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New Zealand for Plain Cigarette Pack - Analyst Blog
2/20/2013, 5:20 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
After Australia, the U.S., Canada and Great Britain, New Zealand
has now raised its voice against smoking.
New Zealand has announced that it will pass a law regarding the
use of plain packaging of cigarettes by tobacco companies. However,
the government will delay the implementation of the law until it
sees... Read >>
Utility Industry Stock Outlook - Feb 2013 - Industry Outlook
2/20/2013, 5:15 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Investing Ideas, Stocks
Overview
The rise in population has led to an increasing demand for
essential utility supplies. Here utility companies step in with
their ability to generate essential supplies in large volumes and
cater steadily to the needs of their customers. The utility
companies generally are comprised of electric,... Read >>
Union Pacific Retains Neutral Tag - Analyst Blog
2/20/2013, 5:14 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
On Feb 15, we maintained our Neutral recommendation on
Union Pacific Corporation ( UNP ), reflecting its
diversified business base, favorable pricing gains and high
customer satisfaction level. However, the sluggish economic growth,
labor union issues and increased expenditures somewhat dampened... Read >>
Patent Challenge from Perrigo - Analyst Blog
2/20/2013, 5:10 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Recently, Perrigo Company ( PRGO ) announced that
it has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market its
generic version of AbbVie Inc. 's ( ABBV ) Androgel 1.62%.
Perrigo believes that it is the first-to-file, entitling it... Read >>
NTT DoCoMo Touches a New High - Analyst Blog
2/20/2013, 5:05 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
NTT DoCoMo Inc. ( DCM ), the largest
telecom operator in Japan, announced that its high speed LTE mobile
service has reached 10 million subscribers in just over two years
of its launch. According to the telecom giant, the total number of
LTE subscribers has doubled in the last six months based on... Read >>
Roche Collaborates with Chiasma - Analyst Blog
2/20/2013, 5:00 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Roche ( RHHBY ) recently
entered into an agreement with privately-held biopharma company
Chiasma Inc. to develop and commercialize the latter's pipeline
candidate, octreolin. As per the agreement, octreolin will be initially developed for
acromegaly and subsequently for neuroendocrine tumors.... Read >>
Chart Pattern Predicts This Stock Could Rise 49% by Year-End
2/20/2013, 5:00 pm from StreetAuthority in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks
From a technical analysis standpoint, the chart of
Safeway ( SWY ) excites
me. First, shares of the second-largest U.S. grocery-store chain
have just broken a major downtrend line that dates back almost two
years. Second, they have completed a rounding bottom base formed
during roughly the past nine months... Read >>
Travelers Upgraded to Outperform - Analyst Blog
2/20/2013, 4:55 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
We are upgrading The Travelers Companies Inc. (
TRV ) to Outperform
from Neutral based on its prudent underwriting practices and
favorable prior-year reserve development that managed to arrest the
higher catastrophe losses arising due to Hurricane Sandy. This
property and casualty insurer carries a Zacks... Read >>
Positive Data from BMRN's PKU-016 - Analyst Blog
2/20/2013, 4:50 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. ( BMRN ) recently
announced positive results from the PKU-016 ASCEND study. This is
the largest randomized controlled study evaluating the safety and
therapeutic effects of Kuvan (sapropterin dihydrochloride) on
neuropsychiatric symptoms in subjects with phenylketonuria
(PKU). ... Read >>
Grab These Leveraged ETFs Before It's Too Late
2/20/2013, 4:49 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Futures, Investing Ideas, US Markets
U.S. stocks sank Wednesday after Federal Reserve meeting minutes
showed the central bank may ease or even cease its $85
billion-a-month bond-buying program before the world's largest
economy truly gains momentum. At least that is the catalyst most often tossed around in the
financial media today for the glum... Read >>