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Now That Obesity Is Classified as a ‘Disease’ …

The American Medical Association's decision to classify obesity as a disease will impact physicians, patients, insurers and pharmaceutical companies.

JCPenney Same-Store Sales Sink: 6 Stocks in 60 Seconds

This week's video: JCPenney's same-store sales fell 17% in Q1. Also, find out why Arena Pharmaceuticals and Toyota are both celebrating.

Dow 15000! — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 15000 mark for the first time ever, and the S&P 500 continued its record-setting rally.

Belviq Is Not the Next Fen-Phen … Probably

Arena Pharmaceuticals' withdrawal of its European application for Belviq has turned the stock into a three-ring circus. Don't panic -- just get the facts straight.

Data Drives the Rally — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

Investors got a double good-news whammy on the housing and manufacturing fronts, though homebuilders didn't join in the market's broad-based gains.

Late Stock Rally Pares Losses — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

Continued concerns over Cyprus held stocks down most of the day, though a late rally cut back losses across the board and helped the Dow finish in the black.

Keryx: An Important Biotech Reality Check in 5, 4, 3 …

This stock's tripling in the past month is your prototypical biotech "win." But if you don't lock in your gains now, you don't understand the game.

Biotech Movers: Arena Gets Warned, MAP Gets an Offer

Among last week's highlights, Europe raises questions about Arena's obesity drug, Belviq, and Allergan offers $958 million for MAP Pharmaceuticals.

Dow Delivers Despite Iffy Earnings — Tuesday’s Market Recap

The Dow Jones powered ahead Tuesday despite some less-than-splendid earnings from Verizon and Johnson & Johnson. Also, Google impressed after hours.

Apple Keeps Biting the Nasdaq — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

Apple stock finished below $500 for the first time in nearly a year, weighing down the Nasdaq on a day otherwise bolstered by hot retail stocks.

Stocks Dip on Pre-Earnings Jitters — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

Investors leery of a potentially weak fourth-quarter earnings season bid stocks down lower Tuesday, though Alcoa "officially" started things off right after the bell.

4 Attractive Biopharma Stocks of All Sizes

Biopharma is a high-growth niche in a defensive sector, but you need to balance risk with reward. Here are four hot biopharma stocks of different sizes.

My Brilliant Biotech Move for 2012

An overly helter-skelter year in the world of biotech stocks has been a stark reminder of a basic lesson that isn't followed enough: Keep it simple.

Biotech Movers: Sequenom Soars on Blood Test Success

SONM sees significant gains despite a sub-par earnings report. Plus: Why Array and Vivus took big falls.

Sandy Departs, Markets Open — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

Markets reopened on Wednesday after their historic two-day close due to Hurricane Sandy. Stocks had mixed results on slow trading volume.

10 Hottest Small-Cap Stocks of 2012

These 10 small to midsize businesses have seen returns ranging from 210 to 670% in just nine months. See which sector makes up most of this high-flying crowd.

8 Biotechnology Stocks to Buy Now

This week, 8 Biotechnology stocks are improving their overall rating on Portfolio Grader. Each of these rates an "A" ("strong buy") or "B" overall ("buy").

Stocks Barely on Track: Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

Stocks started on the way up in the morning on good foreign and domestic news, but gave up some in the afternoon. The Dow barely finished up for the day.

Travel Stocks Put on Hold — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

The Dow Jones and S&P 500 both managed to extend their gains streaks to four consecutive days, but Priceline, Orbitz and the rest of the travel sector didn't join in.