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Healthcare Sector Roundup: Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) – BMY, BSX, JNJ, ALXN, EXAS, BCRX

Investors responded positively to the healthcare stocks on Thursday. Key movement were observed in Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ:ALXN) and EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS) on percentage gainers side while BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ:BCRX) was major percentage loser.

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) …

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St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) Profit Soars on Reduced Taxes – STJ, MDT, BSX, EW

St. Jude Medical, Inc (NYSE:STJ) announced a 4.7% boost in fiscal Q1 profit on lowered taxes, which counterbalance declining sales of its heart-shocking implants.

Medical device maker edged past Wall Street profit forecasts and reiterated its full-year earnings outlook.

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Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Profit Soars; Outshines Wall Street Forecasts

Medtronic, Inc (NYSE:MDT) announced higher quarterly earnings on Tuesday as sales moved up slightly.

The Minneapolis, Minnesota based company reported that its net earnings hiked to $988 million or 97 cents a share in the fiscal Q3 finished on Jan …

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Coventry Health Care (NYSE:CVH) Q4 Profit Outshines Wall Street Forecasts But Revenue Misses Estimates – CVH, AET, UNH, DNDN, CLDX, CLSN, PFE, BSX, ELN

The Bethesda, Maryland-based Coventry Health Care, Inc (NYSE:CVH), which is being purchased by health insurer Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET), announced a profit for fiscal Q4 that hiked from previous year, showing strong operating margins amid lower costs and revenue expansion.

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HUMHumana (NYSE:HUM) Declares fiscal Q4 Results; Earnings Hikes 3.5% – HUM, KERX, GILD, BSX, PPHM, MRK, HLF, AET, CI

Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) announced on Monday that fiscal Q4 earnings moved down 3.5 percent as higher coverage outlays masked firm’s revenue expansion from higher membership.

The health-care company done it’s almost $850 million purchase of Metropolitan Health Networks Inc in …

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Aetna (NYSE:AET) Net Plunges 49% in Fiscal Q4 on Reimbursement Settlement – AET, BSX, ABIO, KERX, CLSN, GNBT, ABBV, CI, UNH

Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) reported that fiscal Q4 profit moved down 49% after the third-biggest United States health insurer decided to pay around $120 million to fix a court case regarding its payments to doctors.

The Hartford, Connecticut-based Aetna reported in …

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