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Biotechnology 2 January 2026 - 8 January 2026

Merck stock climbs on Wolfe upgrade as Cidara deal closes and Gardasil questions linger

Merck stock climbs on Wolfe upgrade as Cidara deal closes and Gardasil questions linger

Merck shares rose 1.5% to $110.20 after Wolfe Research upgraded the stock and set a $135 price target. Merck completed its $221.50-per-share tender offer for Cidara and flagged a $9 billion R&D charge for 2026. Investors watched fallout from a U.S. shift to a single-dose HPV vaccine recommendation ahead of Merck’s Feb. 3 results.
8 January 2026
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Immuneering (IMRX) stock jumps in premarket after 12-month pancreatic cancer survival update

Immuneering (IMRX) stock jumps in premarket after 12-month pancreatic cancer survival update

Immuneering shares surged 24% to $8.33 premarket after reporting 64% overall 12-month survival in a 34-patient Phase 2a pancreatic cancer trial. The company compared this to a 35% benchmark from standard chemotherapy. Median progression-free survival reached 8.5 months. Immuneering plans a larger data update and to start a Phase 3 trial in mid-2026.
8 January 2026
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Amgen stock jumps on UBS buy call as Dark Blue deal sharpens focus on pipeline

Amgen stock jumps on UBS buy call as Dark Blue deal sharpens focus on pipeline

Amgen shares rose 3.5% to $341.64 after UBS initiated coverage with a buy rating and a $380 target. The move follows FDA approval of Amneal’s biosimilar rivals to Amgen’s Prolia and Xgeva, which generated $5.3 billion in U.S. sales last year. Amgen also announced an $840 million deal to acquire Dark Blue Therapeutics, adding an early-stage leukemia drug. CEO Robert Bradway will present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 12.
8 January 2026
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Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) stock jumps as biotech gains; SEC filing flags insider sale

Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) stock jumps as biotech gains; SEC filing flags insider sale

Adaptive Biotechnologies shares climbed 6.5% to $17.15 by midday Wednesday, outpacing broader market gains. Biotech ETFs rose about 2.5%. A Form 4 showed Chief People Officer Francis Lo sold 3,125 shares on Jan. 2 under a prearranged 10b5-1 plan, after exercising options. The company is set to present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 12.
7 January 2026
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Structure Therapeutics stock climbs on $100 million Roche-Genentech patent deal; what investors watch next

Structure Therapeutics stock climbs on $100 million Roche-Genentech patent deal; what investors watch next

Structure Therapeutics shares rose 5.6% to $66.75 after an SEC filing revealed a $100 million upfront payment and low single-digit royalties from Roche and Genentech for a patent license covering oral GLP-1 drugs, including CT-996. The agreement does not affect Structure’s lead candidate, aleniglipron. Full contract details will be disclosed in the annual report.
7 January 2026
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Pfizer stock gains early as UBS starts coverage; Bayer mRNA lawsuit adds fresh risk

Pfizer stock gains early as UBS starts coverage; Bayer mRNA lawsuit adds fresh risk

Bayer’s Monsanto filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna in Delaware federal court, alleging misuse of mRNA technology patents. Pfizer shares rose 0.9% to $25.67 in early trading after UBS began coverage with a Neutral rating and a $25 price target. Investors are watching for Pfizer’s Q4 and full-year 2025 results on February 3.
7 January 2026
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Regencell Bioscience (RGC) stock jumps again: what to know behind the latest sharp swing

Regencell Bioscience (RGC) stock jumps again: what to know behind the latest sharp swing

Regencell Bioscience Holdings shares jumped 18.3% to $31.99 in midday Nasdaq trading Tuesday, after swinging between $26.60 and $34.40. No new company statements have been posted since its Oct. 31 annual report, which disclosed a DOJ trading probe and “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern. About 850,000 shares changed hands.
6 January 2026
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Wave Life Sciences stock jumps 17% as obesity gene-silencing race heats up

Wave Life Sciences stock jumps 17% as obesity gene-silencing race heats up

Wave Life Sciences shares surged 17.2% to $17.58 Tuesday on heavy volume, after new data from Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals showed weight loss benefits from RNAi obesity drugs. Wave is developing a similar therapy, WVE-007, targeting the same gene. The company recently raised $402.5 million in a public offering. Investors await further trial results expected in early 2026.
6 January 2026
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Cyclerion Therapeutics stock jumps in premarket after Medsteer deal — what CYCN investors watch next

Cyclerion Therapeutics stock jumps in premarket after Medsteer deal — what CYCN investors watch next

Cyclerion Therapeutics shares surged 46% to $2.01 premarket Tuesday after announcing an expanded exclusive collaboration with Medsteer for its CYC-126 depression program. The company aims to start a Phase 2 proof-of-concept study in late 2026, with initial data expected in 2027. Cyclerion flagged “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern and said it needs more funding.
6 January 2026
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Thermo Fisher Scientific stock jumps as Evercore lifts target, with earnings in focus

Thermo Fisher Scientific stock jumps as Evercore lifts target, with earnings in focus

Thermo Fisher Scientific shares climbed 2.4% to $606.63 after Evercore ISI raised its price target to $650 and reaffirmed an “outperform” rating. The stock traded between $590 and $608.29 on volume of 1.6 million shares. Peers Danaher, Agilent, and Illumina also advanced. Investors await Thermo Fisher’s fourth-quarter results on Jan. 29 and updates on its planned $9.4 billion Clario acquisition.
5 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • OSB Group PLC Executes Share Buyback, Cancels 1.02 Million Shares in June 2026
    June 8, 2026, 2:25 AM EDT. OSB Group PLC repurchased 1,017,466 ordinary shares from June 1-5, 2026, across multiple exchanges including London Stock Exchange and CBOE. The shares, each £0.01 nominal value, were bought through broker Jefferies International Limited under a share buyback programme announced in March 2026. Prices ranged from 496.60p to 518.50p per share. All repurchased shares will be cancelled, reducing issued shares to 342,826,551 with no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights now match this number. This move reflects continued shareholder return efforts amid evolving market conditions. The transaction disclosures comply with updated EU market abuse regulation (No 596/2024) as incorporated into UK law.

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Snap Drops 5%—Ad Recovery Eyed Next

Snap Drops 5%—Ad Recovery Eyed Next

8 June 2026
Snap closed Friday at $5.76, down 5.11% amid a broad tech selloff triggered by a strong jobs report and renewed rate-hike worries, but still ended the week up 0.9%. Investors now await U.S. inflation data and CEO Evan Spiegel’s June 16 AWE keynote on Specs, as Snap faces pressure from weak North American ad revenue, tough competition, and activist demands for cost cuts.
Navitas’ Nvidia-Led Rally Stalls, Eyes on AI Trade Next Week

Navitas’ Nvidia-Led Rally Stalls, Eyes on AI Trade Next Week

8 June 2026
Navitas plunged $5.61 to $25.08 Friday as a $1.3 trillion chip selloff erased Nvidia-driven gains, despite news it issued 3.28 million shares for merger earn-outs and showcased its GaNFast power board at Nvidia’s AI MGX event; investors now face risks from share dilution, sector volatility, and Navitas’s early-stage pivot to high-power AI markets amid ongoing operating losses.
NIO Stock Drops Even as Deliveries Jump, Focus Turns to June Numbers

NIO Stock Drops Even as Deliveries Jump, Focus Turns to June Numbers

8 June 2026
NIO’s U.S.-listed shares plunged 5.8% Friday, erasing a delivery-led rally, as investors focus on whether June sales can hit the company’s Q2 target after May deliveries rose 62.3% to 37,705. NIO needs 42,939–47,939 June deliveries to meet guidance, with risks from China’s saturated car market and recent price pressure.
HPE Stock Faces AI Rally Test With Monday In Focus

HPE Stock Faces AI Rally Test With Monday In Focus

8 June 2026
Hewlett Packard Enterprise plunged 8.36% Friday to $49.20, capping a three-day slide and erasing gains after a post-earnings surge, even as it raised its fiscal 2026 revenue growth outlook to 29%-33% and boosted non-GAAP EPS guidance, with analysts warning that rapid gains may have priced in too much hope too quickly.
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