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FDA Approves Teva's Generic - Analyst Blog

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ( TEVA ) recently announced that it has gained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its generic version of Shire's ( SHPG ) Adderall XR capsules (5mg, 10mg, 15mg, 20mg, 25mg and 30 mg). According to IMS, Adderall XR, which is approved for the treatment... Read >>

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AMD Could Make Billions on Sony's PlayStation 4

AMD (NYSE: AMD ) is the unlikely beneficiary of Sony's (NYSE: SNE ) brand-new game console, PlayStation 4. The company is providing a single-chip custom processor for the console, which includes an eight-core x86-64 AMD "Jaguar" CPU and a next-gen Radeon graphics engine. AMD has a long-standing... Read >>

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Where Was Electronic Arts at Sony's PlayStation 4 Event?

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA ) was mysteriously absent from last night's PlayStation 4 unveiling . Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI ), Capcom and Ubisoft showed off new games, while Square Enix teased attendees with a tech demo for the kinds of gaming experiences it would like to develop. (Square Enix also... Read >>

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New Homes from PulteGroup in NC - Analyst Blog

PulteGroup Inc. ( PHM ) recently held a ground breaking ceremony at the Carolina Arbors community in the city of Durham, N.C. The community will have 1,275 single family ranch homes constructed under its brand Del Webb. The prices range from mid $190s to mid $300s. Eleven designer model homes are expected... Read >>

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Homebuilder ETFs After Housing Data - ETF News And Commentary

The strong start for the U.S. equity markets in 2013 finally seems to be losing some steam as the benchmarks have been showing signs of consolidation. In fact of late, the major economic indicators have also posted mixed results coupled with a decent earnings picture. While unemployment levels have been... Read >>

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An ETF For Legitimately Strong Dollars

With speculation rampant that the Federal Reserve may ease or halt its bond-buying activities known as quantitative easing, the U.S. dollar gotten a lift in the past two trading sessions. Actually, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) is riding a multi-week winning streak and the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index... Read >>

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MoneyGram-Dollar General Tie Up - Analyst Blog

MoneyGram International Inc. ( MGI ) announced a strategic alliance with Dollar General in order to expand its money transfer network in the US. Dollar General is a leading retail brand that operates as a chain of convenience and low-priced products stores across the US. Accordingly, MoneyGram added 10,000... Read >>

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Merck Signs Biosimilars Deal - Analyst Blog

Merck ( MRK ) recently entered into an agreement with Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. for the development and commercialization of several pre-specified and undisclosed biosimilar candidates. Per the terms of the agreement, preclinical and clinical development, process development and manufacturing,... Read >>

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Savient to Promote Sobi's Kineret - Analyst Blog

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( SVNT ) recently entered into an agreement with Swedish Company Sobi for the co-promotion of Kineret (anakinra) in the US.  Kineret is approved for the reduction in signs and symptoms along with slowing the progression of structural damage in patients (18 years of age or... Read >>

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Activision, Bungie Join for Destiny - Analyst Blog

Activision Blizzard ( ATVI ) recently announced that it has collaborated with Bungie to develop a new first-person shooter game, Destiny . Destiny is a sci-fi story based game set in the very distant future. The game can be played on different platforms including Microsoft 's ( MSFT ) Xbox... Read >>