Health care industry
Investing Club: We’re trimming one of our big winners with the S&P 500 on a four-day win streak
We see now as a pretty good level in the overall market to start raising some cash. Source
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla received $24.3 million in total compensation for 2021
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla addresses a press conference after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer in Puurs, Belgium April 23, 2021. John Thys | Pool | Reuters Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla received $24.3 million in total compensation for 2021, a 15% increase […]
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UK Covid cases are back on the rise as government scraps travel restrictions
Shoppers walking along Oxford Street in London on Dec. 21, 2021. Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Cases of Covid-19 are rising once again in the U.K., according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, just as the government lifts its remaining travel restrictions. ONS figures published Friday showed […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures drop as S&P 500 still tracks for best week since November 2020 Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 17, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures dropped Friday as the S&P 500 […]
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Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of Covid shot
Illustration of a vial of Moderna vaccine for coronavirus treatment. Marcos Del Mazo | Lightrocket | Getty Images Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its Covid-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults. The request is broader than rival pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s request earlier […]
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Covid cases are rising as omicron’s ‘stealth’ subvariant spreads around the world
LONDON — Covid cases are rising in Europe, with an increasing number being attributed to the prevalence of a “stealth” subvariant of the omicron strain. Covid cases have increased dramatically in the U.K. in recent weeks, while Germany continues to mark record high daily infections with more than 250,000 new cases a day. Elsewhere, France, […]
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Merck’s Keytruda reduced risk of disease recurrence or death in early lung cancer patients by 24%
Stefanie Joho, 27, stands for a portrait at the home of a friend in Penn Valley, PA on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Joho, who was diagnosed with colon cancer at 22 years old, has been in remission since February 2016, thanks to an immunotherapy drug targeted at specific mutations that prevents repair of DNA-replication mistakes. […]
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Biden names Dr. Ashish Jha new Covid response coordinator to succeed Jeff Zients
Dr. Ashish Jha is pictured in Providence, RI on Dec. 3, 2020. Jonathan Wiggs | Boston Globe | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Thursday named Dr. Ashish Jha as his new Covid-19 response coordinator to succeed Jeff Zients, who served in the role through the delta and omicron surges. Jha leads Brown University’s School […]
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Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold more than $400 million of company stock during the pandemic
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold $408 million in company stock since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic — averaging roughly $3.6 million a week — as the company’s stock soared on the development and rollout of its Covid vaccine, according to CNBC’s analysis of the […]
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Covid pushed nearly 5 million more in Southeast Asia into extreme poverty, says Asian Development Bank
A man ties up used cardboard boxes he salvaged to sell for recycling in Jakarta, Indonesia. Bay Ismoyo | Afp | Getty Images Southeast Asia is grappling with high poverty levels as recurring waves of Covid-19 have dealt a blow to the region’s labor market, said the Asian Development Bank. Last year, the pandemic pushed […]
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