i recommended nps on september 18th at $8.24.ompany had a catalyst coming, the company's drug for short bowel syndrome, where they absorb nutrients through their intestines, and that was coming up on a panel on october 16th. and it looked like the fda would decide whether or not to approve the drug by the end of december. before we heard the results of the panel, nps spiked up $10.84 on october 12th, that gave us a 31% gain, told you to ring the register because anything else was pure greed. since then the fda panel unanimously recommended approving gatex, but nps pulled back to about $9 and change. and down here, i think the stock is absolutely worth doing it again, buying, especially when you consider that nps not a one-drug wonder, it has a healthy pipeline, including another orphan drug for a condition called hypoparathyroidism. let's talk to dr. francois nader, president and ceo of nps pharmaceuticals, to get a better sense where his company is headed. welcome to "mad money." >> thank you for inviting me. >> have a seat. i k

therefore we have to be different exceedingly well and this is our motto at nps.we have two drugs now in the orphan space. >> okay. >> and we have a history coming directly through our bottom line. de-risking assets, growth opportunity. >> all right. go over that royalty agreement. i did not reference that in the intro. >> when we sold to amgen years back -- >> okay. >> when it was in early development. >> and that's for -- >> hyperparathyroidism. >> okay. what intrigues me about this, because of this royalty stream, you're not trolling for dollars, you've got enough money to do what you need to do. >> that's right. it's about a $900 million drug today we get 10% royalty, we have an advance from amgen, yet we have about $60 million that will flow to our bottom line. >> you said that these drugs, orphan drugs, particularly yours, are good for the health care systems, other people then say to me, jim, with twitter -- they say come on, this thing costs $400,000 a year, how can that be good or whatever your current pricing you're thinking of. how can that be good for

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we want to own the next nps. so i've got another terrific orphan drug play for you tonight, also going up in front of an fda panel next thursday. talking about a company calls isis pharmaceuticals, isis for you home gamers. a company that's developed an entirely new rna-based drug discovery platform that is down right revolutionary and is the buzz of the industry. this platform has given us a huge pipeline. 25 different drugs in development. and every year the pipeline is expanding by three to five new ones. isis is an innovation machine. it's real impressive, the pipeline. this is a $1.27 billion company and this will attract people and i stay with some chagrin. it's a $12 stock and that will make you more interested. an article in bloomberg with this staggering title "toddlers facing heart attacks await ruling on new drugs." i'll read you some of this, because one of these new drugs is from isis. is the quote. "like any patient at risk of a heart attack, kennedy thompson has been counselled by her doctor to eat

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we want to own the next nps. got another orphan drug play for you tonight, and that's also going up in front of an fda panel. this one is next thursday. talking about a company called isis pharmaceuticals, symbol isis for all you home gamers. it's a company that's developed an entirely new rna-based drug discovery platform that is down right revolutionary and is the buzz of the industry. this platform has given isis a huge pipeline. 25 different drugs in development, and every year the pipeline is expanding by three to five new ones. isis is an innovation machine, and that pipeline is real impressive especially when you consider this is just a 1.27 billion dollar condition, and this is going to attract people. i say it with some chagrin, but it's a $12 stock, and that's going to probably make you more interested. there was an article in bloomberg with this staggering title -- "toddlers facing heart attacks await ruling on new drugs." i'm going to read you some of this because one of these new drugs is from isis.

jonathan, you said that romney took the if there is any good np republican diverging on panic. them? >> they are backing away from the edge. there is no question this was a make or break moment for governor romney. if he had not shown up like he did in denver, you would have seen a really ugly scene here. this puts them back in the game. it restores confidence among other people running for the house and senate this year who are now happy to be seated with him. it gives them a real boost when they desperately need it. he still hasit gives them a reat of swing states. this puts him back in the game, it turns around and narrative. i am curious to see the next wave. if he is closing the gap in these swing states, there will be pressure on president obama to show up for the second debate. >> the president's critics say that the president was sleepwalking through history, like he wanted to be somewhere else. did this turn it around for>> yi have ever said this on television before. i told you so. he has never been a natural debater. he always has to be beaten almost by his staff int

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albuquerque, np, just after dawn on friday, march 9th, 2012. police dash cameras roll as state troopers race to interstate 40. >> one tire is blown at this time. a white male is speeding east in a stolen school bus straight to the city line. the bus is stolen from this albuquerque bus yard. the suspect drives 80 miles west on i-40 to the city of grant. >> negative. >> as for now, just one male driver. that's all we have. now state, city and county law enforcement are in hot pursuit. they turn him to stop the empty bus because it reaches the rush hour. the plan, stop the vehicle with spike belts, also known as stop sticks, strip ls of wire designed to puncture tires. mile marker 137 is 13 miles for the albuquerque city line. at 6:27 a.m. the bus appears. the bus barrels over the spike belt. but does not slow down. police deploy more spike sticks over the next several miles. >> struck another spike belt. i believe it's in the truck tires now. has no front tires anymore. he's running on the rims. >> but the driver speeds on. >> we're getting into

it was np front of 67 million people not knowing anything she walks away. >> clinton ordered admin storyador stevens was increasingly worried about al qaeda terror threats. even table signed stevens on september 11th, the day he was killed. more reasons for americans to ask who is ultimately responsible for leaving those vulnerable. >> fest that's the whoit house this would be devastating. mark stein hopes the post motor tum doesn't touch the fact that they may be on the rise. >> what is wicked about this ef vefrnt the real politicizezation here are the guys who only see this in terms of will it hurt us in ohio? might have caused us problems in florida. it could go bad for obama. nuts to that. it is bad for the united states. it's an humiliation. bad for shawn smith. bad for tyrone woods. they are dead, they are done. >> which brings us back to lieutenant colonel and due wood who saw the deadly debacle coming. he was killed first one since 1979. it's a huge thing to have a loss like that. i grieve for his loss, i grieve for the loss we suffered as a nation. it was our job to defend the c

my question is about nps pharmaceuticals. >> you live by my friend near spanish house where i may surfjeff in new york, please. jeff! >> caller: how are you? love the show. >> thank you. >> caller: calling about opco health. the ceo has some new products coming out. >> i wish dr. frost would come back on the show. i would love to know what's going on. the stock is a great spec. we can flesh it out even better. let's do that. leslie in florida, please. >> caller: boo-yah, jim. >> boo-yah. >> caller: i'm in sunny south ft. myers, florida. how about verizon? >> i got to tell you, verizon is under pressure because of the possibility of sprint and the t mobile tie up with pcs. verizon has a chart that looks like it will be peaking out. when it gets to 5% yield let's pull the trigger. there is too much competition where there was none five weeks ago. eileen in ohio. >> caller: hi, jim. i enjoy your show. >> thank you. >> caller: i want to know if i should sell my duke stock since the merger with progress. >> no, no. duke is fine. obviously you would do better under a romney regime, but i lik

malvo who is now 27 is serving a life nps with no parole in virginia.n an interview with the "washington post," he admits there is no way to properly convey an apology to the families of his victims. >>> still ahead, one big name actress is a new mom this morning even they she never officially confirmed she was pregnant. >> president obama and mitt romney continue prep rigs for tomorrow's debate. a new poll shows a shake-up could be in the works. back in a moment. [ kreg smith ] i'm third generation military. i served in the army, two tours over there. when i got back from iraq, i was searching for new jobs. [ lionel hamilton ] veterans make great employees, because you know they've already got expertise and they've got job skills instilled in them from the military. [ kreg smith ] what i've learned, being deployed overseas, is a high sense of adaptability, leadership skills, and teamwork. [ lionel hamilton ] ge doesn't hire veterans because they're veterans. we hire veterans because they're extremely qualified. [ mitt romney ] there are 4747% of the pe

that's why you don't know who is np fro in front of you.american people are not going to be fooled by it. ne know barack obama will stand up for workers, create and help us with health care. we don't know what he'll do. he'll do. >> chris, the majority of ohio counties voted republican but the president was able to take the state by holding key cities. he won 51% -- over 51% of the vote of ohioans. will president obama win ohio this time? >> well, we think he will s we think he will not because he's a great democrat but because he's a great american. is he right on the issues that matter most in ohio and across the midwest. if you think about this, al, 82 of 88 counties in ohio are directly tied to the american auto industry. a supplier, a plant, a business that provides for that important industry. mitt romney said, let detroit go bankrupt. and then he said this, it's a very important point. get rid of excess costs. you know what that means, al? that means pensions, retirement programs. these are the things that mitt romney sees as excess

if you have to do things like chop up a tree np your front yard, should be nice weather to do that. >> are you offering to help? >> want you to come over and help me. >> only if you have trick or treat candy. >> i'm coming for candy corn and kit kats. >> i can hook you one that. >> all right. on the roads, very busy. we a lot happening early this morning as you make your way out and about. accident beingtivity is what is tying up your commute westbound on 50 before you reach the capital beltway. it is the left lane that is closed off in maryland. storm damage continues to block a portion of 175 between route 3 and gambrell. you want to avoid this area. up in ashton, it is 108 that remains shut down between meek hollow road and new hampshire avenue. this is due to storm damage, trees down and a lot of clean- up that needs to be done. flooding causing problems for our friends coming out of charles county and la plata. and then 20 # much like yesterday afternoon, that remain under water as well. 202 shut down in each direction at the marlboro pike. other side of town, justify as busy. we

it hell nps creating headlines. but i don't think it helps in votes. the worst endorser, o.j.son and robert blake could compete with that, a celebrity that's been accused or convicted of murder is probably the worst endorsement you could have. >> ana, thank you. dean, stick around. we're going to be talking about hulk hogan, in the middle of a legal battle over a sex tape. now we're finding out the story may not be over. there may be more where those tapes came from. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. why not take a day to explore your own backyard? with two times the points on travel, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. >>> how can america break its addiction to oil and foreign oil? fareed zakaria's team tr

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we used to trade something in options called knock ins and knock outs np is what that's setting up for. >> is this about women? >> don't know how to take that. this is a family show. i don't know where you're going with that. i lost my train of thought. >> knock ins, knock outs. >> the first move is up to 1525 and we'll talk after that. i'll be hard pressed to believe they can be right on both these calls. pretty amazing move to see us come off 150 or so s&p. >> 200 points. morgan stanley is worse. they think it goes to 1175. >> we had him on a number of times. he's steadfast in that belief. i'm in the camp put one foot in front of the other and foot i'm putting in front of the other is 1525 then we'll talk. >> for the end of next year. >> this year. next year? listen 2012, the mayans. >> dr. j., is fiscal cliff have so much uncertainty we'll have a major selloff? >> no. our politicians overseas is their willingness to kick the can will not stop. in other words this will move. that deadline is not a hard and fast deadline. they will find a way, michelle, trust me, you've been over ther

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>> kabam is different from other casual gaming companies that we focus encore audiences np stead of playinge playing two to three hours a day. >> if you were a 100% facebook and brought that number down to 70 your happy with that number in the long term or would you like to see it come down more as you spread the wealth around. >> it's flipped a little bit. we started with 100% and now less than 30% of our revenues are off of facebook. more than 70% of our revenue is coming from other websites and mobile devices these days which is our fastest area of growth. >> souts 30 now. >> less than 30 today. i'm happy with that number. facebook is an important partner for us. we love to grow our business with facebook much like i want to grow with every other partner. when we were 100% dependent on facebook that was rask. we had 100% of our business dependent on one supplier. i wanted to diversify that. we feel good about the dweefrity of our business. >> sounds like a good strategy. kevin, appreciate your time very much. fascinating times. kevin chu the ceo of kabam. keep those tweets coming. you ma