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Vertex Pharma (NASDAQ:VRTX) Shares Climbed 50% on Green Mountain- VRTX, IDIX, HGSI, VVUS, DNDN, ACHN, GILD

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTX) jumped almost 50% in pre-market trading Monday following the drug developer posted it saw larger than anticipated results in a mid-stage study of a potential treatment for the nearly all severe form of cystic …

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Healthcare Sector; Two Vice Versa Stocks- NASDAQ:ACHN, NASDAQ:AMLN, NYSE:GS

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) shares dropped as a Phase II study data for its escort hepatitis C treatment was believed unsatisfactory in light of the current success of peers. While lots of investment banks are optimistic about Achillion, JMP Group

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Human Genome Say No to Glaxo’s $2.6 Billion Cash Offer – HGSI, GSK, BIIB, EBS, GILD, BSX, ARNA, ACHN, ABT, JNJ

Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ:HGSI) above doubled in trading as the biotechnology firm put itself up for sale later than refusing a $2.59 billion acquisition proposal from GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK).

Human Genome announced in a statement Glaxo’s $13-per-share cash offer, …

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What the fuss Achillion Pharmaceuticals and FreightCar America?

In this report: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN) and FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL).

Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN) shares surged 26 percent on Friday after the company’s competitor Gilead Sciences announced the results of its hepatitis C treatment which it received after acquiring Pharmasset for …

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3 stocks to watch on Wednesday: CSTR, LEG, ACHN

In this report: Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSTR), Leggett & Platt Inc. (NYSE:LEG) and Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN).

Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSTR) shares will be worth watching on Wednesday after the company’s shares gained nearly 14 percent on news that the company would joint …

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Friday’s sinking stocks and the reasons why (THS, CCOI, ACHN)

In this report: Treehouse Foods (NYSE:THS), Cognet Communications Group (NASDAQ:CCOI) and Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN).

Treehouse Foods (NYSE:THS) is trading over 11 percent lower today after the company released a weaker than expected forecast for the fourth quarter as unseasonably warm …

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