Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Healthcare Stocks In Focus (UNH, GERN, AMGN)

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) fell 1.03% to $36.46. UnitedHealth Group
Incorporated (UnitedHealth Group) is a diversified health and well-being
company. The Company operates in four business segments: Health Benefits, which
includes UnitedHealthcare, Ovations and AmeriChoice; OptumHealth; Ingenix and
Prescription Solutions. The stock has average daily volume of 8.37 million
shares. At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands
at $40.10 billion. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) lost 1.44% to $4.79. Geron
Corporation (Geron) is a biopharmaceutical company that is developing
biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer and chronic degenerative
diseases, including spinal cord injury, heart failure and diabetes. The Company
is advancing telomerase targeted therapies, including an anti-cancer drug and a
cancer vaccine, through multiple clinical trials. Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) is
up 0.33% to $53.46. The 52-week range of the stock is $50.26-$61.26. The stock
is down more than 5% year-to-date. Amgen Inc. (Amgen) is an independent
biotechnology medicines company. The Company discovers, develops, manufactures
and markets medicines for grievous illnesses. It focuses on human therapeutics
and concentrates on medicines based on advances in cellular and molecular
biology.

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