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Earnings: 3 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks to Watch Monday

There’s no sense denying the fact that investors are relieved by the results so far in Q3 earnings season. Through the summer there were growing signs of a general slowdown in the global economy, and market watchers had expected Q3 results to come in below par. So far, that hasn’t happened – results are good.To date, 341 S&P 500 companies have released their quarterly performance. While aggregate earnings are down 0.6%, that is more than balanced by 4.9% gain in revenues. Of the companies that have reported so far, 60% beat the revenue forecasts and 74% showed EPS beats. These …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-U.S. FDA approves RedHill's bacterial infection treatment

RedHill Biopharma Ltd’s said on Monday its three-drug combination therapy to treat Helicobacter pylori bacterial infections had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug, Talicia, is an oral capsule comprising two antibiotics, amoxicillin and rifabutin, as well as omeprazole, a common treatment for heartburn. The Israel-based company said the drug was designed to address the high resistance of H. pylori bacteria to current clarithromycin-based standard-of-care therapies. …read more […]

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Apple pledges $2.5 bln to fight California housing crisis

Apple Inc on Monday said it would commit $2.5 billion to easing a housing shortage that has driven up prices across California, with most of the money dedicated to funds that will be run either with or by the state government. One billion dollars will go to a jointly run fund with state officials aimed at jumpstarting delayed or stalled affordable housing projects. In an interview with Reuters, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company felt a “profound responsibility” to improve California’s housing crisis. …read more […]