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...That compares with a total expected to top $38bn, according to S&P Global. More than 50 per cent of sales should come from smoke-free products such as the IQOS e-cigarette....
...GlaxoSmithKline has announced positive results from a study of Relvar Ellipta, a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease....
...AstraZeneca has announced that Bevespi Aerosphere, a bronchodilator product for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has received US marketing approval....
...The S&P 500 was up 2.05 per cent to 2,091.69, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 2.12 per cent to 17,847.63 and the Nasdaq Composite was 2.08 per cent higher at 5,142.27....
...Piper Jaffray, Topeka Capital and Citi downgraded the stock as a result....
...Phillip Seligman, analyst at S&P Capital IQ, was positive on the planned appointment of a new chief executive, saying: “Angela Braly’s departure was urged by several large investors disappointed with the...
...The Vix index, a short-term measure of implied volatility on the S&P 500, which is trading at a five-year low, closed at 14.29....
...But Victor Anthony, analyst at Topeka Capital Markets, maintained the “hold” rating for Ebay as “one solid quarter does not make a trend and we are hesitant to call a successful turnaround at the core e-commerce...
...“Overall, Amphenol executed well in a challenging environment and we believe the company is outperforming its peers, which should rally the stock today,” said Brian White, analyst at Topeka Capital Markets...
...Michael Tarkan, an analyst at Topeka Capital Markets, said the departure of Steven Freiberg, who will be temporarily replaced by chairman Frank Petrilli, would rekindle takeover talk....
...The drug is also unable to take market share,” said Herman Saftlas, analyst at S&P Capital IQ....
...Apple , the most heavily weighted stock in the index gained 2 per cent to $585.78 after Topeka Capital Markets gave the iPad and iPhone maker a “buy” rating with a target price at $1,111....
...S&P Capital IQ raised its 12-month target to $825, up from $800, while Brian White at Topeka Capital Markets increased his mark to $1,111, up from $1,001....
...But the criticism was offset later in the day by a note from Topeka Capital Markets, which said the hype surrounding the impending launch of iPhone 5 in Asia was growing....
...Apple , the world’s largest company by market value, added 3.2 per cent to $618.63 as a report said one analyst at Topeka Capital had set a price target of $1,001 for its shares, with “no end in sight” to...
...These investors included: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based non-profit membership organization in Minneapolis.Security Benefit Corporation, a Topeka, Kan....
...Following an agreement with a distributor last month, Glaxo will now start distributing its Lucozade energy drink in China. Shares in Glaxo were up 0.2 per cent or 2½p at 1259p in midday trading....
...Shares in Vectura rose 0.7 per cent, or ½p, to 68¼p in afternoon trading on Tuesday....
...The shares were unchanged at 45½p....
...The S&P Insurance sector was down 2.6 per cent at 244.90....
...Traditionally, ETFs have been about offering a way to trade in the big indices – notably the S&P 500 (through “Spiders”) and the Nasdaq 100 (through “the Qs”)....
...Shares in SkyePharma have fallen by 24 per cent during the past year, but yesterday closed up 1½p at 39¾p....
...This showed Seretide was effective in reducing mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease....
...Or perhaps in the respiratory and pulmonary space? These are just two of 12 suggested funds Ferghana-Wellspring has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission....
...Encysive Pharmaceuticals shares added 12.3 per cent to $11.80 after it said its drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension completed a clinical trial successfully....
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