Biotech and Pharma


Tesla, TSMC, McDonald’s, Smucker, Insmed, Casey’s, GameStop, and More Stock Market Movers

Tesla stock extends gains as it appears the feud between CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump is cooling, while GameStop is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings Tuesday.

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Fact Checking RFK Jr.’s Attack on Government Vaccine Experts

The head of the Department of Health and Human Services fired all the members of a committee advising the CDC on vaccine policy.

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Insmed Stock Jumps 28% on Experimental Hypertension Drug Trial Results

The company reports the results of a Phase 2b study for a drug meant to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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Why Moderna, Pfizer Stocks Are Shrugging Off RFK Jr.'s Firing of Vaccine Advisors.

Investors will be waiting for news on how the makeup of a reconstituted ACIP will look like.

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Apple Needs More Time for AI. Why It’s Running Out Fast for the Stock.

Apple’s artificial intelligence projects, L.A. protesters target Waymo driverless cars, RFK Jr. fires vaccine advisory board, and more news to start your day.

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RFK Jr. Fires All 17 Members of CDC’s Vaccine Advisory Board

He said the Department of Health and Human Services is “putting the restoration of public trust above any pro- or antivaccine agenda,” in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.

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Merck Pill Lowers Cholesterol Levels. By How Much Is the Critical Point.

The medication could face competition from AstraZeneca, which is testing a different oral PSCK9 inhibitor.

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Stocks Go Back to the Future. Tariffs, Apple and Fed Are Potential Catalysts.

Inflation data this week, Tesla’s robotaxi launch, the Berkshire Hathaway wannabes, and more news to start your day.

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Biotech Stock Vera Is Slumping After Monster Gain

Vera Therapeutics stock rocketed nearly 70% on Monday on upbeat data for a kidney-disease trial. Shares are tumbling Friday on a rival’s study.

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Despite Trade War, U.S. Drug Companies Turn to China for Key Cancer Treatments

U.S. drug companies are increasingly licensing experimental medicines invented by Chinese firms. The recent deals could be worth up to $25 billion.

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Wall Street Shows Love for Kymera Stock After Biotech’s Promising Drug Trial

Shares of the biotech Kymera Therapeutics are up 50% since Monday.

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It’s Time to Pare Your Stock Losers. This Simple Strategy Can Help.

By selling call options, you can get paid to cull underperformers from your portfolio.

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Nvidia, Tesla, Dollar General, Credo, Ferguson, Moonlake, and More Stock Market Movers

Nvidia is on pace to overtake Microsoft as the largest U.S. company by market cap.

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Hims & Hers Expands into Europe, Seeking Growth as Weight Loss Business Shifts

Hims agreed to buy private European telehealth firm Zava, which operates in the U.K., Germany, France, and Ireland.

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This Biotech Stock Is Jumping 20%. Why a $3 Billion Merck Offer Could Be a Win-Win.

Merck submitted a nonbinding offer for the smaller biotech earlier in the year, according to a media report citing people familiar with the matter.

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Trump’s Tax Bill Is Testing the Dollar. This Red Flag Matters More.

The dollar’s worst start to a year on record, Bristol Myers plans to develop new cancer drug, Apple’s WWDC is coming, and more news to start your day.

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Bristol Myers Joins Pharma’s Hottest Horserace in $11.1B BioNTech Deal

Drugmakers hope a new class of cancer drugs could unseat Keytruda, the Merck immuno-oncology blockbuster.

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Blueprint Medicines Soars 26% on $9.5 Billion Buyout. Why This Drug Is Key to the Deal.

The deal announced Monday is Sanofi's third of the year so far.

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Moderna Stock Is Rising. A New Covid Vaccine Is Coming But Only for Some.

Moderna said mNEXSPIKE was approved by the FDA for use in adults aged 65 and up, as well as some individuals aged 12 to 64.

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Kymera Stock Jumps 41%. New Dermatitis Pill Could Challenge Regeneron Blockbuster.

Its dermatitis drug could win at least 10% of annual sales in dermatitis by 2030—or about $3 billion.

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Kennedy's Edict Results in New, Narrowed Vaccine Guidance from CDC

The CDC’s new Covid-19 recommendations are the first time that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has narrowed access to vaccines in the U.S.

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Regeneron Stock Plunges. Why a Drug Trial Missed the Mark.

Partners Regeneron and Sanofi say itepekimab only achieved a significantly statistic result in one of two studies.

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Summit Therapeutics Study Is a Win for China Biopharma Deals. Why the Stock Is Down.

The trial was meant to answer the biggest question in biotech: What happens when U.S. companies test promising new Chinese cancer immunotherapies in western countries?

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Trump Can Reset After Tariffs Ruling, Musk Exit. Why That’s Good for Stocks.

Tariffs are in limbo after court ruling, Powell emphasizes Fed independence, more retail earnings, and more news to start your day.

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Heart Disease Could Be a Goner When These New Drugs Arrive

Successful trial results in the next few years could save thousands of lives and generate billions in new annual revenue for drugmakers.

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