Health Care Equipment companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were up at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $.19 or .1 percent, to $140.00.
Top 10 Nasdaq-traded stocks posting largest percentage decreases
A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on Nasdaq at 1 p.m.: Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA fell 31.3 percent to $32.65.
Ocwen, Gilead Sciences, Caesar's, Blackberry, and Achillion are big market movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Ocwen Financial Corp., down $5.89 to $16.01 The subprime mortgage servicer's executive chairman will resign in a settlement that also provides $150 million to homeowners.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.50 or .7 percent, to $74.98.
Biotechnology companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are down at 1 p.m.: Amgen Inc. fell $3.99 or 2.3 percent, to $166.18.
Managed Care companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Aetna fell $.46 or .5 percent, to $90.38.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Allergan fell $.57 or .3 percent, to $212.06.
Eli Lilly to sell dog heartworm line for US approval of deal to buy Novartis Animal Health
Eli Lilly will sell its heartworm treatment for dogs to garner U.S. approval for its $5.4 billion acquisition of the animal health division belonging to Norvartis.
Managed Care companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.29 or .3 percent, to $90.55.
Biotechnology companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are down at 10 a.m.: Amgen Inc. fell $3.09 or 1.8 percent, to $167.08.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.50 or .7 percent, to $74.98.
Stolen laptop held personal data on nearly 3,000 Northwestern Memorial patients
A major Chicago health care system has apologized to nearly 3,000 patients whose personal information was on an unencrypted laptop that was stolen in October.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.62 or .4 percent, to $139.81.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. rose $.41 or .6 percent, to $74.48.
Managed Care companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top managed care companies were mixed at the close of trading: Aetna rose $.71 or .8 percent, to $90.84.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top medical devices companies were mixed at the close of trading: Allergan rose $.45 or .2 percent, to $212.63.
Biotechnology companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top biotechnology companies were up at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. rose $1.69 or 1.0 percent, to $170.17.
Patients return to Dallas hospital where Ebola hit, revenue back to pre-crisis level
The Dallas hospital where a man died of Ebola and two nurses were infected with the disease said Friday that its revenues have returned to what they were before the crisis and patient flow is almost there.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.22 or .3 percent, to $74.29.
Boston Children's Hospital agrees to pay $40K, bolster security in patient data breach case
Boston Children's Hospital has agreed to pay $40,000 and bolster its patient data security following a data breach that compromised the personal information of more than 2,100 patients, the state attorney general's office announced Friday.