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Implied Volatility Surging for BioMarin Stock Options

Investors need to pay close attention to BMRN stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

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Incyte Gears Up to Report Q1 Earnings: Here's What You Should Know

INCY is likely to beat Q1 earnings estimates, primarily driven by increased U.S. sales and royalties from Novartis on ex-U.S. sales of its lead drug, Jakafi.

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Nalak Das

5 Stocks With Recent Price Strength Amid Tariff-Led Volatility

Investors target stocks that are witnessing a bullish run. Some of the stocks seeing price strength are HRTG, MRX, KINS, ANIP, HCI.

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Regeneron to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?

Investors' focus is likely to be on the performance of Dupixent and the uptake of Eylea HD when REGN reports first-quarter results on April 29.

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Ahan Chakraborty

Will These 5 Large Drug Maker Stocks Surpass Q1 Earnings Forecast?

Let's look at five big pharma companies, GILD, BMY, MRK, ABBV and SNY slated to release their first-quarter 2025 results this week.

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Novartis to Report Q1 Earnings: Will Key Drugs Maintain Momentum?

NVS' first-quarter performance has likely benefited from strong growth in Kisqali, Kesimpta, Pluvicto, Leqvio, Scemblix and Fabhalta.

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LLY Stock Up as Oral GLP-1 Pill Meets Goals in First Phase III Study

Eli Lilly's stock surges as its investigational oral GLP-1 pill, orforglipron, achieves the primary and key secondary goals in the first late-stage study for adults with T2D.

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Ekta Bagri

Should You Buy, Hold, or Sell BMY Stock Ahead of Q1 Earnings?

Bristol Myers is looking to turn its business around, banking on the strong uptake of new drugs. However, the 2025 outlook is not bright and we recommend investors to wait and watch for now.

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Ekta Bagri

Should You Buy, Hold, or Sell GILD Stock Ahead of Q1 Earnings?

Gilead Sciences' leading HIV business might face a slowdown in 2025, even though a potential approval of lenacapavir would be a significant boost. We recommend investors to wait and watch for now.

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Ansuiya Mohta

Top Beauty and Cosmetics Stocks to Boost Your Portfolio

Leading beauty and cosmetics stocks like EL, COTY and ULTA are thriving on innovation, technological advancements and sustainability.

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GSK's Pentavalent Meningococcal Jab Recommended for Use by ACIP

The U.S. CDC's Advisory Committee recommends the use of GSK's pentavalent Penmenvy vaccine as part of the adolescent meningococcal vaccination schedule.

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Ekta Bagri

Biotech Stock Roundup: BMY Down on Study Failure, VERV Up on Study Data & More News

BMY and VERV are in the spotlight this week following the failure of a late-stage study and positive cholesterol study data, respectively.

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Ekta Bagri

Gilead vs Bristol Myers: Which Biotech Bigwig is a Better Bet Now?

At current levels, we believe GILD scores above BMY, buoyed by solid fundamentals, potential approval of lenacapavir for HIV prevention, and recent positive estimate revisions.

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MURA Soars as it Explores Strategic Options Post Cancer Study Failures

Mural Oncology stock skyrockets after it begins exploring strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value after the failure of two cancer studies for nemvaleukin alfa.

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DTIL Gets FDA's Fast Track Tag for Hepatitis B Gene Therapy, Stock Up

Precision BioSciences stock soars 24% as the FDA grants the Fast Track designation to its PBGENE-HBV gene therapy for potentially curing chronic hepatitis B.

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VERV Stock Soars on Superior Efficacy in Phase I Cholesterol Study

Verve Therapeutics stock rises on demonstrating superior LDL-C lowering ability in a phase Ib study of VERVE-102 in patients with HeFH and/or CAD.

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Ahan Chakraborty

NVO, LLY, GPCR & VKTX Stocks Gain Following PFE's Obesity Study Setback

Shares of Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Structure Therapeutics and Viking Therapeutics gain as PFE abandons development of its obesity candidate, danuglipron, due to safety issues.

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BMY Down on Heart Drug Camzyos Failure in Late-Stage Study

Bristol Myers phase III study evaluating Camzyos for the treatment of adult patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy fails to meet its dual-primary endpoints.

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Bayer Obtains Full FDA Approval for Oncology Drug Vitrakvi

The FDA converts its accelerated approval to full approval for BAYRY's oncology drug, Vitrakvi, on positive data from confirmatory studies.

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NVS Plans to Invest $23B in US Manufacturing Sites Amid Tariff Threat

Novartis plans to expand its current manufacturing, research and technology presence in the United States following Trump's announcement of tariffs on pharmaceutical imports.

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KROS Initiates Exploring Strategic Alternatives, Stock Gains 18.5%

The stock rallies 18.5% after Keros initiates a strategic review process exploring alternatives, including a potential sale of the business.

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PHIO Stock Soars as Safety Panel Clears Skin Cancer Drug for Next Dose

Phio Pharmaceuticals stock rallies as safety committee gives green light to advance skin cancer candidate to next dose concentration in phase I study.

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ANIX Gets New Patent for Breast Cancer Vaccine Technology, Stock Up

Anixa Biosciences stock jumps 13% on new patent grant for its breast cancer vaccine technology in the United States.

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Ekta Bagri

Pharma Stocks Rebound as Trump Announces a 90-Day Pause on Tariffs

The news of a likely import tariff hurt the share price of pharma giants like Novo Nordisk (NVO), Eli Lilly (LLY) and AstraZeneca (AZN), but Trump's announcement of a pause on reciprocal tariffs offsets the losses.

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