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Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ: CLVS) shares fell 47.28% to $11.33 in the pre-market trading. Clovis Oncology reported negative outcome of CO-101 in pivotal LEAP pancreatic cancer study. Star Scientific (NASDAQ: STSI) shares dropped 10.94% to $2.28 in pre-market trading. Star Scientific reported its Q3...

US stock futures are higher this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 29 points to 12,793 and S&P 500 index futures rose 3 points to 1,378.70. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 9.25 points to 2,589.75. US stocks closed higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Below are the top large-cap cigarettes stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) has a dividend yield of 5.70%. Reynolds American's shares closed at $41.30 on Friday. Altria Group (NYSE: MO) has a dividend yield of 5.50%. Altria's shares closed at...

Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: STSI) announced today that the press release issued 10/24/2012, titled "Star Scientific Announces Successful First Look at the "Flint" CRP Human Study and Provides Updated Report on ASAP Human Thyroid Study", incorrectly stated the interim results of the "Flint" CRP...

Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: STSI), announced today that the Roskamp Institute has reported positive findings in its analysis of 100 subjects who completed the "Flint" CRP study that analyzes the effects of dietary supplementation with Anatabloc® in humans.  The Company is also reporting...

Lorillard (NYSE: LO) reported a rise in its third-quarter profit. Lorillard's quarterly profit climbed to $283 million, or $2.16 per share, versus $267 million, or $1.94 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its revenue surged to $1.66 billion, from $1.62 billion. However, analysts were...

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings from Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) and new home sales data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 11 points to 13,052.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 3.10 points to 1,409.90. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 2...

American Electric Power Co (NYSE: AEP) is expected to report its Q3 earnings at $1.02 per share on revenue of $4.61 billion. The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) is estimated to report its Q3 EPS at $1.12 on revenue of $20.03 billion. AT&T (NYSE: T) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.60...

Star Scientific (NASDAQ: STSI) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals Inc., reports that scientists from its research partner, the Roskamp Institute, presented research this week showing that anatabine supplementation reduces the pathology and signs in an animal model of...

Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL) from “neutral” to “buy.” Fossil's shares closed at $85.09 yesterday. Fossil's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 28.93%. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded Lorillard (NYSE: LO) from “market perform” to “outperform.” Lorillard's shares closed at $115.45...

VMG Partners today announced that it has completed the sale of Snack Factory, parent company of market-leading Pretzel Crisps®, to Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNCE) for $340 million. Pretzel Crisps®, the world's first flat pretzel-shaped cracker, was launched by snack food pioneers Sara and...

Below are the top stocks in the cigarettes industry in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Lorillard (NYSE: LO) is 44.52%. Lorillard's ROA for the same period is 49.37%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) is 43...

Snyder's-Lance (NASDAQ: LNCE) and Inventure Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAK), today announced completion of a strategic distribution agreement that will expand the Snyder's-Lance IBO route distribution system in Arizona and offer increased access by Inventure to the growing Snyder's-Lance national...