Pharmaceuticals
Big pharma is at a crossroads, as J&J, Merck and others prepare to lose heaps of revenue from blockbuster drugs
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) to the podium. NYSE Big pharmaceutical companies such as Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck and Johnson & Johnson face a looming threat that will put tens of billions of dollars in sales at risk between now and 2030, as blockbuster drugs will tumble off a […]
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Merck, Johnson & Johnson CEOs agree to testify in Senate hearing on high drug prices
US Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, speaks during a rally by the People’s Action, protesting pharmaceutical companies’ lobbying against allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, outside Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) headquarters in Washington, DC, September 21, 2021. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The CEOs of Merck and […]
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Humana stock plunges on dismal 2024 forecast, as insurers face soaring medical costs
Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Humana plummeted on Thursday after the health insurer issued dismal full-year earnings guidance, […]
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Johnson & Johnson to settle talc baby powder investigation, will reportedly pay $700 million
In this photo illustration, a container of Johnson and Johnson baby powder is displayed on April 05, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson has reached a tentative settlement to resolve an investigation by more than 40 states into claims that the company misled patients about the safety of […]
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Johnson & Johnson narrowly tops quarterly estimates as pharmaceutical, medtech sales jump
The stock trading graph of Johnson & Johnson is seen on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that narrowly edged out Wall Street’s expectations as sales in the company’s pharmaceutical and medical devices businesses surged. J&J also provided full-year […]
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Gilead stock falls after disappointing lung cancer study results
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Gilead fell more than 9% on Monday after a key drug from the company did not significantly extend the lives of patients with a certain lung cancer in a late-stage trial. The results are a blow to Gilead, which is working to become a power player […]
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Why we like health-care stocks in 2024 despite their spotty record in presidential election years
As the old Wall Street adage goes, health care tends to underperform the stock market in presidential election years — and in recent cycles, that’s been true. But, there’s reason to believe this year that many health-related stocks, led by Eli Lilly , could defy historical convention. The S & P 500 Health Care Sector […]
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The weight loss drug market may soon get more crowded. Here are the companies trying to enter the booming space
Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity. Michael Siluk | UCG | Getty Images Drugmakers have been scrambling to join a two-horse race to lead the market for popular weight loss drugs, which could […]
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US Fda approves Vertex/CRISPR gene remedy for an inherited blood ailment
The headquarters of US biopharmaceutical firm Vertex Prescribed drugs in Boston, Massachusets, on November 4, 2023. Joseph Prezioso | Afp | Getty Visuals The U.S. overall health regulator has accepted Vertex Prescription drugs and CRISPR Therapeutics’ gene therapy to address a exceptional blood ailment requiring standard blood transfusions, in sufferers 12 several years and older, […]
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4 stock ideas I brought back from the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference and everything else I learned about the industry
Health care may be a real challenger to tech this year, a business that can actually grow faster than most of tech and has the possibility of a comeback from the Covid straitjacket that so many of these companies got caught up in. The pandemic obscured so much of the growth as Abbott Labs , […]
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