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Pfizer stock slips on ex-dividend day — what to watch ahead of Feb. 3 earnings

Pfizer stock slips on ex-dividend day — what to watch ahead of Feb. 3 earnings

Pfizer shares dropped roughly 1.9% to $25.62 Friday afternoon, underperforming the health-care sector as the stock went ex-dividend. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund dipped about 0.5%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust inched up around 0.1%. Merck slipped about 1%, and Moderna tumbled over 7%. Trading volume for Pfizer hit roughly 24.8 million shares.
Dow Jones rebounds after Tuesday’s 870-point hit as Trump cools Greenland talk

Dow Jones rebounds after Tuesday’s 870-point hit as Trump cools Greenland talk

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose in early trade on Wednesday, clawing back some ground a day after a sharp selloff, after President Donald Trump said he would not use force to acquire Greenland. At 9:38 a.m. ET, the Dow was up 203.56 points, or 0.42%, at 48,692.15. “That’s a sigh of relief,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth.
Merck stock barely budges after five-year Moderna vaccine data keeps Keytruda trade in play

Merck stock barely budges after five-year Moderna vaccine data keeps Keytruda trade in play

Merck & Co shares held steady on Tuesday following news that the company's personalized cancer vaccine, developed with Moderna, continued to lower the risk of melanoma recurrence and death when used alongside Keytruda. By 2:02 p.m. EST, Merck was down just 0.01% at $108.82, with the stock fluctuating between $107.06 and $109.11.
Healthcare stocks slide into long weekend as XLV drops; J&J earnings loom

Healthcare stocks slide into long weekend as XLV drops; J&J earnings loom

U.S. healthcare stocks wrapped up the week as the S&P 500’s weakest sector, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund slipping 0.8% on Friday to $155.74. Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial, noted that “most investors will take that as a win,” given the market hovered near record highs despite a volatile week.
Dow Jones Today: Dow slips as options expiry hits and investors weigh bank earnings

Dow Jones Today: Dow slips as options expiry hits and investors weigh bank earnings

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped in early Friday trading, erasing a modest gain from the open as declines in healthcare and consumer sectors weighed on the index. Around 10 a.m. ET, the Dow was down 70.37 points, or 0.14%, at 49,372.07. The S&P 500 edged up 0.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.26%. Among the Dow's biggest losers were Salesforce, Merck, and UnitedHealth, with Nvidia bucking the trend and moving higher.
Merck stock in focus as MRK lifts $70 billion mid-2030s target and points past Keytruda

Merck stock in focus as MRK lifts $70 billion mid-2030s target and points past Keytruda

Merck & Co boosted its long-term revenue forecast for several new products and pipeline candidates, projecting $70 billion from these “new growth drivers” by the mid-2030s. The company raised its cardiometabolic and respiratory sales outlook to around $20 billion, up from $15 billion, while its infectious-disease forecast jumped to about $15 billion from $5 billion. Merck shares slipped 1.2% to close at $109.19 on Monday. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson climbed 2.6%, Eli Lilly added 1.6%, and Pfizer dropped 0.8%.
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