Moderna stock shot up after Merck said it is exercising an option to work on a personalized cancer vaccine with the Covid-19 vaccine maker. Merck (ticker: MRK) will pay Moderna (MRNA) $250 million for...
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An Alzheimer’s Drug’s Big Surprise: What It Means
Until this past week, there seemed to be no answers to the Alzheimer’s puzzle. The leading theory of the disease, that it was caused by a buildup of beta amyloid plaque in the brain, had been disprove...
Solar Panels Don’t Power Your Home and Other Insights From an Energy CEO
Text size Generac stock is down 51% year to date. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Powering a home is getting more complicated as outages rise and options—such as solar panels, generators, and batteries—pro...
Humana, CVS Circle Cano Health as Potential Buyers
Humana and CVS Health are circling Cano Health according to people familiar with the situation, as healthcare heavyweights scramble to snap up primary-care providers. The talks are serious and a deal ...
Moderna Stock Surges. China Would Be a Big Market.
Text size Moderna stock has gotten a boost from the CEO’s comments about China. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Moderna ’s Covid-19 vaccine has been wildly successful, but its stock has be...
These three potential ‘naked swimmers’ threaten stocks and financial markets
Following a hat trick for all three major indexes last week, both optimism and trepidation are in the air as a new trading stretch begins. But some, like the Kobeissi Letter’s editor in chief and foun...
Nursing homes suing caregivers for debts they don’t owe, regulator says
Nursing homes and debt collectors are billing and suing long-term-care residents’ family members and friends, demanding payments for debts these individuals don’t legally owe, consumer attorneys and f...
Elizabeth Holmes wants a new trial, citing regrets from key witness against her
SAN FRANCISCO — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes requested a new trial Tuesday, asserting in a court filing that a key witness for the prosecution now regrets the role he played in her convicti...
Merck Looks Attractive, With or Without Seagen
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Opinion: These 3 safe stocks yield more than 10-year Treasurys
After the volatility of early 2022 and the aggressive rate tightening by the Fed, there’s a return of chatter about the “Great Rotation” – that is, a broad move among investors to reduce exposure to g...
SmileDirectClub Doesn’t Have Much Time to Straighten Itself Out
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Amazon Among Bidders for Signify Health
Amazon.com Inc. is among the bidders for healthcare company Signify Health Inc., joining other heavy hitters vying in an auction for the home-health services provider, according to people familiar wit...
Weighed Down by Opioid Litigation, Endo International Files for Bankruptcy
Text size Dreamstime The generic drugmaker Endo International , which faces thousands of lawsuits related to its alleged role in the opioid crisis, filed for bankruptcy late Tuesday morning, while ann...
J&J Unit Tells Appeals Court Only Bankruptcy Can Settle Talc Claims
A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary urged a federal appeals court to uphold the controversial legal strategy it used to move to bankruptcy roughly 38,000 lawsuits linking its talc-based products to can...
Endo International Files for Bankruptcy to Weather Opioid Lawsuits
Endo International PLC became the latest pharmaceutical company to file for bankruptcy under the weight of lawsuits alleging it played a role in fueling the opioid crisis. The drugmaker, domiciled in ...
Walmart, Target, Cisco, Deere, Housing Data, and Other Things for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Earnings season continues next week in what will be an action-packed stretch for retail stocks. Walmart and Home Depot report results on Tuesday, followed by Bath & Body Works , Lowe’s, ...
Rivian, Illumina, Toast, and More Stock Market Movers Friday
Text size Rivian, the maker of electric trucks, maintained its production estimates for the full year. Courtesy Rivian Stock futures rose Friday amid more signs that inflation in the U.S. has been coo...
21 dividend stocks yielding 5% or more of companies that will produce plenty of cash in 2023
When the stock market has jumped two days in a row, as it has now, it is easy to become complacent. But the Federal Reserve isn’t finished raising interest rates, and recession talk abounds. Stock inv...