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Stocks Settle Higher on Tech Stock Strength and Lower Bond Yields

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed up +0.61%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.49%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.72%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.57%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Stocks Climb on Strength in the Magnificent Seven Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.28%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.22%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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What You Need To Know Ahead of Merck's Earnings Release

Merck is set to announce its second-quarter results later this month, and analysts anticipate double-digit earnings dip.

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Stocks See Support as Investors Await Tariff News

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.66%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.83%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.56%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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RFK Jr. Overhauls CDC Vaccine Panel, Sparking Expert Backlash, Boycott From Top Medical Group

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s newly reconstituted vaccine advisory panel is facing criticism from medical experts and former federal officials after its first meeting strayed sharply from established scientific review norms.

Benzinga

First meeting of new CDC vaccine panel reveals policy chaos sown by RFK Jr

Health secretary unilaterally appointed ACIP’s eight new members, several of whom are critical of immunizations

The Guardian - US

Merck exec says Chernobyl changed the course of her life after her father begged her to leave nuclear physics on his deathbed

Gen Z grads are slamming degrees as worthless—but Fortune 500 boss, Doina Ionescu, says her MBA was the best investment because ‘it has fundamentally changed me as a person’.

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Could the answers to cancer lie in space? Why off-Earth research is heating up

The space environment is not kind to human bodies. The final frontier may therefore be the perfect place to study cancer — and someday even treat it.

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Meet the vaccines skeptics that are now part of RFK Jr.’s vaccine approval committee

The Health and Human Services leader made shock waves when he dismissed all 17 former members on Monday

The Independent UK

Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Outperforms as Big Tech Rallies

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower for a second day as Amgen and Merck fell.

Kiplinger

Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Merck Stock?

While Merck has trailed the broader market over the past year, analysts still see a reasonably promising path ahead for the pharma heavyweight.

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US drug firm Merck says existing Trump tariffs will cost it $200m this year

Company’s forecast does not account for threatened ‘major’ tariff that could also be levied on pharmaceutical imports

The Guardian - UK

Option Volatility And Earnings Report For April 22-24

Earnings season heats up this week with all eyes on Tesla and Alphabet. Other big names reporting this week include Intel, Verizon, Nemont Mining, Boeing, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Proctor & Gamble and Merck.

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Streak Analysis Alert: Why Merck (MRK) Should Be on Your Radar This Week

Blue chips like MRK stock generally represent a 50/50 wager for any given week. However, certain conditions strongly tilt the odds toward one side of the spectrum.

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The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people. Among workers dismissed in early April were several teams responsible for fulfilling requests for access to previously unreleased…

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What to Expect From Merck & Co.'s Next Quarterly Earnings Report

Merck & Co. will release its first-quarter earnings later this month, and analysts anticipate a single-digit bottom-line growth.

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Analysts at Trump ally Howard Lutnick’s former firm call RFK Jr. ‘an anti-vax, conspiracy theorist with inadequate training’

RFK Jr. was reportedly behind the ouster of FDA’s top vaccine official and said last week that around 10,000 employees will be laid off at the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Merck Stock Just Reminded Us Why ‘Buy the Dip’ Is Not That Simple

This healthcare company is down more than 30% over the past 52 weeks but still may not be a good buy for value investors.

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Is Merck Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?

Despite Merck’s recent underperformance relative to the S&P 500 Index, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

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Wall Street Predict 92% Upside for This Dividend Stock: Should You Buy It Now?

While there are short-term headwinds, Merck has a bright future ahead.

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Merck: 4 No-Brainer Reasons to Buy This Dip

Merck & Co. stock was pummeled by 10% after its earnings release on soft forecasts, but the overreaction by the market may present a buying opportunity.

Fortune

Apple, Coca-Cola, IBM, Berkshire Hathaway: These companies are facing a DEI shareholder showdown in 2025

A fresh crop of shareholder proposals that would have once been unremarkable are now a closely watched battlefront in the war against corporate diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Fortune

Personalized vaccine offers hope for patients with late-stage kidney cancer, clinical trial shows

Researchers, in a sense, manipulated each patient’s cancer in an attempt to prevent it from coming back.

Fortune

The faulty forecasts of pharma firm investors: Misguided cynics miss the promising prognosis for drugmakers Pfizer and Merck

Pfizer and Merck, ostensibly beleaguered drugmakers, have seen their shares battered despite reporting strong earnings.

Kiplinger

Stock Market Today: Earnings Speak Louder Than Tariffs

Recent market reaction to Trump administration policy announcements has been "entirely normal."

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