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Kubra Cavus | Istock | Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare, kicking off a controversial process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans.  President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in a

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 Friday’s key moments. 1. Wall Street saw some volatility Friday around Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s morning speech from the central bank conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Powell said inflation is still “too

In this article NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A selection of injector pens for the Wegovy weight loss drug are shown in this photo illustration in Chicago, Illinois, March 31, 2023. Jim Vondruska | Reuters Wegovy, the popular weight loss drug from Novo Nordisk, significantly reduced symptoms of a common type of heart

Ten milligram tablets of the hyperactivity drug, Adderall, made by Shire Plc. Jb Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s been 10 months since the Food and Drug Administration first announced a nationwide shortage of Adderall — one of the most widely used medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — and the supply strain could

Our portfolio experienced a flurry of adjustments in a week dominated by Nvidia’s (NVDA) quarterly results Wednesday evening and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole address Friday. Here’s a day-by-day look at the trades and price-target changes, and what motivated each decision. Monday Monday proved to be a harbinger for the rest of the

A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available to the public in mid-September, an agency official told reporters Thursday.  That amounts to the

In this article PFE NVAX MRNA BNTX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Covid vaccine makers’ shares rose Monday as new variants of the virus emerge in the U.S. ahead of the rollout of updated shots this fall. Shares of Novavax jumped more than 13%. Moderna‘s stock rose

Juul Labs signage is seen in the window of a store in San Francisco, June 25, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Juul Labs said Wednesday it’s planning to cut about 30% of its workforce as it looks to cut costs and boost profits. The layoffs will affect about 250 people, reducing

In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images CVS Health is partnering with drugmaker Sandoz to produce a near identical version of the blockbuster arthritis treatment Humira that will sell for 80% below the price of the brand-named drug. The move is part of the company’s

In this article NVAX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of a Novavax logo in this illustration taken Oct. 30, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Novavax jumped more than 13% on Tuesday after the

Fisherman Haruo Ono’s fishing boats are pictured at Tsurushihama Fishing Port, Shinchi-machi of Fukushima Prefecture, some 60 kms north of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on August 21, 2023. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan is expected to start releasing a huge amount of treated radioactive water from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear

In this article GLENMARK-IN TEVA TEVA-IL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boxes of tablets produced by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $225 million in criminal fines over five years and divest its version of a generic cholesterol drug to resolve charges related to

In this article PFE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a vaccine from Pfizer that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus, the leading cause of hospitalization among babies in the U.S. Pfizer’s RSV shot is already approved and available in

A container holding boxes of Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Alamo Women’s Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 20, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A federal appeals court on Wednesday imposed restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, though the ruling will not have an immediate impact on the

In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Source: Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California is teaming up with Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Company and Amazon Pharmacy — turning away from traditional drug store chains and ditching in part health giant CVS — in a move to save on drug

In this article CVS AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A woman walks past a CVS Pharmacy in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Shares of CVS Health plunged 9% on Thursday after Blue Shield of California said it will drop the company’s pharmacy benefit management services

Since the CNBC Investing Club’s July Monthly Meeting, the stock market has seesawed up and then down on a slew of quarterly earnings results and inflation data. That’s left Wall Street struggling this month. Here’s a look at the best performers from the Club’s 36 holdings from the market close after the July 12 meeting

Here’s a rapid-fire update on all 36 stocks in Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. Jim ran through each stock during our August Monthly Meeting on Thursday. Apple (AAPL) : Apple didn’t have a perfect fiscal third quarter at the start of the month, but it didn’t need be

In this article NVAX MRNA PFE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A pharmacist prepares to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center in Chicago, Illinois, Sept. 9, 2022. Scott Olson | Getty Images New Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and

A box of the diabetes drug Ozempic rests on a pharmacy counter in Los Angeles, April 17, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images Blockbuster weight-loss drugs are priced significantly higher in the U.S. than in other large, high-income countries, according to a new analysis released Thursday.  The report from KFF, a health policy organization, comes