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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Delta Air Lines, Costco Wholesale, Pfizer and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Delta Air Lines — Shares tumbled 9% after the airline issued a lower-than-expected sales growth forecast in the current quarter. Net income also fell 30% in the second quarter despite revenue reaching record highs. Costco Wholesale — Costco shares added nearly 3% after the wholesale club […]
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Pfizer moves forward with once-daily version of weight loss pill after setbacks
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Pfizer on Thursday said it will move forward with a once-daily version of its weight loss pill, danuglipron, after it saw “encouraging” data in an ongoing early-stage trial. The company evaluated several once-daily formulations of the drug and identified one with “the most favorable profile.” Pfizer said it […]
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Rural retailer Tractor Supply eliminates DEI roles, Pride support and carbon emissions goals
Shoppers are seen at the parking lot of a Tractor Supply Co. store near Bloomsburg. Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Tractor Supply, a retail chain that sells home improvement equipment, livestock and agricultural supplies for farmers and pet owners, is eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion roles; withdrawing carbon emission goals; […]
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Pfizer struggles to claw back faith with Wall Street and its employees as it recovers from the Covid decline
Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer had a “phenomenal” first quarter — and Wall Street took notice, CEO Albert Bourla told thousands of employees during a companywide town hall on May 2, according to a recording heard by CNBC. A day earlier, the pharmaceutical giant’s stock had closed 6% higher after its […]
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FDA approves Merck vaccine designed to protect adults from bacteria that can cause pneumonia, serious infections
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine. Courtesy: Merck The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck‘s new vaccine designed to protect adults from a bacteria known as pneumococcus that can cause serious illnesses and a lung infection called pneumonia, the drugmaker said. Merck’s shot, called Capvaxive, specifically protects against 21 strains […]
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Healthy Returns: What we know about the next round of Covid vaccines
New vaccine COMIRNATY® (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) by Pfizer, available at CVS Pharmacy in Eagle Rock, CA. Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! It’s almost that time of the year again. A new […]
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Moderna’s combination Covid, flu vaccine is more effective than existing shots in late-stage trial
Empty bottles of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. Fred Tanneau | AFP | Getty Images Moderna on Monday said its combination vaccine that targets both Covid-19 and the flu was more effective than existing standalone shots for those viruses in a late-stage trial. The biotech company is the first to release positive phase three data on a […]
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FDA approves GSK’s RSV vaccine for high-risk adults ages 50 to 59, expanding shot’s reach
A view shows GlaxoSmithKline headquarters in London, Britain, January 17, 2022. Hannah Mckay | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday expanded the approval of GSK‘s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to adults ages 50 to 59 who are at increased risk of getting severely sick from the potentially lethal virus. The shot, called Arexvy, […]
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Healthy Returns: Drugmakers release promising cancer drug data – and AstraZeneca wins big
Attendees walk through the lobby at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago. Tim Boyle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good morning! I’m back in New York City after spending the last weekend in […]
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FDA approves Moderna’s RSV vaccine for seniors, the company’s second-ever product
The FDA has approved Moderna’s RSV vaccine for older adults. Courtesy: Moderna The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Moderna’s vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus for adults ages 60 and above, the company’s second-ever product to enter the U.S. market. The decision is a win for Moderna, which desperately needs another revenue source amid […]
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