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Facebook, Starbucks Boost Big-Cap Heft With Big Buys

About three years after Facebook (FB) acquired Instagram for $1 billion, the photo-sharing site said Tuesday that it hit the 400 million user milestone. Its reach spans the globe — 75% of Instagrammers live outside the U.S., it said. Today’s Screen of the Day features Big Cap Leaders, top-rated institutional-quality stocks such as Facebook, Starbucks (SBUX) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX). Here are several big caps that have sought to maintain

Palo Alto, Facebook Among 5 Top-Rated Young Leaders

Younger companies usually grow at a faster pace then older, more established peers. Today’s Screen Of The Day is Young Guns, top-rated companies that have come public within the last 15 years. A second sort finds the top four companies on the list by estimated earnings per share growth in the current quarter vs. the same quarter a year ago. The four are: Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Blackhawk Network (HAWK), AMN Healthcare Services (AHS) and JetBlue

IBD 50’s 5 Top Drug Stocks: Active In R&D And M&A

Top-rated drugmakers such as Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX) and Celgene (CELG) have been busy in the lab and on Wall Street, taking part in big merger deals. Today’s IBD 50 list features five top-rated drugmakers. In addition to Valeant and Celgene, the list includes Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), Lannett (LCI) and Allergan (AGN). On Friday Biogen Idec (BIIB) priced $6 billion of senior notes, a day after Gilead Sciences (GILD)