May 21- A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making it a potential game changer for patients with moderate to severe disease, researchers said on Tuesday.
*Bankers expect steady flow of $1 bln to $5 bln pharma deals. The stock valuations of companies like Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Celgene Corp and Biogen Idec Inc have skyrocketed in the past year or two alone, making it difficult for large pharmaceutical companies to buy them and leaving a trail of dead deals.
*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.
May 6- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc:. For a summary of rating and price target changes on U.S. companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on RCH/US Reuters 3000 Xtra users, double-click RCH/US Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
May 6- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc:. *Jefferies raises price target to $247 from $179. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
May 6- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc:. *Roth Capital raises price target to $314 from $200; rating buy. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
May 3- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc:. *RBC raises price target to $286 from $270; rating outperform. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
**RADCOM LTD, $4.05, up 53 pct. **DELCATH SYSTEMS INC, $0.43, down 45 pct. **LINKEDIN CORP, $181.69, down 10 pct.
**RADCOM LTD, $4.05, up 53 pct. **DELCATH SYSTEMS INC, $0.43, down 45 pct. **LINKEDIN CORP, $181.69, down 10 pct.
**RADCOM LTD, $4.05, up 53 pct. **DELCATH SYSTEMS INC, $0.43, down 45 pct. **LINKEDIN CORP, $181.69, down 10 pct.
**LINKEDIN CORP, $186.46, down 8 pct. **VIVUS INC, $13.28, up 3 pct. Arena said on Thursday that it pulled its application seeking approval for its anti-obesity treatment Belviq in the European Union, lowering competition for rival Vivus, whose obesity pill was recommended for European approval by regulators late last month.
**LINKEDIN CORP, $186.46, down 8 pct. **VIVUS INC, $13.28, up 3 pct. Arena said on Thursday that it pulled its application seeking approval for its anti-obesity treatment Belviq in the European Union, lowering competition for rival Vivus, whose obesity pill was recommended for European approval by regulators late last month.
**LINKEDIN CORP, Thursday close $201.67, down 9 pct premarket. **VIVUS INC, Thursday close $12.95, up 4 pct premarket.
**JPMORGAN CHASE& CO, Thursday close $48.08. U.S. government investigators have found that the company had manipulated trading in the California and Michigan electricity markets, the New York Times reported. **LINKEDIN CORP, Thursday close $201.67, down 10 pct after market.
**RADCOM LTD, $4.05, up 53 pct. **LINKEDIN CORP, $181.69, down 10 pct. The U.S. Justice Department is suing the company and its hospice subsidiaries, including the biggest U.S. for-profit hospice chain, alleging false billings for Medicare hospice services.
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May 2- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc:. *Credit Suisse raises target price to $275 from $187; rating outperform. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
May 2- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc:. *JMP Securities raises to market outperform from market perform. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.