Merck (MRK) earnings Q1 2024
The exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey, on Feb. 5, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Merck on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted…
Biotech stocks are ready to break out. They just need one more thing
While debate rages on about when the Federal Reserve might start cutting interest rates, biotech industry analysts are making the case that the argument for stocks in the sector is…
Dow jumps 400 points, S&P 500 rises as indexes try to snap 3-day slide: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 29, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The S&P 500 rose Wednesday in an attempt to snap a…
HOOD, GME, MRK and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Robinhood — Shares of the brokerage firm jumped more than 6% after unveiling its Robinhood Gold Card, a credit card where…
FDA approves Merck drug sotatercept for rare, deadly lung condition
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a drug from Merck designed to treat a progressive and life-threatening lung condition in a win for both the drugmaker and for…
First NASH liver disease drug is here, more coming
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What’s next in Medicare drug price negotiations
Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker |…
Pfizer is betting big on cancer drugs after Covid decline
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Pfizer is ready to move on from Covid. Now, the company is betting on cancer drugs to help it regain its footing after a…
Viking stock doubled Tuesday. Here’s where the next moves in the obesity space could come from
Anti-obesity drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have a huge lead on their competition, but given the vast and valuable market, rivals are still eager to join the race. Bank…
Sickle cell disease gene therapies Casgevy Lyfgenia insurance cost issues
The approval of two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease has given hope to patients who suffer from the debilitating disease, which overwhelmingly affects Black people and people of…