Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, Mounjaro in short supply through June, FDA says 

Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, Mounjaro in short supply through June, FDA says 

An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters Most doses of Eli Lilly‘s highly popular weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes counterpart Mounjaro will be in short supply through the second quarter of this year as demand jumps, according … Read more

Eli Lilly weight loss drug Zepbound effective in sleep apnea trials

Eli Lilly weight loss drug Zepbound effective in sleep apnea trials

An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eli Lilly on Wednesday said its highly popular weight loss drug Zepbound showed the potential to treat patients with the most common sleep-related breathing disorder in two late-stage clinical trials. The … Read more

Stocks give up gains, but busy earnings week is good news for investors

Stocks give up gains, but busy earnings week is good news for investors

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Markets wobbly: After a weak attempt … Read more

Eli Lilly’s top drug last year is softening. But it may not matter for the stock

Eli Lilly’s top drug last year is softening. But it may not matter for the stock

Sales of some Eli Lilly drugs — including its best-selling product last year — appear to be softening, according to Wall Street analysts. But that might not be enough to stop its stock from climbing higher. Prescription data for multiple Eli Lilly drugs — especially type-2 diabetes treatment Trulicity — points to weaker trends in … Read more

Weight loss, diabetes drugs not linked to suicidal thoughts: EU probe

Weight loss, diabetes drugs not linked to suicidal thoughts: EU probe

Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.  Hollie Adams | Reuters European Union drug regulators found no evidence that highly popular weight loss and diabetes drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic are linked to an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and self-injury, the regulator … Read more

stocks that declined Tuesday ‘have everything going for them’

stocks that declined Tuesday ‘have everything going for them’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer reviewed Tuesday’s market action, saying stocks that saw losses — like Nvidia and Eli Lilly — remain winners but had simply run too much. “The stocks that pulled back today have everything going for them, except that they’ve already run so much that they’ve become vulnerable,” he said. He underscored his belief … Read more

Drug similar to Ozempic slowed Parkinson’s disease in small trial

Drug similar to Ozempic slowed Parkinson’s disease in small trial

The coronal view of a human brain of a patient suffering from Parkinson’s disease Sherbrooke Connectivity Imaging Lab | Getty Images A highly popular class of drugs for diabetes and obesity is showing early potential to help patients with Parkinson’s disease, too.  An older diabetes treatment called lixisenatide helped slow the progression of motor disability … Read more

Weight loss, diabetes drug ad spending tops $1 billion

Weight loss, diabetes drug ad spending tops  billion

Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.  Hollie Adams | Reuters Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! Drugmakers spent big on advertisements for weight loss and diabetes treatments last year … Read more

These were our 4 best and 4 worst portfolio stocks in the first quarter

These were our 4 best and 4 worst portfolio stocks in the first quarter

It was a great first quarter of the year for stocks. The S & P 500 jumped 10.16% over the first three months and notched a series of all-time highs, including in Thursday’s session. It marked the index’s best first quarter in half a decade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq also had strong … Read more

Eli Lilly climbs on win for rival weight-loss drug, and we still feel good about Abbott Labs

Eli Lilly climbs on win for rival weight-loss drug, and we still feel good about Abbott Labs

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Markets: Stocks are finishing out March … Read more