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Novo Nordisk parent to buy Catalent for .5 billion to expand Wegovy supply
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Novo Nordisk parent to buy Catalent for $16.5 billion to expand Wegovy supply

Injection pens of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, November 21, 2023.  Victoria Klesty | Reuters Novo Nordisk‘s parent company on Monday said it will acquire drug manufacturer Catalent in a $16.5 billion deal that could help boost the supply of the highly popular weight loss injection […]

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Fourth-quarter earnings are shaping up to be the best of 2023, but there's a catch
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Fourth-quarter earnings are shaping up to be the best of 2023, but there's a catch

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 1, 2024.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters Here’s how big of a surprise corporate profits have been this earnings season: the fourth-quarter is now shaping up to be the best of 2023. Despite ongoing macroeconomic concerns that have […]

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Here are Jim Cramer’s rapid-fire takeaways on 6 stocks in the news Friday
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Here are Jim Cramer’s rapid-fire takeaways on 6 stocks in the news Friday

Clorox – The consumer products giant saw a huge earnings beat. It’s also rebounding from last year’s cyberattack. “Things are back online, and there’s tremendous demand for their product,” Jim said Friday’s Morning Meeting rapid fire. Tesla – The EV leader issued a recall for 2.2 million cars over a warning light issue. Remember, our […]

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January was great for stocks — here are our top 5 performers for the month
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January was great for stocks — here are our top 5 performers for the month

Benchmark gauges notched all-time highs as stocks charged through a busy earnings season. Source

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Bristol Myers Squibb results top estimates as new drugs post strong sales growth 
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Bristol Myers Squibb results top estimates as new drugs post strong sales growth 

Bristol Myers Squibb reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped expectations on Friday as its portfolio of new drugs posted strong sales growth.  Here’s what the company reported for the fourth quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv: Earnings per share: $1.70 […]

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Neuralink competitor Synchron to ramp up brain implant production with equity stake in manufacturer
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Neuralink competitor Synchron to ramp up brain implant production with equity stake in manufacturer

Philip O’Keefe, one of Synchron’s patients in the SWITCH clinical trial, was the first person in the world to tweet using a BCI device. Source: Synchron Neurotech startup Synchron is ramping up production of its flagship brain-computer interface to prepare for commercial demand, as the company inches closer to bringing its device to market.  Synchron […]

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Merck results beat expectations as top drugs Keytruda, Gardasil post strong sales
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Merck results beat expectations as top drugs Keytruda, Gardasil post strong sales

The logo for Merck & Co. is displayed on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021.  Andrew Kelly | Reuters Merck on Thursday reported fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped estimates as it saw strong demand for its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda […]

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We're trimming a health-care stock ahead of earnings — hedging our bets on business in China
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We're trimming a health-care stock ahead of earnings — hedging our bets on business in China

We’re selling 95 shares of GE Healthcare at roughly $74. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 1,150 shares of GEHC, reducing its weighting to 2.75% from 2.97%. The small trim we’re making in GE Healthcare with the stock up slightly in an otherwise rough tape does not change our belief in this […]

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Biogen drops controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm to focus on Leqembi, experimental treatments
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Biogen drops controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm to focus on Leqembi, experimental treatments

The Biogen headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Biogen on Wednesday said it will discontinue the sale and development of its older and highly controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to refocus the company’s efforts to treat the memory-robbing disease.  The biotech company will focus on rolling […]

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GSK posts blowout RSV vaccine sales, raises outlook as shots give big pharma a boost
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GSK posts blowout RSV vaccine sales, raises outlook as shots give big pharma a boost

Company logo of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is seen at their Stevenage facility, Britain October 26, 2020.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday lifted its long-term outlook following the smash-hit launch of its new RSV vaccine. The shot targeting the severe and in some cases life-threatening virus booked around £1.2 billion, or $1.5 billion, in […]

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