12:40pm (EST) The market is moving higher today as the Dow now stands 100 points away from 10,000. Currently, the index is up 37 to 9,901 and traded as high as 9,931 earlier this morning. Trading has been fairly light due to the Columbus Day holiday and the bond markets are closed. There are no majorRead more
Dendreon Making Noise Again
Roche Goes Hostile
Roche threw us a curveball this morning and took its bid for Genentech (DNA, $80.95, down $3.14) directly to the shareholders. The company is now offering about $42 billion, or $86.50 a share for Genentech which is $2.50 less than the offer it made last July. Hogwash. Roche’s attempt toRead more
Before the Bell – Action in Genentech
Genentech Ditto's ImClone, Rejects Offer
Genentech (DNA, $98.53, up $0.68) will not win an academy award for its efforts in “evaluating” take-over offers but give the company credit for at least trying. The “special committee” that has been evaluating the $44 billion bid from Roche said this morning that the deal “substantially undervalues” the companyRead more
Genentech Hits All-Time High
Genentech (DNA, $98.12, up $0.29) has hit an all-time high this morning. Although we still haven’t heard from the company’s “special committee” that is evaluating the $44 billion bid from Roche, there’s a research note out this morning saying Genentech was worth $130 a share. The analyst went on toRead more