By Jacob Smith:In this article I will discuss why I believe public awareness of Arena Pharmaceuticals' (ARNA) Belviq, and to a lesser extent Vivus' (VVUS) Qsymia (due to changes in REMs), will occur at a much quicker rate and on a much larger scale than...
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ByAsean Century:With all the articles on Seeking Alpha about Intel (INTC), I tended to overlook them because Intel for the last 10 years has been dead money. The stock has not moved; however, it did pay a nice dividend and that made up for some of the...
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By Bob's Stocks: pSivida (PSDV) is a leading provider of miniaturized, sustained-release drug delivery products, and is continuing the evolution of these systems. The company has developed three of only four products approved by either the U.S. or EU...
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By Philip Mause: I have written a number of articles about Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) and recently wrote a piece detailing its various lines of business. I have been long CLNE on the theory that the surplus of natural gas in the United States will work...
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U.S. regulators indefinitely delay a decision on a proposed restart of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in California, raising new questions about whether the twin reactors will produce electricity again. The NRC has delayed several earlier target...
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ByPatent Plays:Bill Gates wrote an essay back in January of 1996 that was titled "Content is King", he couldn't have been more correct. Google (GOOG) was built with this premise is mind. Microsoft (MSFT) provided the medium and Google's profits hounds,...
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BlackRock (BLK) fills a void, purchasing P-E property investment advisory firm MGPA ($12B AUM) to boost its Asian real estate business. The transaction - price undisclosed - is expected to close in Q3 and won't materially affect EPS, says BlackRock....
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By Markus Aarnio:There was intensive insider selling in Rackspace Hosting (RAX) in January when the stock was trading above $75. The stock is currently trading at $39.68 or 51.2% below the all time high made in January. (click to enlarge) With this episode...
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By Investing Sidekick:Gordmans Stores (NASDAQ:GMAN) came up in my sifts through stocks trading near 52 week lows. What attracted me to this investment was its low PE ratio of 9.4 in relation to its growth in revenues of almost 10% per year over the last...
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By Lou Basenese:Sound the alarm! We're witnessing another real estate bubble. At least, that's what the mainstream financial press wants to scare us into believing. A recent Bloomberg article, entitled "Brooklyn to California Bubble Threat Grows in Rebound,"...
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By Timothy Woods:On the face of it, everything seems fine with Facebook (FB). The company just announced a 38% revenue increase for the 1st quarter of 2013, with mobile advertising accounting for 30% of advertising revenue. It's user base, standing at...
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By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Monday May 20. The Kids Love Tesla (TSLA) Cramer commented that he hears parents say, "I wish I had listened to my kids and bought Tesla (TSLA),"...
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Italy's former technocratic leader Mario Monti doesn't agree with George Soros and others who say the stability in the Italian bond market (ITLY, ITLT) is merely the proverbial calm before the storm. The ECB is better equipped now than previously to...
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ByJane Edmondson:Chicago-based Strategic Hotels and Resorts (BEE) is a luxury hotel real estate investment trust (REIT). Strategic Hotels and Resorts has an ownership interest in 18 hotels and resorts which focus on the upper-upscale and luxury lodging...
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By Cullen Roche: Paul Krugman wants to know why there are no deficit celebrations. He says: For three years and more Beltway politics has been all about the deficit. Urgent action was needed to avert crisis. A Grand Bargain absolutely had to be reached....
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Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (FVE) UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference Call May 20, 2013 3:00 pm ET Executives Bruce J. Mackey, Jr. – President and Chief Executive Officer Paul V. Hoagland – Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Analysts Melanie...
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Brooks Automation, Inc. (BRKS) UBS Global Healthcare Conference May 20, 2013 04:00 PM ET Executives Stephen Schwartz - President and CEO Martin Headley - EVP and CFO Analysts Melanie San - UBS (ph) Presentation Melanie San - UBS Alright good afternoon...
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Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SPPI) May 20, 2013 3:30 pm ET Executives Rajesh C. Shrotriya - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman of Placement Committee and Chairman of Product Acquisition Committee Analysts Melanie Fan Presentation...
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By Gary Gordon: During Alan Greenspan’s tenure at the helm of the Federal Reserve (1987-2006), the investment community created a phrase to capture the former chairman’s wordiness. “Fed Speak” aptly described the long-winded ambiguity in his...
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Incyte Corporation (INCY) UBS Global Healthcare Conference May 20, 2013 02:30 PM ET Executives Jim Daly - EVP AND CCO Paul Friedman - President and CEO Analysts Matt Roden - UBS Presentation Matt Roden - UBS Good afternoon everyone. My name is Matt Roden....
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ByMoney Investor:It is one of the most widely covered stories in the market today, that of Apple (AAPL) and its massive cash hoard that is trapped outside of the United States. The debate over the strategy Apple should employ with regard to its cash...
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Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ASTX) May 20, 2013 3:30 pm ET Executives James S. J. Manuso - Chairman of The Board and Chief Executive Officer Presentation Unknown Analyst Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you so much for coming to the 2013 UBS Global...
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Yahoo (YHOO) shows off a big overhaul for Flickr on a day when Tumblr is dominating headlines. The new Flickr site dedicates a lot more real estate to images at the expense of white space, and (echoing Yahoo's home page revamp) features a Facebook-like...
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Medivation, Inc. (MDVN) May 20, 2013 1:00 pm ET Executives David T. Hung - Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Director Analysts Matthew Roden - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Presentation Matthew Roden - UBS Investment Bank, Research...
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Codexis, Inc. (CDXS) 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Conference Call May 20, 2013, 03:00 pm ET Executives John Nicols - President & CEO Analysts Presentation John Nicols This is Codexis, and stimulate some interest on. I am John Nicols, CEO of Codexis....
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HeartWare International (HTWR) Q1 2013 Earnings Conference Call May 20, 2013 11:00 a.m. ET Executives Chris Taylor – VP, IR & Corporate Communications Doug Godshall – President & CEO Analysts Rajeev Jashnani – UBS; Analyst Presentation...
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By MoneyShow.com: In a year full of surprises for the market (pleasant surprises, I might add), one of the biggest of all has been the stunning performance of defensive stocks -- those steady, low-beta stocks that tend to zig when the economy zags. These...
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ByOption Millionaires:For the first three years and two months since the March 2009 bear market bottom, NASDAQ stocks broadly led other stocks listed on other American exchanges. This behavior of perhaps the most economically sensitive sector, technology,...
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The two-day rally in James River Coal (JRCC +14.3%) reaches 25% after Friday's news that it would exchange $243M of existing debt for $123M in new debt, pushing back the maturity of some of the debt by three years. Sterne Agee reiterates its Buy rating,...
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AmerisourceBergen Corporation (ABC) May 20, 2013 1:30 pm ET Executives Tim G. Guttman - Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President Analysts Steven Valiquette - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Presentation Steven...
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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) UBS Global Healthcare Conference Call May 20, 2013 10:30 a.m. ET Executives Peter N. Kellogg - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Analysts Marc Goodman - UBS Presentation Marc Goodman - UBS So good morning...
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Coinstar (CSTR +1%) offers to let consumers watch The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey for free as long they sign up for a Redbox Instant account, give up their credit card information, and take to Twitter to spread the word. The promotion could boost...
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Real estate site owner Move (MOVE +9.9%) jumps after Citron Research uses less than 140 characters to disclose it's long, argue shares should trade at $17 given the valuations assigned to Zillow (Z) and Trulia (TRLA), and predicts Zillow or InterActiveCorp...
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By Pey Shadzi:About a year ago I decided to make the exciting leap from renting a cheap one bedroom apartment in North County San Diego to being a full-fledged home buyer. Why throw your hard-earned money away, paying someone else's mortgage principal,...
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By Arie Goren:I tried to create a growth stock portfolio that can outperform the market by a big margin. The following screen shows such promise. I have searched for companies that are included in the S&P 500 index that have had strong earnings and...
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ByChristopher F. Davis:May has been a bad month for the mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITS) and the entire sector has seen a sell-off after poor earnings from both American Capital Agency (AGNC), Annaly Capital (NLY). There was also disappointment...
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules that utility companies paying a windfall tax in the U.K. can claim a foreign tax credit on their U.S. tax returns, a win for PPL Corp. (PPL), which sought a U.S. credit after the U.K. assessed a windfall tax on a utility...
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By Trefis: Quick Take GE Healthcare has shown strong growth over the past few years driven by the company’s expanding presence in the fast growing markets of Asia-Pacific and Latin America. At the same time, GE has focused on innovation, which is crucial...
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Symmetry Medical Inc. (SMA) UBS Global Healthcare Conference Call May 20, 2013 09:30 ET Executives Tom Sullivan - President and Chief Executive Officer Presentation Unidentified Analyst Good morning, everyone and welcome to the 2013 UBS Global Healthcare...
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ByRichard Tarjeft:Agrium Inc. (AGU) is a Canadian company and its main headquarters are located in Calgary, Alberta. Agrium is a producer and seller of industrial products and agricultural nutrients, including insecticides, herbicides, fertilizer and...
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Start Time: 09:30 End Time: 09:51 Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) Company Conference Presentation May 20, 2013, 09:30 AM ET Executives Robin L. Washington - SVP and CFO Analysts Matthew Roden - UBS Presentation Matthew Roden - UBS Good morning, everyone....
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ByRobert Wagner:One of the big fears investors have is what will happen to the stock markets when interest rates begin to increase. That is a legitimate fear, but there are factors that may slow and/or lessen the eventual increase in interest rates that...
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Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) May 20, 2013 11:30 am ET Executives Marc A. Stapley - Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Analysts Daniel Arias - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Presentation Daniel Arias - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division...
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WellPoint, Inc. (WLP) May 20, 2013 11:00 am ET Executives Joseph R. Swedish - Chief Executive Officer and Director Analysts Albert J. Rice - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Presentation Albert J. Rice - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Okay,...
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ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARIA) May 20, 2013 8:30 am ET Executives Harvey J. Berger - Principal Founder, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of Executive Committee Analysts Matthew Harrison - UBS Investment Bank,...
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AbbVie (ABBV -1%) says it's initiated a Phase 3 clinical study of diabetic nephropathy with Atrasentan, which is designed to assess the effects of the investigational compound on progression of kidney disease as part of standard of care for patients...
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As the last NATO troops leave Afghanistan in 2014, PepsiCo (PEP -0.9%) plans to be opening its first plant in the nation. Despite ongoing turmoil, more multinational firms have been tiptoeing back into Afghanistan due to the lure of wide open markets....
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Edap (EDAP +5.3%) posts solid gains after saying minimally invasive, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy demonstrates "encouraging cancer-specific survival rates in patients with localized prostate cancer." The company cites data culled...
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By Marc Chandler:Germany, the tightfisted task master, is encouraging Spain to draw down more than the 40 bln euros it already has of the 100 bln euro line secured from the ESM to recapitalize its banks. Spain's budget minister denies there is a need....
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UBS' 5 "suspected" asset bubbles: 1) Risk-free rates - specifically Treasurys (TLT), Bunds (BUND, BUNL), JGBs (JGBL, JGBT, JGBD, JGBS) 2) Credit (HYG, JNK) 3) Real estate in Asia (WPS) 4) Certain EM equity markets (EIDO, IDXJ, EPHE, THD, EWW) 5) Australian...
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