GLP-1s tested for uses beyond weight loss, diabetes

GLP-1s tested for uses beyond weight loss, diabetes

Weight loss syringes of the brands “Wegovy”, “Ozempic” and “Mounjaro” are sold at In der Achat Apotheke in Mitte, Germany. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! The list of potential health benefits from … Read more

Lost in the rotation out of tech stocks is a bullish call on major banks

Lost in the rotation out of tech stocks is a bullish call on major banks

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. Market slides : The S & P 500 gave back earlier gains and fell throughout Tuesday afternoon, led lower by the mega-cap tech stocks. Ahead of the … Read more

Eisai Biogen Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi shows benefits over three years

Eisai Biogen Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi shows benefits over three years

The newly FDA approved Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi is prepared at Abington Neurological Associates in Abington, PA., on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.  Hannah Yoon | The Washington Post | Getty Images The breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi slowed disease progression in patients over three years, demonstrating the need for them to stay on the treatment long term, … Read more

Novo Nordisk GLP-1 liraglutide may slow Alzheimer’s progression

Novo Nordisk GLP-1 liraglutide may slow Alzheimer’s progression

A box of the drug Victoza, made by Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical, sits on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020. George Frey | Reuters An older, once-daily drug for diabetes and obesity from Novo Nordisk called liraglutide may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by protecting patients’ brains, according to data … Read more

Neuralink rival Synchron offers thought control with Apple Vision Pro

Neuralink rival Synchron offers thought control with Apple Vision Pro

Mark uses the Vision Pro with his BCI Courtesy of Synchron Neurotech startup Synchron on Tuesday announced it has connected its brain implant to Apple‘s Vision Pro headset. It’s now possible for patients with limited physical mobility to control the device using only their thoughts.  Synchron is building a brain-computer interface, or a BCI, designed … Read more

Pfizer (PFE) earnings Q2 2024

Pfizer (PFE) earnings Q2 2024

Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer on Thursday reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that blew past expectations and raised its full-year outlook, benefiting from its broad cost-cutting program, better-than-expected sales of its Covid antiviral pill Paxlovid and strong non-Covid product sales. Pfizer now expects to book adjusted earnings of $2.45 to $2.65 per … Read more

Merck (MRK) earnings Q2 2024

Merck (MRK) earnings Q2 2024

The exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey, on Feb. 5, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Merck on Tuesday reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations as it saw strong sales from its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda as well as other treatments in its oncology … Read more

We’re encouraged by Abbott stock trading but discouraged by moves in Honeywell

We’re encouraged by Abbott stock trading but discouraged by moves in Honeywell

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. Market moves: The S & P 500 was on track for small gains following a solid rally last Friday. There’s still some market rotation happening, but … Read more

How to play Abbott stock after a nearly $500 million baby formula verdict

How to play Abbott stock after a nearly 0 million baby formula verdict

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. Wall Street was lower after Friday’s rebound in a wild week that featured rotations in and out of tech. It’s a busy week ahead with a Fed meeting, 14 earnings … Read more

trimming 2 stocks and buying 2 others that have lagged

trimming 2 stocks and buying 2 others that have lagged

We’re making four trades Monday morning. Shortly after the opening bell, we will be selling 100 shares of Danaher at roughly $274.13. Following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 475 shares of Danaher, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to 4% from 4.84%. In addition, we will be selling 20 shares of Salesforce at … Read more