*Novo shares up 0.7 percent, outperforming sector. COPENHAGEN, May 24- Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk said it could launch obesity treatment liraglutide in the United States by the end of next year and rejected some analysts' doubts over the medicine's commercial potential.
NEW YORK, May 9- Three long-time favorites of the short-selling crowd are making those investors eat crow, as Tesla, Barnes& Noble and Green Mountain Coffee are racking up big gains, making an already painful year for contrarian investors even worse. Barnes& Noble shares rose 24 percent on reports of a possible acquisition of some of its assets by Microsoft.
Feb 21- European health regulators for a second time rejected a diet pill developed by Vivus Inc and said the obesity treatment would not be approved there unless the company conducts a large lengthy trial to prove its heart safety, Vivus said on Thursday.
It was sold legally before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gained the power to regulate drugs in 1938.. It was widely used to treat weight-loss during World War Two and afterwards, but was eventually banned as an obesity medication by the FDA in 1979..
Jan 22- Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc said the European health regulator had raised concerns with the company's obesity drug, Belviq, sending its shares down as much as 10 percent.
An airline passenger records a Chinese cargo handler as he tosses boxes of something on to and off of a conveyor belt for shipment. Hopefully, the cargo was packed well.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 9:33 AM ETPlans to take PC maker Dell private by leveraging the company's balance sheet are misguided, CNBC's Jim Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street" Tuesday, because the company is facing lower margins and an increased competition from rival Hewlett Packard.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 12:47 PM ETSupply shortages and rising rates are positive for the real estate market, Colony Capital CEO Tom Barrack says.