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR), Galena Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:GALE), Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN)