Campbell Soup, Moderna, Western Digital and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Campbell Soup (CPB) – The food producer’s shares rallied 3.7% in the premarket after Campbell reported an adjusted quarterly profit of 7...

Novavax faces high-stakes FDA review this week that will decide the fate of its Covid vaccine in the U.S.

In this photo illustration the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Novavax logos are seen behind a medical syringe and vials. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Novavax’s Covid-19 vac...

Vaccinations for children under 5 due as early as June 21

A nurse administers a pediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to a girl at a L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles, Californi...

‘The capitulation model for biotech is a Category 5 storm, the same as energy in 2020’ — why contrarians say the sector is a buy

If you want to know how much investors hate the biotech sector right now, consider this simple statistic: More than 25% of small biotech companies have stock-market capitalizations that are smaller th...

Novavax Gets a Sell Rating. It’s Got a Covid Vaccine Problem, Analyst Says.

Text size A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Nuvaxovid vaccine. Jeroen Jumelet/ANP/AFP via Getty Images Novavax stock was dropping Friday after receiving a Sell-equivalent rating — the first since...

FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid booster dose for kids ages 5 to 11 years old

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized a third shot of Pfizer‘s Covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 at least five months after their two-dose primary series. Dr. Peter Marks,...

Novavax confident Covid vaccine will receive FDA authorization in June after delays

Novavax is confident its Covid-19 vaccine will receive the endorsement of the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee early this summer, executives said this week. The FDA committee is...

NIH licenses key Covid vaccine technology to WHO so other countries can develop shots

President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. has licensed a key technology used in the current Covid-19 vaccines to the World Health Organization, which would allow manufacturers around the world to ...

U.S. will limit Covid vaccines to high-risk people this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more funding

The U.S. will have to limit the next generation of Covid vaccines this fall to individuals at the highest risk of getting seriously sick from the virus if Congress fails to approve funding to purchase...

Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Starbucks and more

Close-up of vertical sign with logos for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft. Smith Collection | Gado | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Lyft — Shares of Lyft ...

Uber, Brinker, Generac and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Uber (UBER) – Uber fell 1% in premarket trading after it reported a quarterly loss and revenue that beat estimates. Uber saw ride volumes incr...

Covid Moderna (MRNA) Q1 earnings 2022

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine awaits administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California on December 15, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Moderna sold $5.9 billion of its Covi...

Global Payments, Moderna, Activision Blizzard and more

Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, December 20, 2020. Paul Sancya | Pool | Reuters Check out the...

Activision Blizzard, Bilibili, Moody’s and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Activision Blizzard (ATVI) – Activision shares jumped 2.7% in premarket trading after Warren Buffett told the Berkshire annual meeting that ...

Medical professionals are skeptical on a fourth Covid vaccine dose

There hasn’t been enough research on how much protection a fourth dose can offer, medical professionals told CNBC. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Countries are beginning to offer a fourth dose o...

Cramer’s week ahead: Jam-packed earnings season continues

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that he expects a rough start to next week on the heels of a dismal end to April in the stock market. “I’m hoping that next week should be better. IR...

FDA panel to discuss Novavax Covid vaccine, Pfizer and Moderna kids shots

Medical syringes and Novavax logo displayed in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on December 2, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images The Food and Dru...

Moderna asks FDA to authorize Covid vaccine for kids under 6 years old

Moderna on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its Covid vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years old. The vaccine was about 51% effective against infection from the omic...

Novavax says vaccine targeting Covid and flu shows promising results in early data

Novavax on Wednesday said its vaccine targeting both Covid-19 and the flu triggered an immune response similar to its stand-alone shots against each virus, in an early indication that a combination va...

New Covid vaccine’s omicron results improve on current shots

A healthcare worker fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Giorgio Companies site in Blandon, PA where the CATE Mobile Vaccination Unit was onsite to administer Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines...

U.S. has until June to decide on new vaccines for this fall, FDA official says

A volunteer is injected with a vaccine as he participates in a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination study at the Research Centers of America, in Hollywood, Florida, September 24, 2020. Marco Bel...

Scientists divided on need for fourth shots after FDA authorization

Cathy Dozal gets her second booster shot against COVID-19 from Vocational nursing student, Patricia Lizardo, at Long Beach City College in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Brittany Murray | Me...

FDA says Covid vaccines may need to be updated to ensure high level of effectiveness against virus

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Va...

FDA authorizes fourth Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine doses for people age 50 and older

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized fourth Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine doses for everyone age 50 and older, amid uncertainty over whether an even more contagious version of omicron wi...

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel on second Covid vaccine booster shots

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told CNBC on Thursday the drugmaker wanted to provide U.S. regulators “flexibility” in determining eligibility for a fourth Covid vaccine dose. Moderna submitte...

Moderna vaccine for young kids up to 44% effective against omicron

With her husband Stephen by her side Erin Shih hugs her children Avery 6, and Aidan, 11, after they got their second Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Friday...

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GameStop, Tesla and more

Shoppers wait for a GameStop store to open on at the Tysons Corner Center, in Tysons, Virginia, November 27, 2020. Hannah McKay | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Fri...

FedEx, GameStop, Moderna and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: FedEx (FDX) – FedEx earned an adjusted $4.59 per share for its latest quarter, missing estimates by 5 cents, though the delivery service’...

Airlines, Coupa Software, GitLab and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Airlines (UAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV) – Delta rallied 3.7% in the premarket while United jumped 3.9% and So...

Vaccine maker stocks rise as China battles worst Covid outbreak since 2020

Health workers dressed in protective clothing give nucleic acid tests to men at a mass testing site to prevent COVID-19 on March 14, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images Shares of the m...

Anthony Fauci warns not to forget pandemic

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives for a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the on-going federal r...

Pfizer planning to submit data on 4th Covid shot soon, while working on vaccine for all variants

Pfizer plans to submit data to the Food and Drug Administration for a fourth Covid shot soon, and it’s working on a vaccine that protects against all coronavirus variants, CEO Albert Bourla told...