CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that August was a comeback month for stocks that had been battered by some of Wall Street’s most powerful bearish narratives. His comments came on the final trading day of August. Several of the S&P 500‘s biggest winners in August spent months under pressure from concerns ranging from artificial intelligence…
We’re selling 10 shares of Eli Lilly at roughly $1,269 each. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 80 shares of LLY, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to 2.6% from 2.9%. We’re locking in big gains in pharma giant Eli Lilly as shares jump to a fresh record high on Wednesday. Healthcare…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday earnings season has revealed investing themes he thinks will produce the market’s best buying opportunities. “I love themes. They help you craft a portfolio of stocks with the wind at their backs, not in their faces — the kind of stocks that you can confidently buy more of when they…
The Eli Lilly logo appears on the company’s office in San Diego, California, U.S., Nov. 21, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Eli Lilly‘s dealmaking spree just keeps…
Dr. Marty Makary resigned as FDA commissioner on Tuesday, ending a controversial tenure at the health agency. In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said Kyle Diamantas, who previously worked as the top food official at the FDA, will step in as acting commissioner. In earlier remarks to reporters, Trump called Makary a…
ILLUSTRATION of hantavirus testing concept with laboratory tubes containing cotton swabs and HANTAVIRUS labels photographed in front of a public domain hantavirus related microscopic image released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Paris, France, May 8, 2026. Joao Luiz Bulcao | Afp | Getty Images An outbreak of the hantavirus caused…
Rear Admiral Erica G. Schwartz. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, concluding a monthslong effort to choose a permanent leader of the embattled health agency. Schwartz, who will have to be confirmed by the…
The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new tariffs on branded drugs from pharmaceutical companies that have not struck deals with the president to lower their U.S. drug prices – a long-awaited move that will likely only affect a small portion of drugmakers. “We need to make sure that our drug supply is protected, secure and…
Investors are concerned about the fates of multiple experimental drugs for hard-to-treat diseases following a string of recent rejections from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA in the past year has denied or discouraged the applications of at least eight drugs, according to RTW Investments, including a gene therapy for Huntington’s disease from…
The logo for the Food and Drug Administration is seen ahead of a news conference at the Health and Human Services Headquarters in Washington, DC on April 22, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images A key U.S. Food and Drug Administration official who oversees vaccines and biotech treatments will step down from the…
