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US Firm Illumina Faces Setback as China Blocks Imports Amid Escalating Trade War
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 10:57am | 564China has banned imports of genetic sequencers from Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), just minutes after U.S. President Donald Trump’s additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods took effect. China hit back at Trump's recent tariff hikes by placing its own tariffs on certain U.S. goods, sanctioning...
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Barron's: The World's Best CEOs
Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 8:25pm | 652The cover story in this weekend's Barron's presents the annual list of the best CEOs in the world. The chief executives of the FANG stocks make the cut, but Tim Cook does not. Other featured articles include the annual ranking of the best online brokers. Tim Cook of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) did...
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Markets Mostly Higher Despite Initial Negative Reaction From FOMC Minutes
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 5:31pm | 2792U.S. stocks were mostly higher as the S&P 500 and Dow continue trading near historical all-time highs. The S&P 500 briefly dipped into negative territory immediately following the Federal Reserves's minutes while the Dow trading lower but stayed in positive territory. The NASDAQ...
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Earnings Continue Driving Markets Higher
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 5:23pm | 3415U.S. stocks rose as investors and traders find comfort in corporate earnings that continue to come in at better-than-expected levels. Although it's still very early in to earning season, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reported better-than-expected results and stronger-than-expected PC sales,...
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Biotech And Natural Gas ETFs On A Roll
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 11:08am | 884Shares of the following exchange traded funds are trading more than 20 percent higher than 90 days ago, and they are within 10 percent of their 52-week highs. This set of ETFs provides a peek at areas of investor interest during and after the holiday shopping season, as uncertainty over the...
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BioMarin, Prestige Brands and Other Top Performing Health Care Stocks in November
Sunday, December 2, 2012 - 9:29pm | 617Here is a quick look at some of the top-performing health care sector stocks in the past month. These companies all have a market cap of more than $500 million, and their share prices are more than 20 percent higher than 30 days ago. BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN) in early November...
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RIM, Green Mountain and Other Top Performing Nasdaq Stocks in November
Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 2:38pm | 597Here is a quick look at some of the top-performing Nasdaq stocks in the past month. These companies all have a market cap of more than $500 million and their share prices are more than 40 percent higher than 30 days ago. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) shares jumped more than 32...