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.
*Risks include high valuation, competitive threats By Ransdell Pierson. TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 7- Just two years ago, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was a relatively obscure biotech company in the village of Tarrytown, a picturesque New York suburb better known for "Rip Van Winkle," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and other creations of hometown author Washington Irving.
*Shares jump five-fold in two years, market value $26 bln. TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 7- Just two years ago, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was a relatively obscure biotech company in the village of Tarrytown, a picturesque New York suburb better known for "Rip Van Winkle," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and other creations of hometown author Washington Irving.
March 6- Wall Street analysts aren't known to apologize for giving bad advice on stocks, much less admit they've made the worst call of their entire careers.
Feb 25- Dendreon Corp reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss versus a year-ago profit on Monday as revenue fell and restructuring costs weighed on the biotechnology company. In the fourth quarter, the maker of cancer treatments had a loss of $38.7 million, or 26 cents per share, compared with a year-ago profit of $38.1 million, or 26 cents per share.
Feb 25- Dendreon Corp reported a quarterly loss versus a year-ago profit on Monday as revenue fell and restructuring costs weighed on the biotechnology company. The fourth-quarter loss was $38.7 million, or 26 cents per share, compared with a profit of $38.1 million, or 26 cents per share. Excluding items, the loss was 26 cents per share.
*Wells Fargo net interest margin drops, shares slip. "It's a market that is waiting for more of a catalyst from earnings," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial in Newark, New Jersey. The S&P 500 has gained 5 percent over the last two weeks to take the benchmark to five-year highs.
*Wells Fargo net interest margin drops, profit jumps. NEW YORK, Jan 11- U.S. stocks edged lower on Friday after Wells Fargo& Co, the first major bank to kick off fourth-quarter earnings season for the financial sector, reported a decline in net interest margin despite a record profit in the latest quarter.
*Wells Fargo shares drop despite record profit. *Boeing falls as Dreamliner hit by two more incidents. NEW YORK, Jan 11- U.S. stocks dipped on Friday after a record profit at Wells Fargo failed to attract buyers and Boeing shares were pressured by two further problems with its new Dreamliner aircraft.
*Wells Fargo shares drop despite record profit. *Boeing falls as Dreamliner hit by two more incidents. NEW YORK, Jan 11- U.S. stocks dipped on Friday after a record profit at Wells Fargo failed to attract buyers and Boeing shares were pressured by two further problems with its new Dreamliner aircraft.
*Wells Fargo shares off, posts record profit. NEW YORK, Jan 11- U.S. stocks were set to firm at the open on Friday after the S&P 500 climbed to a five-year high a day earlier, as record profit from Wells Fargo failed to excite investors who awaited fresh trading incentives.
*Wells Fargo net interest margin drops, profit jumps. NEW YORK, Jan 11- U.S. stocks dipped on Friday, weighed by losses in the banking sector, after Wells Fargo& Co reported a decline in net interest margin despite a record profit in the latest quarter.