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Shares of NBTY Inc. (NYSE: NTY) are higher on the session by 0.30%, currently trading at $53.61. The stock has been moving largely sideways since it received a takeover bid by Carlyle Group for $55.00 cash. Options traders are picking up some calls today. The September $55 and December $55 call...

I Have A Question Courtesy of Sam Antar at White Collar Fraud   Nice timing. NBTY Inc. (NYSE: NTY) Directors Michael L. Ashner and Peter J. White May purchased company stock just about two months before last week’s announcement that NBTY is being acquired by the Carlyle Group, according to publicly...

New Years Resolutions in summer? What better time to look at your resolutions than half way through the year. Have you followed through with any of yours? For me, I haven't done much in the way of my exercise resolution. I guess I better get on it, since I have less than six months left. At the...

Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: EL) today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts with respect to the previously disclosed U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of sales and marketing practices for Zonegran...

Below are the top drug related product stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Prestige Brand Holdings Inc (NYSE: PBH) has a PEG ratio of 0.84. PBH’s trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 27.80%. USANA Health Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: USNA) has a PEG ratio of 0.84. USNA’s trailing-...

By 2:21 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 60.92 points, or 0.59%, to 10,305.80, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 5.88 points, or 0.54%. The NASDAQ composite index had fallen 11.92 points, or 0.53%. Some of the narrow based indexes driving the markets are...

At 12:19 pm, the Dow lost 0.90% to 10,273.86, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.93% to 1,084.99 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.80% to 2,231.79. The industries that are driving the market today are: Drug Related Products: This industry jumped 7.14% by 12:19 pm. The top...

Verenium Corporation (NASDAQ: VRNM) jumped 61.38% to $3.97 at 10:50 am. BP Plc (NYSE: BP) has agreed to purchase the biofuels business in California from VRNM for $98.3 million. The company has also promoted Janet Roemer to the post of President and Chief Operating Officer. NBTY Inc (NYSE: NTY)...

• JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) posted second quarter EPS of $1.09 which was above Zacks estimates of 71 cents. Revenues were $25.6 billion, down 7.6% from the year-ago period, compared with Zacks estimates of $25.5 billion • Novartis (NYSE:NVS) reported second quarter EPS of $1.06 which was below Zacks...

At 2:30 pm, the Dow gained 1.46% to 10,0364.98, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 1.47% to 1,094.63 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 1.62% to 2,234.00. Some of the narrow based indexes driving the markets are Recreational Vehicle Stocks, which have gained 4.7%, Fitness and...

J.P. Morgan is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Underweight rating on MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR); it also lowered its price target to $9.75 from $12.00. The JPM analysts said, “Heading into the C2Q10 earnings season, we continue to recommend investors...

Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has been awarded follow-on contracts by the U.S. Navy totaling nearly $30 million to upgrade the Tactical Airborne Moving Map Capability (TAMMAC) Digital Map System. The TAMMAC Digital Map Computer provides military aircrews with sophisticated moving maps and other...

When Sprint (NYSE: S) had launched the first ever 4G network, it had beat its rivals to the game. However, CEO Dan Hesse admitted that "we thought we would have more of a head start than we'll end up having." The manufacturer is running into rough weather as it can’t keep up with the demand for the...

Shares of Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: NUS) are higher on the session by 2.18%, currently trading at $27.22. The stock has been trading largely lower over the past three months, but is breaking above that technical downtrend in today’s trade. Options traders are buying protection along with...

MOSCOW ART CURATORS FACE 3 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONTROVERSIAL RELIGIOUS IMAGERY Courtesy of Richard Metzger at Dangerous Minds  Via Christian Nightmares    Does a current censorship trial in Moscow indicate a return to the old Soviet ways of doing things, although it’s a newly resurgent Russian...