Healthcare ACtive Runners: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG)

Just a month ago, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) snapped up portfolio company, San Mateo, CA-based Labrys Biologics, for $200 million up front and another $625 million in milestones. That deal came less than two years after Labrys was formed, and venBio partner and co-founder Corey Goodman told Xconomy at the time that venBio had contributed $8.5…

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Healthcare Watch List: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN)

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) reported that Eisai Inc. has launched a national television advertising campaign for BELVIQ® (lorcaserin HCl), an FDA-approved prescription treatment for chronic weight management. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) stock performance was 0.32% in last session and finished the day at $6.20. Traded volume was 4.92million shares in the last session and the…

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Top News: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), Linear Technology (NASDAQ:LLTC)

One of the unsettled questions from the financial crisis is whether the big banks have paid enough to cover the mortgage abuses they committed before the market collapsed. A settlement announced Wednesday that involves Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) indicates that, in some cases, the banks could have been made to pay more than they…

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Healthcare Most Active Stocks: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) is one of half a dozen drugmakers that have been rolling out generics of Eli Lilly’s ($LLY) top-selling blockbuster Cymbalta. The others are going to roll past the Israeli drugmaker after it recalled more than 1 million bottles of the antidepressant. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) stock performance…

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Healthcare Active Runners: Express Scripts Holding (NASDAQ:ESRX), Zogenix (NASDAQ:ZGNX), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Express Scripts (NASDAQ:ESRX) announced that it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, an independent center of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance, as a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) stock performance was -1.19% in last session and finished the day at $76.99. Traded volume was 13,770,673…

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Healthcare Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), Zogenix Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGNX), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX)

Trading in Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) was halted last week because of pending news. While we see that all the time in smaller biotechs, MannKind will likely be halted next week during an FDA advisory committee meeting. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was 0.85% in last session and finished the day at $32.18. Traded volume was…

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