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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Qualcomm, Fermi, Dyne Therapeutics, Organon, Snowflake and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Qualcomm — The chipmaker soared more than 11% after announcing artificial intelligence processors to compete with AMD and Nvidia . The AI chips are a shift for Qualcomm , which has previously focused on semiconductors for wireless connectivity and mobile devices, not massive data centers. Intellia […]
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Trump’s trade deals, Novartis acquires Avidity, Taco Bell’s beverage push and more in Morning Squawk
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to people waving Malaysian national flags before he departs on Air Force One from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on Oct. 27, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Pfizer, Nike, Conagra, Corteva, GEO Group, Tesla, Reddit and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Drug stocks — Shares of drugmakers rallied a second day as investors bet the industry will strike more deals with the Trump administration. On Tuesday, Pfizer received a three-year exemption to tariffs in exchange for investing in domestic manufacturing and discounting drug prices for Medicaid patients. Pfizer […]
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UK PM Starmer prepares for critical address — and much is riding on what he says
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer touches his glasses during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 27, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Seldom, if ever, can a British prime minister, barely a year into office and sitting on an enormous parliamentary majority, have […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, Paccar, Intel, Mirion Tech and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Paccar — The maker of Peterbilt trucks jumped 5% after President Donald Trump slapped a 25% tariff on imported heavy trucks starting Oct. 1. Boeing – The aircraft maker rallied more than 4% after Turkish Airlines ordered 75 Boeing 787 aircraft and said it completed negotiations […]
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Paccar, Intel, RH, Riot Platforms and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Paccar — The maker of Peterbilt trucks jumped 7% after President Donald Trump said slapped a 25% tariff on imported heavy trucks starting Oct. 1. Intel — The chip company added 4.4%. The Wall Street Journal reported Intel has approached Apple , Taiwan Semiconductor […]
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel postpones vote on whether to delay babies’ first hepatitis B shot
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel on Friday postponed a vote on whether to delay the first dose of the hepatitis B shot from birth to at least one month for most babies born in the U.S. The decision means that the committee’s current recommendation – that all infants […]
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European stocks set for broadly higher open amid more tariff news; BOE and earnings ahead
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Trump’s drug price ultimatum sets pharma firms scrambling
Key Points A fresh ultimatum demanding “binding commitments” to lower U.S. drug prices sent pharma firms scrambling Friday. President Trump sent letters to 17 major firms outlining the steps they must take to cut costs. Healthcare stocks tumbled Friday, following broader market losses as investors digested Trump’s amended tariffs. Pharmaceutical firms are scrambling to respond […]
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Trump says he asked 17 drugmakers to take steps to cut U.S. prices within 60 days
U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, David Sacks, AI & Crypto Czar and Amy Gleason, Acting Administrator, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) attend the “Making Health Technology Great Again” event in the East Room […]
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