Medical Instruments & Equipment
ABIOMED Inc Shares Up Over 10%
Shares of the medical devices company ABIOMED Inc. (NASDAQ:ABMD) jumped over ten percent on Thursday after the company released its most recent quarterly and full-year earnings report. The company, which specializes in medical devices that ... [Read]
Entertainment
Pandora Media Reports Positive Q1 Results
California-based music streaming company Pandora Media (NYSE:P) reported positive results for its first quarter of 2018. The report, which was released on Thursday, showed growth in several areas within the company. Quarterly revenue went up ... [Read]
Oil & Gas
California Resources Corp. Shares Up Over 25%
Shares of the US oil and natural gas company, California Resources Corp. (NYSE:CRC), were up over 25% on Friday. The company has recently released the results for its first-quarter of 2018 which could be attributed ... [Read]
Biotechnology
VIVUS Inc. to Acquire PANCREAZE Capsules – Shares Skyrocket
Shares of the biopharmaceutical company VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) skyrocketed on Tuesday after the company announced that they had entered into an agreement to purchase all rights to PANCREAZE (pancrelipase) Delayed-Release Capsules from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ... [Read]
Healthcare
Atossa Genetics Receives Approval from Swedish Medical Products Agency
Seattle-based healthcare company Atossa Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ:ATOS) has announced that they have received approval from the Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) to move on to Phase 2 of their treatment of women with mammographic breast ... [Read]
Healthcare
SteadyMed Ltd to Be Acquired By United Therapeutics
California-based pharmaceutical company SteadyMed Ltd. (NASDAQ:STDY) announced on Monday that they are being acquired by the biotechnology company United Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ:UTHR). United will be purchasing SteadyMed for 4.46 per share in cash, or approximately ... [Read]
Computer Hardware
Fitbit to Collaborate With Google
The California-based fitness watch company Fitbit (NYSE:FIT) announced on Monday that they would be partnering up with Alphabet’s Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) to connect Fitbit data with electronic medical records (EMR). Fitbit plans to use Google’s Cloud ... [Read]
Entertainment
Helios & Matheson Analytics Announces $30 Million Public Offering – Shares Plummet
Shares of the analytics company Helios & Matheson Analytics (NASDAQ:HMNY) plummetted Thursday after the company announced a USD $30 million public offering. The company, which owns a 92% majority stake in the movie-theatre subscription service ... [Read]
Healthcare
Akorn Sues Fresenius Medical Over Terminated Merger Agreement
Akorn sues Fresenius Medical: US-based drug manufacturing company Akorn Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) has sued German-based Fresenius Kabi AG, a subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS), in a Delaware court on Monday, citing that Fresenius failed ... [Read]
Consumer
Pier 1 Imports Stock Dives After Announcing Strategic Plan to Address Company ‘Weaknesses’
Shares of the specialty home retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE:PIR) took a dive today after the company announced a three-year plan that will address weaknesses in the company’s business. The company’s recent fourth quarter ... [Read]