Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Monday's session is Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACUR).
Acura said Pfizer Inc. (PFE) has terminated the license to three development-stage products using the specialty pharmaceutical company's tamper-resistant technology and will return the products.
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AT&T Inc. (T) boosted its buyback program by 300 million shares, as the telecommunications heavyweight seeks to bolster shareholder value.
CVR Energy Inc. (CVI) has named Susan M. Ball its new chief financial officer and treasurer, replacing Frank A. Pici, who is leaving the petroleum company to pursue other opportunities.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a Hong Kong-based firm of insider trading ahead of the public disclosure that Chinese oil firm Cnooc Ltd. (CEO, 0883.HK) plans to acquire Canadian energy producer Nexen Inc. (NXY, NXY.T).
Quality Systems Inc. (QSII) dissident board member Ahmed Hussein defended his stock sale after the medical-records-software company censured him for violating its insider-trading policy amid an ongoing proxy battle.
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (SLXP) and Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PGNX) said the Food and Drug Administration has requested additional clinical data on their treatment for opioid-induced constipation in patients with chronic, non-cancer pain.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its outlook on United Technologies Corp. (UTX) to stable from negative, after the industrial conglomerate agreed to divest from some businesses, allowing it to raise money that will help fund its roughly $16.4 billion acquisition of Goodrich Corp.
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