Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in
Monday's session is Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACUR).
Acura said Pfizer Inc. (PFE) has terminated the license to three
development-stage products using the specialty pharmaceutical
company's tamper-resistant technology and will return the
products.
Watchlist:
AT&T Inc. (T) boosted its buyback program by 300 million
shares, as the telecommunications heavyweight seeks to bolster
shareholder value.
CVR Energy Inc. (CVI) has named Susan M. Ball its new chief
financial officer and treasurer, replacing Frank A. Pici, who is
leaving the petroleum company to pursue other opportunities.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a Hong
Kong-based firm of insider trading ahead of the public disclosure
that Chinese oil firm Cnooc Ltd. (CEO, 0883.HK) plans to acquire
Canadian energy producer Nexen Inc. (NXY, NXY.T).
Quality Systems Inc. (QSII) dissident board member Ahmed Hussein
defended his stock sale after the medical-records-software company
censured him for violating its insider-trading policy amid an
ongoing proxy battle.
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (SLXP) and Progenics Pharmaceuticals
Inc. (PGNX) said the Food and Drug Administration has requested
additional clinical data on their treatment for opioid-induced
constipation in patients with chronic, non-cancer pain.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its outlook on
United Technologies Corp. (UTX) to stable from negative, after the
industrial conglomerate agreed to divest from some businesses,
allowing it to raise money that will help fund its roughly $16.4
billion acquisition of Goodrich Corp.
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