Healthcare
Agenus Stock Up On US$1.56 Bn Licensing Deal
May 19, 2021 07:32 PM PDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe stock of Agenus Inc (NYSE: AGEN) was up 5% at the market close on Wednesday, a day after it sealed a US$1.36 billion licensing deal with Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY). Agenus, a biotechnology pharmaceuticals company, will receive U.....
Why CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) Is On Investors’ Radar This Week?
May 19, 2021 11:46 AM PDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The stock of CVS Health hit a 52-week high of US$89.64 on Tuesday. Shawn Guertin to replace Eva Boratto to become the company’s new finance chief. CVS Health also reaffirmed its recently upgraded outlook for full-year 2021 earnin.....
Will Women’s Health Be A Priority In NZ’s Budget 2021? 5-Related NZX Stocks- TRU, OCA, TAH, FPH, and GXH
May 17, 2021 10:37 PM PDT| By SonalWith the New Zealand Government due to announce the budget in 2 days, all eyes are set on the areas where investments will be made, and the extent to which, it will fulfil the hopes of Kiwis. In the pre-budget speech on May 4, Finance Minister Grant...
Clover Health & Onconova Therapeutics: Two Rising Healthcare Stocks
May 17, 2021 11:13 AM PDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Clover Health posted record revenue growth of US$200.3 million in Q1 of 2021. The stock of Onconova jumped 13.82% from its previous close to US$0.5987 at 11:50 am ET on May 17, ahead of its quarterly earnings report. Technology-based h.....
BioNTech Stock Jumps 10% After Strong Earnings Report
May 10, 2021 05:18 PM PDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary German biotechnology firm BioNTech’s revenues rose to €2.05 billion (US$2.49 billion) in the first quarter of 2021, compared to €27.7 million in the year-ago period. The stock gained more than 310% in the past 12 months,.....
Why These Three Penny Health Stocks Skyrocket Today?
May 04, 2021 12:20 PM PDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Cocrystal stock (NASDAQ: COCP) jumped over 147% to US$3.07 at 12:21 pm ET on Tuesday, May 4. BioLineRx stock (NASDAQ:BLRX) soared over 68% to US$5.35 at 1:20 pm ET. Precipio stock (NASDAQ:PRPO) surged 15.52% to US$5.7181 at 2:47 pm ET......
Will These Three Healthcare Stocks Double In 2021?
May 03, 2021 12:35 PM PDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe pandemic has triggered a flurry of activities in the pharmaceutical sector as companies rush to develop drugs to combat the virus. Following the early stage of drug development, companies are coming up with new medicines that are proving effect.....
Five Healthcare Stocks That May Benefit From Biden’s Drug Policy
April 28, 2021 10:19 AM PDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary President Biden’s new drug policy gets huge support from lawmakers, cutting across political lines. The policy allows the export of essential medicines and raw materials to friendly countries. US drugmakers are expected to receiv.....
Crypto Kings: Extraordinary Tale of Coinbase Founders Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam
April 15, 2021 02:18 AM PDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: DSkorynko, Shutterstock Summary Although Coinbase made a smashing debuted on NASDAQ, opening 4% higher than the reference price, the Company had humble beginnings. Co-founders Fred Ehrsam and Brian Armstrong met on Reddit and built the...
CDC, FDA Recommend Halting Johnson & Johnson’s One-Shot COVID Vaccine
April 14, 2021 03:32 AM PDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: solarseven, Shutterstock Shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) fell 1.34 percent on Tuesday after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended pausing the compan...
2 COVID Vaccine Stocks to Watch In 2021
April 09, 2021 04:52 PM PDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource:solarseven, Shutterstock Summary Moderna anticipates US$18.4 billion in sales from its COVID-19 vaccines in 2021. Pfizer forecasts COVID-19 vaccine revenue in 2021 to hit US$15 billion. Moderna’s stock skyrocketed over 430 percen...
Will 2021 add more glow to these healthcare stocks?
February 08, 2021 08:22 AM PST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: PHOTOBUAY, Shutterstock Healthcare stocks have emerged as winners during the coronavirus pandemic, next to technology stocks. The healthcare sector got a boost especially because of biotech companies which received massive attention bec...
How are these large-cap healthcare stocks placed for 2021?
February 08, 2021 12:48 AM PST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource:janews, Shutterstock Summary Market participants are closely watching the healthcare sector as they gear up for the year of hope of revival 2021. Neuroscience pioneer Biogen announced a new virtual research study, in collaboration with...
UK First Nation To Approve Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Roll Out ‘Next Week'
December 01, 2020 11:53 PM PST| By Team Kalkine MediaIn a major development, the United Kingdom on Wednesday became the first nation to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination for public use. The COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate will be rolled out from next week, informed UK health secretary Matt Hancoc...
GE Healthcare in partnership with GenesisCare to deliver improved Cancer and Cardiovascular treatments
November 09, 2020 08:33 PM PST| By Hina ChowdharyGE Healthcare is the healthcare division of the American multinational conglomerate, General Electric (NYSE: GE). The division alone is valued at US$16.7 billion and provides medical technology and related digital solutions on a global scale. .....
Gains in Stock Prices of Global Healthcare Players: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Novavax & INOVIO
July 03, 2020 12:30 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaCOVID-19 has had spill-over effects on the share markets across the globe. Black swan events like COVID-19 pandemic, terrorist attacks and other epidemics, cause shock, fear and panic among investors and the outcome is panic-selling of the sha.....
COVID-19 Vaccine Development: Where Do We Stand?
July 01, 2020 08:39 PM AEST| By Kunal SawhneyCOVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 10.2 million lives including 506,864 deaths reported to the World Health Organization on 01 July 2020, (as of 8:18 AM CEST). As per the information provided by the WHO, a total of 149 vaccines are being tes.....
Healthcare Sector Defying the Norms: COVID-19 Vaccines Under Development and Related Stocks
June 23, 2020 08:15 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaCOVID-19 threat still looms with countries struggling to eliminate the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. While most geographies are grappling with the first wave of virus, the ones who did become COVID-19-free are now facing the second wave. Globally,.....