Friday 6-20-2014 Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV) $ABBV opened at 55.62 hitting the high price of 55.62 and a day low of 53.16 with a total volume of 13,497,757. ABBV had a previous close of 54.19 and has been seeing an average volume of 4,657,200.
Overall Average: 32% Buy
Recent stock forum discussions about ABBV http://investorshangout.com/search?q=ABBV&...mp;yt0=Go!
Growth Stocks Kick Into Gear In Latest IBD 50 Screen
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 5:35PM CDT
Have you noticed? Growth stocks are back in favor as major stock indexes sit near highs. The IBD 50 has come back to life in recent weeks. Since its mid-April low, the index is up 12% compared with an 8% gain for the S&P 500. Solid price action by... (full story)
Why AbbVie Wants Shire
Michael Douglass and David Williamson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 5:00PM CDT
Shares in Irish orphan and ADHD drug maker Shire Plc shot up today on the news that AbbVie , faced with the oncoming patent loss for Humira and looking to lower its tax rate, made public a rejected $46.5 billion bid today. This was the third bid... (full story)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Jun 20, 4:47PM CDT
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Why CarMax, Shire, and BlackBerry Are Today's 3 Best Stocks
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 4:15PM CDT
The week ends as it began -- on a positive note, with the broad-based S&P 500 rising for a sixth-straight session and claiming another all-time high close. With no economic data on the table today, investors used ongoing merger and... (full story)
ConocoPhillips and Owens are big market movers
AP - Fri Jun 20, 3:30PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: (full story)
Just a Regular Day of Record Highs, No Big Deal
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 3:21PM CDT
The S&P 500 is making this look easy as it closes at another record high to end the week. Since Monday, the benchmark index is up 1.38%. (full story)
Caterpillar Gears Up as the Dow Jumps to Near-Record High
Dan Carroll, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 1:40PM CDT
The market is closing out the week on a high note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 26 points as of 2:35 p.m. EDT and still flirting with another record high. While the index has dropped a bit in afternoon trading, the majority of the... (full story)
Why Shire PLC Shares Soared By $37
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 1:30PM CDT
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Shire , a Irish-based global... (full story)
Shire Update Call for Investors
PR Newswire - Fri Jun 20, 12:39PM CDT
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION (full story)
Stocks Settle In Near Highs; KapStone Breaks Out
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 12:27PM CDT
Big-cap stocks continued to trade near all-time highs in early afternoon trading Friday as a dovish Federal Reserve continued to fuel a rally that is carrying into its sixth day. Volume was running higher due to options expiration. The Dow Jones... (full story)
Achillion Could Win Idenix's Mystery Suitor: Analyst
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 11:44AM CDT
Hot biotech stock Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN) was up 2%, near 8.20, in midday trading in the stock market today after an analyst found more support for its prospects as a buyout candidate. R. W. Baird's Brian Skorney noted that Merck's (MRK)... (full story)
Stocks Rise as S&P 500 Extends Record High
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 11:07AM CDT
Benchmark U.S. stock indices open higher, heading for weekly gains on the Fed's supportive policy announcement. (full story)
Better Stock Today Challenge: Kinder Morgan Partners vs. AbbVie
Joel South and David Williamson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 11:05AM CDT
In the spirit of World Cup competition, we're holding our own tournament in search of the Better Stock Today. We're pitting 32 companies against each other and you, the reader, will determine the winner. Today it's the round of 16, and Kinder... (full story)
Dow, S&P 500 Hit All-Time Highs As Volume Swells
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 10:58AM CDT
With big-cap names leading the way, stocks were higher as the noon hour approached Friday with the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 hitting all-time highs. Volume swelled because of quadruple witching, the simultaneous quarterly... (full story)
Shire Rejects AbbVie's $46 Bil Tax-Inversion Attempt
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 10:41AM CDT
Specialty drugmaker and IBD 50 stock Shire (SHPG) has rejected three takeover offers from U.S. big pharma AbbVie (ABBV), with the most recent valued at $46.5 billion, the companies announced Friday. Shire's stock vaulted nearly 18% in early trading... (full story)
Will Shire's Journey End in a Ring?
Stephen D., Simpson,, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 9:56AM CDT
" I should like to save the Shire, if I could," J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. British rare disease specialist Shire PLC has become a hot property in this latest round of pharmaceutical merger mania. Not only does... (full story)
Stocks Climb In Fast Trade; CarMax, Emerge Energy In Motion
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 9:30AM CDT
Stocks made mild gains in fast trade at Friday's open, with company news driving the bulk of early action. The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 each climbed 0.2%. The Nasdaq took a 0.1% gain. Options expirations powered heavy volume in... (full story)
Pharma's on Fire: AbbVie Pursues Shire
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 9:24AM CDT
Will we end the week on a high note? U.S stocks are higher on Friday morning, with the benchmark S&P 500 and the narrower Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.16% and 0.22%, respectively, at 10:20 a.m. EDT. More than five years after Lehman... (full story)
AbbVie (ABBV) Is Today's Water-Logged And Getting Wetter Stock
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 8:52AM CDT
Trade-Ideas LLC identified AbbVie (ABBV) as a "water-logged and getting wetter" (weak stocks crossing below support with today's range greater than 200%) candidate (full story)
Shire Rejects $46B AbbVie Offer
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 8:40AM CDT
The proposal followed two other pitches from AbbVie, which wants to move its tax domicile to the U.K. (full story)
Overall Average: 32% Buy
Recent stock forum discussions about ABBV http://investorshangout.com/search?q=ABBV&...mp;yt0=Go!
Growth Stocks Kick Into Gear In Latest IBD 50 Screen
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 5:35PM CDT
Have you noticed? Growth stocks are back in favor as major stock indexes sit near highs. The IBD 50 has come back to life in recent weeks. Since its mid-April low, the index is up 12% compared with an 8% gain for the S&P 500. Solid price action by... (full story)
Why AbbVie Wants Shire
Michael Douglass and David Williamson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 5:00PM CDT
Shares in Irish orphan and ADHD drug maker Shire Plc shot up today on the news that AbbVie , faced with the oncoming patent loss for Humira and looking to lower its tax rate, made public a rejected $46.5 billion bid today. This was the third bid... (full story)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Jun 20, 4:47PM CDT
___ (full story)
Why CarMax, Shire, and BlackBerry Are Today's 3 Best Stocks
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 4:15PM CDT
The week ends as it began -- on a positive note, with the broad-based S&P 500 rising for a sixth-straight session and claiming another all-time high close. With no economic data on the table today, investors used ongoing merger and... (full story)
ConocoPhillips and Owens are big market movers
AP - Fri Jun 20, 3:30PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: (full story)
Just a Regular Day of Record Highs, No Big Deal
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 3:21PM CDT
The S&P 500 is making this look easy as it closes at another record high to end the week. Since Monday, the benchmark index is up 1.38%. (full story)
Caterpillar Gears Up as the Dow Jumps to Near-Record High
Dan Carroll, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 1:40PM CDT
The market is closing out the week on a high note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 26 points as of 2:35 p.m. EDT and still flirting with another record high. While the index has dropped a bit in afternoon trading, the majority of the... (full story)
Why Shire PLC Shares Soared By $37
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 1:30PM CDT
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Shire , a Irish-based global... (full story)
Shire Update Call for Investors
PR Newswire - Fri Jun 20, 12:39PM CDT
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION (full story)
Stocks Settle In Near Highs; KapStone Breaks Out
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 12:27PM CDT
Big-cap stocks continued to trade near all-time highs in early afternoon trading Friday as a dovish Federal Reserve continued to fuel a rally that is carrying into its sixth day. Volume was running higher due to options expiration. The Dow Jones... (full story)
Achillion Could Win Idenix's Mystery Suitor: Analyst
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 11:44AM CDT
Hot biotech stock Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN) was up 2%, near 8.20, in midday trading in the stock market today after an analyst found more support for its prospects as a buyout candidate. R. W. Baird's Brian Skorney noted that Merck's (MRK)... (full story)
Stocks Rise as S&P 500 Extends Record High
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 11:07AM CDT
Benchmark U.S. stock indices open higher, heading for weekly gains on the Fed's supportive policy announcement. (full story)
Better Stock Today Challenge: Kinder Morgan Partners vs. AbbVie
Joel South and David Williamson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 11:05AM CDT
In the spirit of World Cup competition, we're holding our own tournament in search of the Better Stock Today. We're pitting 32 companies against each other and you, the reader, will determine the winner. Today it's the round of 16, and Kinder... (full story)
Dow, S&P 500 Hit All-Time Highs As Volume Swells
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 10:58AM CDT
With big-cap names leading the way, stocks were higher as the noon hour approached Friday with the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 hitting all-time highs. Volume swelled because of quadruple witching, the simultaneous quarterly... (full story)
Shire Rejects AbbVie's $46 Bil Tax-Inversion Attempt
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 10:41AM CDT
Specialty drugmaker and IBD 50 stock Shire (SHPG) has rejected three takeover offers from U.S. big pharma AbbVie (ABBV), with the most recent valued at $46.5 billion, the companies announced Friday. Shire's stock vaulted nearly 18% in early trading... (full story)
Will Shire's Journey End in a Ring?
Stephen D., Simpson,, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 9:56AM CDT
" I should like to save the Shire, if I could," J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. British rare disease specialist Shire PLC has become a hot property in this latest round of pharmaceutical merger mania. Not only does... (full story)
Stocks Climb In Fast Trade; CarMax, Emerge Energy In Motion
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 9:30AM CDT
Stocks made mild gains in fast trade at Friday's open, with company news driving the bulk of early action. The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 each climbed 0.2%. The Nasdaq took a 0.1% gain. Options expirations powered heavy volume in... (full story)
Pharma's on Fire: AbbVie Pursues Shire
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 9:24AM CDT
Will we end the week on a high note? U.S stocks are higher on Friday morning, with the benchmark S&P 500 and the narrower Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.16% and 0.22%, respectively, at 10:20 a.m. EDT. More than five years after Lehman... (full story)
AbbVie (ABBV) Is Today's Water-Logged And Getting Wetter Stock
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 8:52AM CDT
Trade-Ideas LLC identified AbbVie (ABBV) as a "water-logged and getting wetter" (weak stocks crossing below support with today's range greater than 200%) candidate (full story)
Shire Rejects $46B AbbVie Offer
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 8:40AM CDT
The proposal followed two other pitches from AbbVie, which wants to move its tax domicile to the U.K. (full story)
