ObamaCare Expanded Access To A Broken Health-Care System?
Published on Jul 14, 2016 Steward Health CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre on what is needed to improve health care in America.
Healthcare
Acura Pharmaceuticals Soars for a Second Day; A Comprehensive Look at the Stock
Shares of small-cap biotech company Acura Pharmaceuticals (ACUR, quote) soared once again on Tuesday after a massive rally in the name during Monday’s trading session. The stock surged 42 percent and closed the day at $3.49. Acura opened the session at $2.49 and traded all the way up to $4.50 at one point in the morning.
Amarin Plunges After Announcing Financing and Plans to Hire Sales Staff
Shares of biotech firm Amarin (AMRN, quote) were crushed in after hours trading on Thursday after the company announced plans to raise $100 million in debt financing and to hire 250-300 sales reps to market its fish-oil drug Vascepa. The stock finished the after hours session down more than 18 percent at $9.75. Shares traded as low as $8.76 in the immediate aftermath of the announcement.
Pre-Market Update
The S&P 500 futures are trading below fair value, suggesting a lower market opening this mornin after the U.S. stocks closed higher yesterday on improved results on a bond auction in Spain offset European economic worries. The S&P 500 index ended the day at 1390.78, up 1.55%. Analyisi are looking for Abbott Laboratories (ABT, quote) to post earnings $0.99 per share vs. earnings of $0.55 in the same period one