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HP CEO Sees ‘Real Strengths,’ Stock Up After Mixed Q3

Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) CEO took to CNBC early Friday, which might have helped HP stock after its mixed fiscal Q3 earnings report late Thursday. HP stock was up 4% in midday trading in the stock market today, near 28.50, though the company’s earnings guidance missed Wall Street expectations, as did its sales for the quarter ending July 31. But shares are still down nearly 30% this year. The company — which later this year is slated to split into

Raptor Pharma Stock Up After Cystic Fibrosis Deal

Rare-disease specialist Raptor Pharmaceuticals (RPTP) was up Friday, after it announced a buyout late Thursday that brings it into the field of cystic fibrosis. Raptor Pharmaceuticals inked a deal with privately held Tripex Pharmaceuticals to acquire Quinsair, an inhaled drug that helps manage chronic pulmonary infections that are common in CF patients. The drug has been approved in the European Union and Canada, though it hasn’t yet been

Solar Aircraft Idea Taking Flight; Google In Pursuit

Overheated lithium batteries for the solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 this summer forced the single-seat experimental plane to sit out the winter in a hangar in Hawaii, part-way through its historic round-the-world flight. But dreams of solar-powered flight are taking off despite this grounding. An unlikely, but well-heeled trio of corporate giants has an interest in Swiss-based Solar Impulse’s progress. Google (GOOGL), Facebook (FB) and Airbus Group