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Akorn Guidance Worries Street As Strategy Hits Delays

Specialty drugmaker Akorn’s Q4 earnings met estimates Monday, but its 2014 guidance and a new accounting problem halted the IBD 50 stock dead in its tracks. Akorn (AKRX) said profit totaled 14 cents a share, up a penny from the year-earlier quarter and identical to analyst consensus. Sales rose 19% to $85 million, a bit above analysts’ $83 million. For the full 2013, sales rose 24% to $318 million while net income climbed 6% to 55 cents a share.

Commercial-Drones Field Gains College Degree Programs

The emerging industry of commercial drones will need a trained human workforce, and U.S. universities are responding to the need. “When the Federal Aviation Administration opens the door to commercial operations, industry wants to be positioned to enter the marketplace,” said John Bridewell, an aviation professor at the University of North Dakota. The school, in Grand Forks, began the country’s first program in unmanned aerial systems in 2009. It

Commercial-Drones Field Gains College Degrees

The emerging industry of commercial drones will need a trained human workforce, and U.S. universities are responding to the need. “When the Federal Aviation Administration opens the door to commercial operations, industry wants to be positioned to enter the marketplace,” said John Bridewell, an aviation professor at the University of North Dakota. The school, in Grand Forks, began the country’s first program in unmanned aerial systems in 2009. It