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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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Healthy Returns: RFK Jr.’s Covid vaccine recommendation change could threaten health, access
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. A wave of outrage is sweeping the scientific and medical world after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to stop recommending routine Covid-19 […]
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Healthy Returns: Novavax scores narrower Covid vaccine approval after delay
A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: D-Wave Quantum, Moderna, Agilysys, Tesla and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. D-Wave Quantum — The quantum computing stock surged more than 26% after announcing its latest computing system called Advantage2. Agilysys — The enterprise software developer for the hospitality industry rallied 21% after topping analysts expectations in its latest quarter. Agilysys reported fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA of […]
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Trump’s plan to slash drug prices may struggle to get off the ground – here’s what to know
President Donald Trump, joined by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday moved forward with a plan to lower U.S. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Amazon, Alibaba, Merck, Five Below, Nike and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Drugmakers — Pharmaceutical stocks bounced back from earlier losses after an executive order aimed at bringing down drug prices was deemed not as bad as feared for the industry. Merck jumped 5%, while Pfizer , Bristol-Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly all rose more than 2%. However, […]
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Trump to sign order to cut some U.S. drug prices to match lower ones abroad
President Donald Trump on Monday will revive a controversial policy that aims to slash drug costs by tying the amount the government pays for some medicines to lower prices abroad, White House officials said. Trump will sign an executive order including several different actions to renew that effort, known as the “most favored nation” policy. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Best Buy, Eli Lilly, Tesla, Amazon and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Big Tech stocks – Shares of megacap technology companies surged after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily cut tariffs , bringing the U.S. tariff rate on Chinese imports down to 30% and China’s duties on U.S. imports to 10%. Tesla , which has seen declining […]
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Inside the deal: Roche and Zealand Pharma’s $5.3 billion obesity drug gambit
A view of the sign and logo of the Roche Holding AG headquarters on April 11, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Sedat Suna | Getty Images News | Getty Images COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The ballooning obesity drug market may have a new contender after Roche struck a $5.3 billion deal to develop Danish biotech Zealand Pharma’s “next generation” […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Spotify, Regeneron, Hims & Hers, Pfizer and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Spotify — Shares of the music streaming company lost 3.8% on the back of disappointing results. Spotify reported first-quarter operating income of 509 million euros, while analysts polled by FactSet expected 519.9 million euros. Spotify’s revenue of 4.2 billion euros was in line with estimates, while […]
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