Obama seeks executive ways to limit tax inversions
By JOSH LEDERMAN - AP - Tue Aug 05, 6:11PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming to sidestep a logjam in Congress, the Obama administration is looking for steps it could take on its own to prevent American companies from reincorporating overseas to shirk U.S. taxes, officials said Tuesday.
Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks
AP - Tue Aug 05, 5:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Pharmaceuticals companies
AP - Tue Aug 05, 5:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Drugmaker AstraZeneca Returns To Growth
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 05, 4:22PM CDT
British drugmaker AstraZeneca (AZN) has turned the corner after seeing its earnings fall for five straight quarters. In late July, the company delivered second-quarter earnings of $1.30 a share, up 8% from a year ago. Profit fell 17% to 28% in the...
Look for Shares of Pfizer to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 1.18% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Aug 05, 3:47PM CDT
Pfizer (NYSE
Watch for Pfizer to Potentially Rebound After Falling 1.18% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Aug 05, 3:47PM CDT
Pfizer (NYSE
Zoetis Misses Marginally on Q2 Earnings, Up Y/Y, View Adjusted - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Aug 05, 2:00PM CDT
Zoetis (ZTS) missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
Midday Glance: Pharmaceuticals companies
AP - Tue Aug 05, 12:21PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Dow: Investing Essentials
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 9:53AM CDT
Credit : Rafael Matsunaga via Flickr . The Dow Jones Industrial Average , commonly known as "the Dow," is a price-weighted stock index of 30 leading U.S. companies, roughly two-thirds of which are manufacturers of industrial and consumer goods...
Early Glance: Pharmaceuticals companies
AP - Tue Aug 05, 9:40AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Next Support Level for Pfizer (PFE) is $28.41
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Aug 05, 9:29AM CDT
Shares of Pfizer (NYSE
Pain Therapeutics Reports Q2 2014 Financial Results
GlobeNewswire - Tue Aug 05, 8:01AM CDT
Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq
Johnson & Johnson Can Only Get Better When It Gets Cheaper
at The Street - Tue Aug 05, 5:00AM CDT
Income investors are waiting for the health products company to revisit $94, bringing the dividend yield back up to 3%.
Depomed Announces Appointment of R. Scott Shively as Chief Commercial Officer
PR Newswire - Mon Aug 04, 3:01PM CDT
Depomed, Inc. (Nasdaq: DEPO) today announced the appointment of R. Scott Shively, as Chief Commercial Officer and Senior Vice President. Mr. Shively has extensive commercial leadership experience in sales and marketing of pain and neurology products, for both specialty as well as larger pharmaceutical companies.
Spin-Offs 101 And Value Creation
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 2:40PM CDT
Spin-Offs: Why Do Companies Do It, And What They Might Mean To Your Portfolio William Hubbard, Benzinga Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF), also known as GE Capital, spun off on Thursday. Earlier in the w...
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: AmEx, XOM, PFE Beat on Earnings, CAT to Buy Back Shares - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Aug 04, 12:17PM CDT
The Dow had its worst week since Jan 24 last week.
Walgreen Names New CFO Ahead of Possible Inversion
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Aug 04, 11:29AM CDT
Walgreen named former Kraft (KRFT) CFO Timothy McLevish as new EVP and CFO ahead of the national drugstore chain's decision on whether to acquire the rest of Alliance Boots. Shares of Walgreen (WAG) rose 1.4% to 71.52 on the stock market today....
American Express, Boeing, 5 Others Are Dragging Down the Dow 30
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 11:14AM CDT
The Dow is still above its 200-day simple moving average but 12 components are not, and American Express, Boeing, GE, Coca Cola, McDonald's, Pfizer and United Technologies underperformed.
Rascal Flatts Joins the Thousands of People Who Choose Nexium(R) 24HR Every Day for Their Frequent Heartburn
Business Wire - Mon Aug 04, 7:00AM CDT
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE