There's never a shortage of losers in the stock market.
Let's take a closer look at five of this past week's biggest sinkers.
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Company |
Dec. 16 | Weekly Loss | My Watchlist |
|---|---|---|---|
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Endocyte |
$3.06 | (72%) | Add |
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Sequans |
$2.28 | (42%) | Add |
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InterMune |
$11.09 | (36%) | Add |
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K12 |
$18.90 | (34%) | Add |
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First Solar |
$31.91 | (30%) | Add |
Source: Barron's.
Endocyte called in sick after a cancer-fighting drug candidate was shown not to increase survival in a subset of ovarian cancer patients during a phase 2 clinical trial. When you're an upstart biotech with one hot potential drug, a setback in the approval process can be devastating.
Sequans disconnected with investors after the French 4G chip maker dramatically hosed down its near-term outlook after its largest customer canceled 60% of a major order. It's amazing to think that Sequans went public at $10 earlier this year, and is now trading for a small handful of quarters.
InterMune tumbled when a German advisory group -- similar to our FDA -- came to the conclusion that the benefits of its once-promising drug candidate aren't worth the gastrointestinal and skin damage side effects.
K12 got expelled from portfolios after a scathing New York Times expose played up the virtual classroom specialist's shortcomings.
Finally, First Solar lost some of its power after the company issued bleak guidance for 2011 and 2012.
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