BioMed Reports takes a look at some of the headlines for companies that made news in the healthcare sector this week...

U.S. stocks rallied Friday, extending a string of sharp moves, amid upbeat economic news from the U.S. and rising hopes for more stimulus from global central banks.

The best scoring sector remains utilities this week. Basic materials and healthcare score in line with the average universe score. In basics and healthcare, large and mid cap score better relative to peers than small cap.

After Solar City ran over the past couple days, I got a couple requests for a potential high-risk short squeeze/look-the-heck-out names. The following table highlights those with extreme short positions that truly make you go 'hmm'.

Below are charts with the the most bullish and bearish stocks on Twitter for the week and month ended 4/8/14.

Facing formidable resistance and the threat of an ominous triple-top sell signal if bulls lost their battle, U.S. stocks appear to have successfully navigated a critical crossroads by finding the wherewithal to break out to new highs, with blue skies above.