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Targeted cancer drugs may replace chemo for some patients — and drugmakers say they’re getting closer
Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are targeted medicines that deliver chemotherapy agents to cancer cells 3d rendering Love Employee | Istock | Getty Images Chemotherapy has long been a cornerstone of cancer treatment, saving millions of lives. But the pharmaceutical industry says a popular class of targeted cancer therapies could one day replace chemotherapy and its […]
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Boeing, Oracle, GameStop, Voyager Technologies and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Boeing –The airplane maker lost 7.5% following the crash of an Air India Boeing Dreamliner Thursday. The plane, carrying 242 passengers and crew, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India. The cause of the crash is not immediately clear. Shares of jet engine maker […]
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RFK Jr.’s firing of CDC vaccine panel undermines science, could threaten public health, experts say
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. leaves the stage after discussing the findings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network survey, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters […]
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Healthy Returns: AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Gilead and other drugmakers release promising cancer drug data at ASCO
Attendees walk through the lobby at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago. Tim Boyle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. I’m back in New […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, BioNTech, DraftKings, Steel Dynamics and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company dropped 3% after sales in May in declined in several European markets. Reuters reported that Tesla suffered weaker sales in Sweden, France, Spain, Denmark and the Netherlands, but improved in Norway, boosted by the revamped Model Y. Advertising […]
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor, Moderna, Tesla and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Steel stocks — Shares of steel companies soared after President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on the metal to 50% from 25%. Cleveland-Cliffs rallied 26%, while Nucor added nearly 11% and Steel Dynamics rose 10%. BioNTech — The Germany-based biotech stock jumped 11.3% after Bristol […]
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Vaccine stocks fall as Senate panel advances RFK Jr.’s nomination for HHS secretary
FILE PHOTO: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Shares of vaccine companies fell on Tuesday after a Senate panel […]
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These innovative biotech stocks have a good chance of breaking out in 2025
Trends may be shifting in favor of biotech stocks in 2025 after several years of poor performance, but it would still be wise to place your bets carefully on some of the most innovative names. “We’re still optimistic on the outlook for biotech,” said Stacey Sears, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Emerald Advisors, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walmart, Lowe’s, Super Micro Computer, BioNTech and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Walmart – The retail giant gained about 4% after posting fiscal third-quarter results that surpassed Wall Street’s estimates. Walmart also boosted its guidance as customers buy more than groceries. Lowe’s — The home improvement retailer’s shares fell 1.7%. Although the company reported a top- and bottom-line […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Domino’s Pizza, Ulta, Applied Materials, Palantir and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Domino’s Pizza , Ulta Beauty — Shares surged about 8% after Berkshire Hathaway announced a new stake in the pizza chain in a regulatory filing. The Warren Buffett-led firm bought more than 1.2 million shares, making the stake worth around $550 million at the end of […]
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