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Illumina, Jazz Among 5 Young Guns Hitting New Highs

Young gun companies like Illumina (ILMN) and Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ), like their Old West counterparts, are known for their ability to successfully go up against older, more experienced companies and win the day. Today’s Screen Of The Day is Young Guns, top-rated companies less than 15 years old that are establishing themselves as the new sheriff in town. Five of them hit new all-time highs Tuesday: Jazz, Illumina, Priceline (PCLN), Las Vegas

Ambarella, Jazz Among Stocks Outpacing Record Market

The “Santa Claus rally” has sent stocks to new heights, but Zeltiq Aesthetics (ZLTQ), Ambarella (AMBA), WuXi Pharmatech (WX) and Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) are outperforming the record-setting market. IBD’s Bolting Relative Strength Lines Screen of the Day ranks stocks based on their RS line, which measures a stock’s performance vs. the benchmark S&P 500. When the RS line hits a new high ahead of the stock, that suggests technical strength.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Hits High On Gentium Acquisition

Wall Street gave positive reviews to Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ (JAZZ) decision to acquire Italian biotech Gentium (GENT) Friday morning, as both stocks rose on the stock market today. Late Thursday, Jazz said it agreed to buy Gentium for $57 a share, or about $1 billion. The press release highlighted the recent approval of Gentium drug Defitelio (defibrotide) for a rare condition called severe hepatic veno-occlusive disease, which afflicts people