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Crispr Therapeutics: FDA Filing on Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Is Almost Done
An approval filing for a breakthrough treatment of sickle cell disease should be done by March, Crispr Therapeutics said, highlighting the company’s lead in a competitive area of medical research and ...
ChatGPT Has Sparked an AI Craze. How to Build a Long-Term AI Portfolio.
Artificial intelligence has sparked new competition in internet search—for the first time in decades. Here’s how to build an AI portfolio. Feb. 10, 2023 6:06 pm ET It has been more than 70 years...
CureVac Stock Just Got Upgraded. It’s Now a Competitor in mRNA Vaccines.
CureVac is ready to compete in the big leagues with its vaccines, according to a UBS analyst who says the soaring stock has more room to rise. UBS analyst Eliana Merle upgraded the shares (ticker: CVA...
Virgin Galactic Shakes Up Management. The Stock Soars.
Space tourism startup Virgin Galactic has made changes at the top as it prepares to launch commercial space flight service later this year. The stock is taking off, but the management move probably is...
Are high car prices the new normal? If you’re waiting to buy a car, stand firm, experts say—it may pay off.
The roller coaster economic ride that began with the emergence of COVID-19 in early 2020 has reshaped how car buying works. Will it ever get back to what we might call “normal?” Brian Finkelmeyer, sen...
JPMorgan says it was duped by founder who made up 4 million customers
JPMorgan Chase has alleged in a lawsuit that it was duped by a start-up founder who made up 4 million customers for an app designed to help students through the college financial aid process. In a law...
AbbVie cuts earnings forecast due to milestone payments
AbbVie Inc. executives lowered their outlook for the quarter and year in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday, which cited research and development expenses and milestone p...
Leased electric vehicles now qualify for $7,500 tax break that kicks in Jan. 1
The U.S. Treasury Department will now allow electric vehicles that are leased to qualify starting Jan. 1 for up to $7,500 in clean vehicle tax credits. The law allows for a conditional $4,000 tax cred...
Generac stock leads S&P 500 gainers after Janney says buy, citing ‘free option’ on clean energy
Shares of Generac Holdings Inc. surged Wednesday, after Janney analyst Sean Milligan said the sharp selloff this year has provided investors an opportunity to buy into an established brand with a domi...
Netflix Stock Has Lost Almost Half Its Value. Why It Could Make a 2023 Comeback.
Netflix has had a tough run this year. But a number of Wall Street analysts are confident for a recovery in 2023, piling up bullish ratings on the stock. On Friday, Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall u...
Binance launched a proof-of-reserves system for bitcoin holdings. What are proof of reserves?
Crypto exchange Binance launched a new website that explains its proof of reserves system. But why did the company do it and what does it mean? Here’s a breakdown of why the term has been making its r...
Opinion: This record number in Nvidia earnings is a scary sight
Nvidia Corp.’s financial results had a bit of a surprise for investors, and not on the good side — product inventories doubled to a record high as the chip company gears up for a questionable holiday ...
Disney overtook Netflix as the streaming leader, and is expected to widen the lead
Walt Disney Co. displaced Netflix Inc. as king of the video-streaming market, and it is expected to widen the gap. Disney DIS, +0.33% seized the mantle three months ago as its potent content troika of...
Tesla Stock Falls. It’s All About China.
Electric vehicle maker Tesla cut prices in China, the largest market for new cars and electric vehicles on the planet. Investors are nervous. Tesla Chinese website on Sunday showed lower prices to buy...
Tesla Cuts Prices In China. Bears Are Likely to See Demand Problems.
Electric-vehicle maker Tesla looks to be cutting prices in China, the largest market for new cars and new electric vehicles on the planet. Trading Monday will give investors some idea of how the marke...
Moderna Stock Takes Off on Cancer Vaccine News
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...
Verizon’s ‘attractive’ dividend and growth potential earn stock an upgrade
Verizon Communications Inc. shares are fresh off their worst quarterly performance in two decades, but one analyst thinks the name deserves a fresh look. Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan upgraded Ver...
Former Apple Car Executive’s Battery Startup Plans $1.6 Billion Factory in Michigan
Our Next Energy Inc., an electric-car battery startup involving several former leaders of Apple secretive car project, is planning to invest $1.6 billion into a factory in Michigan to make enough batt...
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...
Apple’s stock surges again after Goldman says to buy, citing nearly 30% upside potential
Shares of Apple Inc. surged toward a third straight gain Monday after Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng urged investors to buy, as a growing installed base of users, which encourages repeat purchases, ...