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Top Stocks 2015: Biotechs, Wayfair, Netflix, Amazon

A pharmaceuticals company and several biotechs are set to rack up the biggest gains in 2015 among sizable stocks, while Internet stocks Wayfair (W), Netflix (NFLX) and IBD Leaderboard stock Amazon.com (AMZN) also rank among the top risers, all up by triple-digit percentages while the S&P 500 index was up a mere 1% after Tuesday’s close. Generic drug maker Eagle Pharmaceuticals (EGRX) leads, with a 487% gain so far this year among U.S.-traded

Medicines Co., Eagle Pharma Up On Analyst Actions

Drugmakers The Medicines Company (MDCO) and Eagle Pharmaceuticals (EGRX) were both rising on bullish analyst actions Monday in the wake of Thursday’s court ruling overturning the patents on Medicines’ cardiovascular drug Angiomax, or bivalirudin. The appeals-court decision would seem to be bad news for Medicines, but Mizuho Securities analyst Mario Corso upgraded the stock to buy from neutral Monday on the grounds that fears about the decision had