Merck & Co., Inc.’s (NYSE:MRK) plans of bringing the next revolutionary hepatitis C virus (HCV) drug have become hard to achieve after its new experimental drug, which was a combination therapy with Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GILD) Sovaldi, failed to demonstrate the desired efficacy in a mid-stage study called C-SWIFT. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 12.50% and weekly performance is -0.44%. On last trading day company shares ended up $59.31. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 1.36%. Viggle Inc. (NASDAQ:VGGL), the entertainment marketing and rewards platform on 30 October 2014 announced a strategic partnership with HitFix that will extend Viggle users’ ability to earn points while engaging with content at HitFix. With the impending launch of the Viggle Points API, users will be able to earn Viggle Points beyond current properties which include the Viggle App, Wetpaint, NextGuide and Vigglestore.com. Viggle Inc. (NASDAQ:VGGL) shares advanced 117.39% in last trading session and ended the day at $3.50. VGGL Gross Margin is 87.20% and its return on assets is -164.90%. Viggle Inc. (NASDAQ:VGGL) quarterly performance is 22.38%. NeoStem, Inc. (NASDAQ:NBS), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cell based therapeutics designed to prevent, treat or cure disease, announced on 03 November 2014 that the Company will present at multiple upcoming conferences in the coming week. On 12 November, Neostem, Inc. (NASDAQ:NBS) shares decreased -0.93% and was closed at $5.33. NBS EPS growth in last 5 year was 34.10%. Neostem, Inc. (NASDAQ:NBS) year to date (YTD) performance is -21.85%. Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (NYSE:MBT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.07. On average, analysts predict that Mobile TeleSystems OJSC will post $67.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Mobile Telesystems OJSC (NYSE:MBT) ended the last trading day at $13.90. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.74% and price to cash ratio as 6.46. Mobile Telesystems OJSC (NYSE:MBT) showed a weekly performance of -3.34%. Cognex Corp. (NASDAQ:CGNX), the Natick machine vision products maker, beat estimates in what executives called a spectacular third quarter, but its shares fell on a fourth-quarter forecast for lower earnings. Revenue for the third period came in at $169.36 million, beating estimates of $168.25 million, up 87 percent over last year. Earnings per share were 57 cents, just above estimates of 55.7 cents. Revenue growth was largely due to demand from the factory automation market and includes $65 million in revenue from one customer, executives said. Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX) shares advanced 0.90% in last trading session and ended the day at $41.28. CGNX Gross Margin is 75.60% and its return on assets is 15.30%. Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX) quarterly performance is -1.15%.
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