The Latest Breaking News from Amgen

Leading drug maker Amgen (AMGN) delivered impressive second-quarter results. The company is well-positioned for solid long-term growth, driven by its diversified and growing product portfolio, rising demand from a rapidly aging population, and continued advancements in science and technology. Given its high profitability, attractive dividends, and bright growth prospects, we…

Biotech stocks are outperforming due to attractive valuations and strong catalysts. Amgen (AMGN) is one of the top stocks in the space due to its strong product portfolio, pipeline, and impressive management team. Read on to find out why it's our stock of the week.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Merck's (NYSE:MRK) lead asset MK-2060 for the reduction in risk of major thrombotic cardiovascular events in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Merck shares traded in a range of $89.72 to $90.97 on day volume of 5.2…

The biotech industry is expected to see solid growth in the long term due to rising healthcare spending, breakthrough developments, and an aging population. Given the industry’s solid growth prospects and non-cyclical nature, it could be wise to invest in fundamentally strong biotech stocks Gilead Sciences (GILD), Biogen (BIIB), Jazz…

  A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Amgen. Looking at options history for Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) we detected 10 strange trades.

Gainers ChemoCentryx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCXI) surged 109.2% to settle at $50.43 on Thursday after the company, and Amgen, announced an agreement under which Amgen will acquire the company for $52 per share in cash.

U.S. stocks closed mixed on Thursday following the release of weekly jobless claims data. Here is the list of some big stocks moving higher in the previous session.

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones dropping around 75 points on Thursday