Pharmaceutical Stocks

Pharmaceutical stocks have grown tremendously as medicine advances. With diseases like Covid-19, diabetes, liver disease and other illnesses affecting more and more of the population, pharmaceutical companies are racing to find cures – further advancing medicine and driving pharma stock prices higher.

Big Pharma corporations like AstraZeneca, Merck & Co., Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson are leading the charge against the novel coronavirus, competing with smaller biotech names — such as Moderna and Novavax. The race to find a Covid-19 vaccine has sent both pharma and biotech stocks to the moon.

Shire Shares Shine as a Takeover Target

By Barry Cohen, Health Care Writer
This growing company may be unable to avoid a sweet offer.

Weeklys Top Options Trading

By OptionsZone Experts
Options midday trading is focused on the expiring Weekly options in the S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX) and the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV).

Options Traders Bullish on MicroSoft

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) finds bullish options traders as market volume distorted by ex-dividend trading in equities.

Boeing, Citi Lead Quiet Options Midday

By OptionsZone Experts
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) ex-dividend play grabs professionals while Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Citi (NYSEC) find play with retail traders.

Pair Up Option Trades for a Double Dip

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Looming recession suggests option trades with paired firms. Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) looks weak. In medical, pair Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) with TEVA (NASDAQ: TEVA).

Playing an Earnings Trend in Auxilium

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy a put option on Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL) to prepare for an earnings sell-off.

Intel, Nokia Top Midday Option Volume

By OptionsZone Experts
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) see huge options volume while the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) rises above 17.

Big Pharma Sees Big Things in India

By Barry Cohen, Health Care Writer
Outsiders already have one-quarter of this booming market.

Apple, Ford, OIH Drive Midday Options

By OptionsZone Experts
Options trading is moderate as Ford (NYSE: F) and Oil Service HOLDRs ETF ((NYSE: OIH) garner some volume.

Will Less Be More for Big Pharma?

By Barry Cohen, Health Care Writer
Companies seem split on the asset selloff strategy.

10 Health Care Stocks That Have Flatlined

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Despite solid gains in the health care sector in the first quarter, many well-known names delivered lackluster earnings growth and stock performance.

Option Midday Movers April 12

By OptionsZone Experts
Intraday options trading update April 12, 2011

Option Midday Movers April 5

By OptionsZone Experts
Emerging Markets EEM tops volume list, while takeovers Inspire Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ISPH) and National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) get some action.

Insiders Like Ligand Pharma — Should You?

By Barry Cohen, Health Care Writer
There are a lot of "if"s to get past with this stock.

7 High Dividend Stocks for a Shaky Market

By Jeff Reeves
In times of uncertainty, many investors are turning to high yield stocks like these 7 income plays.

Options Wrap – Visa, MasterCard Charged Up

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading mild though MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) rise as the Federal Reserve delays decision on debit card fees.

Kodak, Yahoo, SPY Spark Options Action

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading today active in Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

Amgen, SanDisk Draw Option Traders

By Chris McKhann, optionMONSTER
An option trader bucks trend in Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), while a bear buys SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) put options.

Buy Stocks That Stood Strong This Month

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy the two dozen stocks that stood above the crowd in the latest sell off.
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