Merck (MRK) earnings Q1 2024

Exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters on February 05, 2024 in Rahway, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Merck on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations as it posted strong sales of its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and vaccine products. The pharmaceutical giant also raised and narrowed its … Read more

Moderna halts Kenya vaccine plant plans as Covid shot demand plunges

A nurse prepares a dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at Oltepesi Dispensary in Kajiado, Kenya, on September 9, 2021. Patrick Meinhardt | AFP | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday said it has paused plans to build a vaccine-manufacturing site in Kenya after a steep drop in demand for its Covid vaccines. The biotech company said … Read more

Moderna moves three vaccines into final stage trials

Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna has more to offer beyond its Covid vaccine. The biotech company Wednesday announced positive clinical trial data on three experimental vaccines against other viruses. The company is moving those shots to final stage studies, it said. The update brings Moderna a step closer to having multiple products … Read more

Moderna says new Covid vaccine showed positive late-stage data

A nurse fills a syringe with Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Fred Tanneau | Afp | Getty Images Moderna on Tuesday said a new version of its Covid vaccine triggered a stronger immune response against the virus than its current shot in a late-stage trial.  The results come as Moderna competes with rival Pfizer for more share … Read more

Pfizer RSV vaccine protects older adults over two seasons

Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images Pfizer‘s vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus maintained protection for older adults across two full seasons of the disease in an ongoing late-stage clinical trial, the company announced Thursday. The shot’s efficacy declined compared with the levels of protection after one RSV season, but the new … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday, February 22

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. A magnificent boost The stock market is welcoming a jolt from Nvidia on Thursday morning. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are primed to pop after the company reported another strong quarter, sending its shares more than 10% higher in … Read more

Jim Cramer on Boeing, Etsy, Moderna, Rivian, Royal Caribbean, Southwest

Boeing : The aircraft maker changed leadership of its embattled 737 Max program. “Doesn’t matter. Boeing, the leadership from the top is the only leadership government cares about,” Jim Cramer said Thursday. Dow stock Boeing was down slightly. Etsy : Shares of the online marketplace for handmade goods dropped 8% on an earnings miss and … Read more

Stock market today: Live updates

Manufacturing PMI exceeds economists’ expectations A purchasing managers index focused on the manufacturing industry came in higher than economists expected on Thursday. S&P Global’s flash U.S. manufacturing PMI climbed to 51.5 in February — a 17-month high from 50.7 the prior month. Economists polled by Dow Jones had anticipated the index would come in at … Read more

Moderna (MRNA) earnings Q4 2023

Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday posted a surprise quarterly profit, in part boosted by deferred revenue, even as the company saw slumping sales from its Covid vaccine, its only marketable product.  The results cap a rocky year for the biotech company and other Covid vaccine makers, which all saw revenue plunge … Read more

GSK posts blowout RSV vaccine sales, raises outlook

Company logo of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is seen at their Stevenage facility, Britain October 26, 2020.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday lifted its long-term outlook following the smash-hit launch of its new RSV vaccine. The shot targeting the severe and in some cases life-threatening virus booked around £1.2 billion, or $1.5 billion, in … Read more