With the main benchmarks hovering near record levels in the wake of a solid jobs report, a key payrolls data showed the economy added 214,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate ticked down to 5.8% — a broadly positive reading.

FDA put the brakes on Repros Therapeutics (RPRX) on Friday when it indicated that an upcoming meeting would not be the pre-NDA meeting investors expected. The stock dropped 40% in early trading.

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.

U.S. stocks fell on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average stepping back from an all-time high, as uncertainty about China's growth injected caution into global markets.

Former biotech consultant Yale Jen picked up a few tricks advising companies on their pipelines before he came to Wall Street as a sellside analyst.