Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PGNX)

Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PGNX) shares fell in the extended session Wednesday after the cancer drug company said one of its imaging agents was not sensitive enough to detect prostate cancer in a clinical study. Progenics shares fell 19% after hours, following a 1.6% decline to close the regular session at $7.30. The company said a late-stage clinical trial found its so-called "1404" imaging agent needed to positively detect prostate cancer with a 60% or more sensitivity but did so with a 47% to 51% range. The imaging agent, however, was able to detect the absence of prostate cancer correctly with a specificity of 71% to 75% compared with the study target of 60% or more.

Intel Corp (INTC)

Intel Corp (INTC) –Death Cross? – The chip maker just captured its 6^th consecutive losing session yesterday to slip into bearish territory for the 1^st time in 2 years. An 18 year high of $57.08 was tapped on June 1^st before plummeting over 20% since.  INTC became the Dow’s worst performer on Tuesday with a 3% setback.  Others in the space are experiencing similar weakness as of late despite robust economic growth being touted overall.

Five Below (FIVE)

Five Below (FIVE) – High Five!  – The discount retailer is trading significantly higher at record highs pre-market after soundly beating quarterly estimates by $0.04 a share.  Same Store Sales increased by 2.7% to see a 23% jump in revenue overall with a rosy outlook also conveyed. The positive move was somewhat surprising considering a rapid decline from competitors in the space like Dollar Tree (DLTR) in recent days. 

Coke (KO)

Coke (KO) – Coffee Break! – The legendary beverage maker has agreed in earnest to purchase British coffee maker, Costa for a $5.1 Billion price tag. The chain has over 4K outlets as Coke looks to further diversify as trends continue to diminish over their core product line. Costa’s popular Georgia brand is also distributed widely throughout Asia as the battle of the brew continues. Shares of KO are trading modestly higher pre-market with new rival Starbucks (SBUX) down nearly 2% off the initial reaction. 

Domestic energy companies

Domestic energy companies collectively saw 9 rigs taken off line last week which was the largest weekly reduction in over two years as concerns around over-supply begin to set in despite a larger than expected draw last Wednesday. Crude Futures (/CL) are essentially flat just below the $69 a barrel mark with the heaviest driving season quickly coming to an end. The 10 year Treasury has dropped near the 2.815% mark this morning with general applauds surrounding FOMC Powell’s comments out of Jackson Hole last week in a call to gradually reduce rates. There have now been seven rate hikes completed since the financial crisis with two of those occurring just this year. Analysts believe we will see the same number by year’s end should the market continue at the current pace.