U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 150 points on Monday.
The Dow traded up 0.59% to 32,096.68 while the NASDAQ rose 1.35% to 11,288.8. The S&P 500, also rose, gaining, 0.78% 3,891.75.
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, confirmed today that it has received notice from Icahn Partners LP and certain of its affiliates of their
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Provention Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRVB) shares jumped 250.8% to $23.50 after Sanofi announced it will acquire the company for $25 per share in cash.
After the market mayhem seen last week, some semblance of normalcy could return to Wall Street, thanks to the government’s move to assuage concerns in response to the banking crisis.
On CNBC’s "Halftime Report Final Trades," Joseph Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners said Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) has consolidated the recent gains and is likely