A biotech's focus on developing a drug for the chronic disease gets a boost from new, positive data.
US stocks are set to open down on global growth concerns as investors await US housing reports.
Health care is in the index's top spot for first time since 1988 and looks to remain strong.
This biotech behemoth's appeal is its combined value-and-growth stock characteristics.
Morgan Stanley is downgraded to 'neutral,' and State Street is upgraded to 'neutral.'
The pharma wins US approval for a new rheumatoid arthritis pill, but Abbott's existing treatment isn't likely to suffer a meaningful hit to sales anytime soon.
The stock falls after investors get a peek at the royalty-rate structure that pharma giant Roche will pay if a promising new cancer drug is approved.
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