2015-04-21 14:44:57.157 GMT
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RTRS - BERLIN - WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER FURMAN SAYS GREEK EXIT FROM EURO ZONE WOULD PRESENT "VERY LARGE AND UNNECESSARY RISK" FOR GLOBAL ECONOMY
Hearing ackman took a 2bil stake in Gilead to push for this deal
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Gilead Should Buy Vertex Now for ~50% Premium, Bernstein Says 2015-04-21 12:26:17.766 GMT
By Catherine Larkin and Joshua Fineman (Bloomberg) -- Gilead buying Vertex would send both stocks up, Bernstein analyst Geoffrey Porges says in note. * GILD has a lot of cash and debt capacity and VRTX “by far” offers best fit * With 50% premium over VRTX’s recent stock price, a $45.5b cash/debt deal could add to GILD’s earnings after 2017, push GILD valuation to $135-$140/shr in N-T * Rates GILD outperform, PT $125; rates VRTX market perform, PT $134 * VRTX up as much as 3.1% pre-mkt to $129.49, on vol. 793; shrs had gained 5.7% YTD
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ANADARKO / Hearing takeover chatter circulating - Exxon said to be interested -
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Gapping up
Gapping up In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: FTNT +10.9%, LRCX +9.7%, HLX +8.1%, MTG +4.8%, ARMH +4.1%, KMB +4.1%, MLNX +4%, JAKK +3.6%, SAP +2.3%, MAN +1.5%, UTX +1.2%, SNV +1.1%, NTRS +1.1%
M&A news: MYL +7.1% (Teva (TEVA) may make a bid for MYL as soon as today, according to Bloomberg, while Times of India reports on possible MYL $5 bln investment in Andhra Pradesh's pharma sector), ALU +3.9% (cont vol surrounding merger with NOK), NOK +3.2% (cont vol surrounding merger with ALU), TEVA +2.8%
Other news: IBIO +12.7% (cont strength), BCLI +10.7% (to present results from its phase 2a study of NurOwn in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), ALNY +8.7% (announces one year clinical data from its phase 2 OLE study of Patisiran), AMSC +8.5% (announced U.S. Navy's intention to order High Temperature Superconductor equipment), LRE +7.9% (Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR) announces deal to Acquire LRR Energy for $539 mln), CHL +4.7% (China/HK mkts strong over night), INO +4% (Inovio Pharma and Roche (RHBBY) initiate clinical trial for Inovio's DNA immunotherapy to treat chronic hepatitis b infection), BCRX +4% (still checking), FEYE +3.7% (FireEye and HP (HPQ) announce a partnership to make incident response, compromise assessment and threat detection offerings available to HP Enterprise Services' most strategic clients globally), EVEP +3.2% (John B. Walker, Executive Chairman of EV Management, disclosed 5.4% active stake in 13D filing), PPHM +2.8% (announces preclinical data regarding Phosphatidylserine presented), NVO +2.7% (still checking), SPNS +1.9% (announces announces $7.2 mln dividend), NVS +1.6% (reports data at AAN showing Gilenya high efficacy in achieving 'no evidence of disease activity' in previously-treated highly-active MS patients), PCTI +1.4% ( announces its Board of Directors authorized the re-purchase of 500,000 shares), CHU +1.2% (reports operational statistics for the month of March 2015)
Analyst comments: BCRX +9.4% (initiated with a Outperform at FBR Capital), LJPC +8.3% (initiated with a Perform at Oppenheimer), ALGN +4.7% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley), SNTA +3.8% (initiated with an Outperform at FBR Capital), CYTR +3.5% (initiated with an Outperform at FBR Capital), GERN +3.4% (initiated with a Perform at Oppenheimer), WUBA +2.9% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse), RUBI +2.7% (initiated with a Outperform at Raymond James ), LL +2.4% (initiated with a Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald), ECA +2.4% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley), BMY +2.2% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; tgt raised to $80 from $60), CGEN +1.8% (initiated with a Perform at Oppenheimer), FR +0.6% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel)