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This article focuses on pharmacy-benefit managers and their effectiveness in slowing down the upward trend in drug prices. It discusses the stock performances of PBMs, the launch of the Health Transformation Alliance and its challenge to PBMs, and remedies being offered by PBMS to stem the increase in drug costs.

The article discusses the reported gains in stocks in the U.S. stock market as of July 8, 2016 due to robust job growth in the U.S. according to the U.S. Labor Department jobs report released in June 2016. Topics covered include details relating to the reported increase in stocks of private-label credit card issuer Synchrony Financial, details relating to the traded stocks of pub chain Enterprise Inns, and the effects of the British exit or Brexit vote to the London markets.

Reports on the 1995 performance of blue chip stocks. Increases; Performance of semiconductor stocks; Factors affecting the United States' stocks; Interest rates; Strength of the United States' dollar; Inflation. INSETS: 1995's winners.;1995's losers..

The article explores whether health-foods specialist Hain Celestial Group can sustain its impressive growth in the U.S. Hain was founded by Irwin Simon, who is also the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. The company's sales are increasing by about 20 percent. The price of Hain's stock has also been experiencing sharp gains since 2010. It is said that Hain is facing challenges in order to sustain its growth, including increased competition.

The article discusses an interview with Water Asset Management (WAM) managers Disque Deane Jr., Matt Diserio, and Marc Robert about water utility stocks. Topics addressed include the increasing recognition being earned by water stock investments, the initial establishment, business operations, and growth achieved by WAM, and the investment portfolio of WAM which consists of Suez Environment and Aqua America among others.

The article focuses on the performance of money managers who active select stocks in 2014. Topics covered include the flow of money to passive investment vehicles and strategies, the analysis by Nomura strategist Joe Mezrich of active investing's malaise and the stock performance of the broad industry sectors such as telecommunications. Also mentioned is the joint venture of biochemistry professor Roger Kornberg and his financial backer Phillip Frost called Cocrystal Pharma.

The article presents information on a case against pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt related to the non-promotion of a drug of pharmaceutical company Novartis whose rights are acquired by Mallinckrodt and also discusses the impact of the case on the stocks of Mallinckrodt.

The article provides an overview of the financial performance of financial firm Wins Finance Holdings in the U.S., with emphasis on the increase in its stock to 1,408 percent in 2016 which made it as the biggest gainer on the Nasdaq.

The article discusses the possible 20 percent-plus drop in the shares of oil tank-car manufacturers due to overestimated demand. While stocks of Trinity Industries, American Railcar Industries and Greenbrier Cos. outperformed the 60 percent gain experienced by the Standard & Poor's 500, the author believes that they may have oversuccessful. Despite the volatility in 2013, additions to rail and pipeline capacity are expected in the future.

The article talks about two stock analysts for a hedge fund who were arrested in China for their research into a mining outfit with a powerful local presence. The tale of these analysts casts doubt on just who is guilty. Their case makes the investor lost trust which is a factor influencing investment decisions in foreign equities.

The article discusses how the da Vinci Surgical System developed by Sunnyvale, California-based Intuitive Surgical may contribute to business profitability and enhanced share value. Due to previous earnings growth posted by the firm, investors reportedly showed interest in its shares and this improved stock valuation. It also describes the use of said surgical system in various surgical procedures after earning approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The article focuses on billionaire Phillip Frost and his medical venture Opko Health (OPK). According to the author, investors have sold short about 25 percent of Opko's free-trading shares and has piled up a short interest that represents 42 days' worth of trading volume. The author adds that Opko has lost money for five years since Frost merged a moribund public shell company with a couple of development-stage ophthalmology programs.

The article discusses the developments in the global residential real-estate market, particularly in China. It claims that majority of publicly-held developers trade in the Shanghai Stock Exchange but some are trading their shares in Hong Kong. Among the firms that trade in Hong Kong is Evergrande Real Estate Group.

The article looks at the stock performance of U.S.-based health products marketing companies Herbalife and Nu Skin as of May 2012. It details the expansion of both companies in the international market through multi-level networking programs. It assesses the investment opportunities and prospects for Herbalife and Nu Skin, highlighting their share value as of May 10, 2012 and number of distributors in the U.S. in 2011.

The article discusses the impact of new pipeline developments on shares of inland oil refiners in the U.S. The announcement of the Seaway pipeline project Keystone XL resulted to the decline in shares of refiner HollyFrontier by 7%. The potential of Capline pipeline to easily handle rising inland production and restore the Brent-West Texas Intermediate (WTI) differential to its historic parity is tackled. The possibility that the competitive advantage of refiners will reverse is explained.

The article discusses issues concerning computerized stock trading in the U.S. as of June 2016. Topics covered include the result of a study which found that small traders can get better-priced trades than the big players and negligible price difference between Securities Information Processor and direct stock market data feeds.

The article discusses the possibility for the shares of wholesale distributor Core-Mark Holding to drop as its earnings multiple goes for 13 times free cash flow. Topics include the growth of Core-Mark as its customer base benefit from store traffic driven by low gas prices, the company's small share of the convenience store market, and the high proportion of the company's revenue coming from cigarettes. Also mentioned is the possibility that Core-Mark will be affected by antismoking efforts.

Discusses the effect that weak results during the pre-announcement season for corporate earnings have on shares of a company. The example of Xerox where shares slid 20 percent after the company issued a warning that its second-quarter profits would be lower than expected; When the pre-announcement season runs; The strong figures released in March 2000; A study by Pietro Veronesi that found the aggregate stock market overreacts to bad news in good times.

Focuses on the Internet advertising industry in the United States as of January 17, 2000. Stock market performance of Internet advertising companies; Projected growth of the Internet advertising market; Problems faced by the market.

The article presents the study by Barclays Capital strategist Venu Krishna in June 2015 on the annual promotion of leading stocks to the Russell 1000 index and the demotion of demotion of poor performers to the Russell 2000 index.

The article focuses on the merger agreement between medical test and medication company Opko Health and medical laboratory Bio-Reference Laboratories. Topics discussed include the companies' financial standing as of June 18, 2015, the merger's impact on the stock performance of Opko and Bio-Reference, and the anticipated earnings of the combined business in 2016.

The article reports on the YieldCo subsidiary TerraForm Global created by renewable energy firm SunEdison. Topics discussed include the establishment of this YieldCo for the benefit of renewable energy industry investors, the increase in the trading value of SunEdison stocks following the establishment of TerraForm Global, and the initial public offering (IPO) plans of the firm for this subsidiary.

Looks at the profitability of United States market maker Knight/Trimark Group's trading in Internet stocks. Knight/Trimark's role in online brokerages; Stock price between October 1998 and March 1999; Secondary stock offering; Company history; How market makers work; Knight/Trimark's average net revenue per trade; Complaints from traders.

Looks at United States companies that provide products to store and retrieve data on networks of computers. 1998 share price performance of Legato Systems and Veritas Software; Outlook for US corporate spending on data storage; Other companies that stand to benefit, including EMC and Network Appliance; Adoption of storage area networks; Offerings at the 1999 Consumer Electronics Show; Financial results from Amazon.com.

Considers how new videogame systems could rev up a variety of firms in 1997. Soaring sales of the Nintendo 64 system; Observations from analyst Leonard Brecken on computer game industry stocks; Midway Games; Acclaim Entertainment.

Focuses on the Equity Investors Inc. World Wide Web site. The services it offers; Its connection to Melvin Lloyd Richards; Background on Richards' problems with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and his conviction for criminal tax evasion; His time spent as executive vice president for Alco International Group Inc.; Companies the Web site features, including Evans Environmental Corp. and Tampa Bay Corp.; The ties these companies share with Richards; Other details.

Presents the views of veteran stock analysts concerning the performance of the Dow Jones industrials average as of July 1996. Ralph Acampora of Prudential Securities; Don Hays of Wheat First Butcher Singer; Ed Yardeni of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell; Warning on overvaluation of market; Forecast on easing of interest rates.

Several charts are presented depicting the stock activities in the U.S. for the week ending July 3, 2014.

The article observes that the one-drug company Questcor Pharmaceuticals completed a successful turn-around when it accepted on April 7, 2014 a cash and stock offer by Mallinckrodt worth 5.6 billion U.S. dollars. It reports that Questcor shares gained nearly 19 percent after the deal was announced on April 7, 2014 and ended the week at 82 U.S. dollars per share. It also indicates that Quescor's well-executed strategy flows from its own 100,000 dollar acquisition of the neglected Acthar in 2001.

The article focuses on the stocks of healthcare business service provider Athenahealth in 2014. It notes that while the stock posted an all-time high of 144 dollars in 2013, concerns arose from the plan of chief executive Jon Bush to go on a two-month leave next year. It discusses target price/earning (P/E), prediction of flat earnings and plan to launch clinical information products by the company. It looks into the competition posed by hospital software developers McKesson, Epic and Cerner.

The article focuses on health-food packager Hain Celestial Group. It highlights the company's increased sales of lifestyle foods such as Terra Chips and Sensible Portions Veggie Straws a month after it was featured in an October 2013 issue of "Barron's" magazine. It mentions the rise of its stocks by about 35 percent to 83.67 U.S. dollars as of November 25, 2013.

The article reports on a decline in shares of Iron Mountain after it announced that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service was having second thoughts about the company's proposed conversion to a real estate investment trust.

Charts are presented on trading activity of selected U.S. stocks for the week ended June 1, 2012 including Groupon (GRPN), Vera Bradley (VRA) and Endeavor International (END) shares.

The article presents an outlook for the stocks of pharmaceutical firm, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals in 2011.

Discusses the proposed stock offering of Snapple shares by Triarc Cos. in summer 2000. Background on Snapple and its initial public offering (IPO) in the early 1990s; Plan to restructure Triarc, and the company's debt burden; Revenues from Snapple beverage company.

Analyzes Lucent Technologies Inc.'s stock performance. Growth since 1996; Comparison with Wall Street expectations; Earnings of the company in December 1999; Lucent chief executive officer Richard McGinn's views on the company's inability to meet expectations for the first time in 15 quarters.

Comments on `Business Week' magazine columnist Gene Marcial's article on Log On America. Promoters of the company; Marcial's sources for his article; Qualifications of stock analyst Joseph Vaini who was used by Marcial to assess Log On's stocks.

Summarizes second-quarter 1999 performance of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), American Stock Exchange (ASE) and NASDAQ Market System. Exceptional performances, including ABR Information Services and Pitt-Des Moines; Trends that helped stocks; Identification of the best- and worst-performing stocks on the three exchanges.

Presents graphs reflecting selected stock activity in the United States for the week ended March 12, 1999. Includes CBT Group; American Bankers Insurance; Oracle; Sterigenics International; Personnel Group of America; Computer Associates.

Reports on the stock performance of networking firm, 3COM, in February 1999. Drop in stock value as news of the firm's fiscal third quarter was revealed; Factors attributed to lower-than estimated earnings include drop in corporate demand and pricing on network cards sold to microcomputer makers.

Presents the views of four United States investment advisers on investments in the wake of the September 1998 stock market decline. Salomon Smith Barney's Marshall Acuff's expectation that the market will not go lower; J.P. Morgan's Douglas Cliggott's defensive recommendations of electric utilities and supermarkets; Recommendations from Thomas Galvin of Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and Byron Wien of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.

Details the performance of six stocks in 1996. How Centennial Tech and Meyer Hith fared on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE); How Saba Petroleum and Datametrics fared on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX); How TSR and Best Products fared on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (Nasdaq).