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Pharmaceutical Industry News 24 December 2025 - 6 January 2026

Travere Therapeutics TVTX stock slides 5% as FDA decision on Filspari nears

Travere Therapeutics TVTX stock slides 5% as FDA decision on Filspari nears

Travere Therapeutics shares dropped 5.3% to $36.09 Tuesday ahead of the FDA’s Jan. 13 decision on expanding kidney drug Filspari’s label. Options trading surged, with heavy put activity at the $35 strike. Chief Medical Officer Jula Inrig disclosed a planned sale of 15,000 shares to cover taxes. CEO Eric Dube will present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 12.
6 January 2026
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JNJ stock slips as talc lawsuits return to the spotlight ahead of earnings

JNJ stock slips as talc lawsuits return to the spotlight ahead of earnings

Johnson & Johnson shares dropped 2.2% to $202.86 Monday, underperforming a rising market as investors rotated out of healthcare stocks. The move comes ahead of key events including the Jan. 9 U.S. jobs report and J&J’s Jan. 21 earnings call. More than 67,000 talc lawsuits remain unresolved, with a special master set to review expert evidence in New Jersey federal court.
5 January 2026
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Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM) stock jumps after FDA sets April 30 decision for Alzheimer’s agitation drug

Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM) stock jumps after FDA sets April 30 decision for Alzheimer’s agitation drug

Axsome Therapeutics shares surged 23% to $182.64 after the FDA accepted its supplemental application for AXS-05 in Alzheimer’s agitation and granted priority review. The stock traded on heavy volume, swinging between $148.79 and $184.40. Axsome also said its AXS-12 narcolepsy drug remains on track for a January 2026 filing. Markets will reopen Friday after the New Year’s Day holiday.
1 January 2026
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Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) stock sinks after FDA rebuff; relacorilant outlook resets

Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) stock sinks after FDA rebuff; relacorilant outlook resets

Corcept shares closed down 50.4% at $34.80 after the FDA declined to approve relacorilant for Cushing’s-related hypertension, citing insufficient evidence. Truist cut its price target to $50 and Wolfe downgraded the stock to Underperform with a $30 target. The FDA set a July 11, 2026 decision date for relacorilant in ovarian cancer. U.S. markets are closed Thursday for New Year’s Day.
1 January 2026
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Corcept stock plunges 50% after FDA rejects relacorilant in Cushing’s-related hypertension

Corcept stock plunges 50% after FDA rejects relacorilant in Cushing’s-related hypertension

Corcept shares plunged about 50% in after-hours trading after the FDA declined to approve relacorilant for hypertension linked to hypercortisolism. The agency requested more evidence of effectiveness, despite acknowledging trial data. Wolfe Research downgraded the stock and slashed its price target. Corcept said it plans to meet with the FDA to discuss next steps.
1 January 2026
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Abivax stock drops today as ABVX traders trim Eli Lilly takeover bets into year-end

Abivax stock drops today as ABVX traders trim Eli Lilly takeover bets into year-end

Abivax’s U.S.-listed shares fell 3.8% to $133.04 late Wednesday morning, reversing part of a recent surge driven by takeover speculation and index inclusion. Trading volume reached about 348,000 shares as the stock swung between $132.13 and $140.25. Investors await updates on strategic interest and new data for obefazimod, the company’s lead drug candidate.
31 December 2025
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Why Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX) stock is down today after FDA breakthrough nod for its tremor drug

Why Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX) stock is down today after FDA breakthrough nod for its tremor drug

Praxis Precision Medicines shares fell 3% to $295.50 Tuesday afternoon, retreating after a 14% surge Monday on FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for ulixacaltamide in essential tremor. The company plans to submit a New Drug Application in early 2026. Jefferies and BTIG raised price targets following the FDA news.
30 December 2025
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Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS) stock slides today as biotech weakens; FDA filing timeline in focus

Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS) stock slides today as biotech weakens; FDA filing timeline in focus

Mineralys Therapeutics shares fell 3.3% to $35.61 by early afternoon Tuesday, underperforming biotech peers as investors awaited updates on its blood-pressure drug lorundrostat. The stock remains up 183% over 52 weeks but is down 25% from its November high. Mineralys plans to file for FDA approval of lorundrostat by early 2026 and expects Phase 2 results in the first quarter of that year.
30 December 2025
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Corcept stock slides nearly 9% as FDA decision deadline arrives — what’s driving CORT today

Corcept stock slides nearly 9% as FDA decision deadline arrives — what’s driving CORT today

Corcept Therapeutics shares fell 8.9% to $72.72 in early afternoon trading Tuesday as investors awaited the FDA’s decision on relacorilant, due later in the day. SEC filings showed CEO Joseph Belanoff and Chief Business Officer Gary Charles Robb exercised stock options and withheld shares for taxes. About 897,000 shares changed hands. The drop outpaced declines in major biotech indexes.
30 December 2025
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Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX) stock jumps 13% after FDA breakthrough designation for tremor drug

Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX) stock jumps 13% after FDA breakthrough designation for tremor drug

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 00:52 ET — Market closed. Praxis Precision Medicines shares climbed about 13% in Monday’s session, last trading at $304.58, after the company said U.S. regulators granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for its experimental essential tremor treatment. The stock swung between $318.08 and $275.00 during the day. The designation, known as BTD, is an FDA pathway meant to speed development and review of drugs for serious conditions when early clinical evidence suggests a meaningful improvement over available options. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Praxis said the BTD was granted for ulixacaltamide and that it expects to submit
30 December 2025
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Eli Lilly Stock (LLY) News Today: What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open After GLP‑1 Pill Breakthroughs, Pricing Signals, and Fresh Deal Headlines

Eli Lilly Stock (LLY) News Today: What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open After GLP‑1 Pill Breakthroughs, Pricing Signals, and Fresh Deal Headlines

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 10:33 a.m. ET — Market Closed (Weekend) Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) heads into the final two trading days of 2025 with U.S. markets closed for the weekend and investors weighing a familiar mix of catalysts: the booming obesity-drug franchise (Zepbound and Mounjaro), the intensifying race to bring weight-loss pills to market, and fast-evolving policy and pricing dynamics that could reshape demand. Reuters+2Reuters+2 LLY last closed at $1,077.75 on Friday (Dec. 26), with the session’s trading range roughly $1,068 to $1,081 on about 1.01 million shares, according to Investing.com’s historical data. That put the
28 December 2025
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AbbVie Stock (ABBV) Holds Near $230 as Year-End “Santa Rally” Takes Shape; Dividend Boost, Legal Headlines and 2026 Outlook in Focus

AbbVie Stock (ABBV) Holds Near $230 as Year-End “Santa Rally” Takes Shape; Dividend Boost, Legal Headlines and 2026 Outlook in Focus

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 5:15 PM ET — Market closed. AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) heads into the weekend with Wall Street shut and year-end positioning in full swing, after a quiet, post-holiday session on Friday left major U.S. indexes essentially unchanged. In thin trading, investors continue to weigh two competing narratives: a strong 2025 for equities and the seasonally bullish “Santa Claus rally” window — versus the reality that year-end liquidity can amplify moves on any surprise headline. Reuters Where AbbVie stock stands heading into Monday’s sessionAbbVie’s last trade/close sits at $229.98, leaving the stock near the upper end
27 December 2025
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Pfizer Stock (PFE) Update: Shares Hold Near $25 Into Year-End as Investors Weigh 2026 Guidance, Dividend, and Pipeline Catalysts

Pfizer Stock (PFE) Update: Shares Hold Near $25 Into Year-End as Investors Weigh 2026 Guidance, Dividend, and Pipeline Catalysts

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 3:07 p.m. ET — Market closed Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is heading into the final trading days of 2025 with its stock still anchored in the mid-$20s, a range that has increasingly defined sentiment around the pharmaceutical giant as Wall Street debates two competing narratives: near-term pressure from fading COVID-era revenues and patent expirations, versus a longer-term rebuild driven by oncology and newer growth categories such as obesity. With U.S. equities closed for the weekend, investors won’t see fresh price discovery until Monday’s opening bell. That matters in a holiday-thinned tape—one where broad indexes have
27 December 2025
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Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Stock Today: Obesity Drug Catalyst, $402.5M Financing, and What Investors Are Watching Next

Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Stock Today: Obesity Drug Catalyst, $402.5M Financing, and What Investors Are Watching Next

New York, Dec. 26, 2025 (10:08 a.m. ET) — Wave Life Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ: WVE) is trading at $18.12, down about 0.74% in the late morning session. The move comes while biotech is broadly softer—SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) is down about 1.07% and iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBB) is down about 0.63%—even as the broader market edges higher, with SPY and QQQ both modestly in the green. That “WVE down while the market is up” headline can look ominous—until you zoom out and remember what happened earlier this month: Wave’s stock ripped higher on early obesity data, then the
26 December 2025
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 25, 2025): Holiday Pause, GLP‑1 Catalysts, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 26

Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 25, 2025): Holiday Pause, GLP‑1 Catalysts, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 26

Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2025 — U.S. exchanges are closed for Christmas Day, so the latest “after-hours” read for Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) reflects trading following Wednesday’s holiday-shortened session. New York Stock Exchange Eli Lilly shares finished the most recent session at $1,076.98 after the early close on Dec. 24, then hovered just above that level in thin extended trading, with after-hours quotes clustering around $1,077–$1,078. StockAnalysis With the market reopening Friday, Dec. 26, investors are heading into the next trading day with a familiar setup for Lilly: strong momentum and premium valuation on one side, and a
25 December 2025
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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Stock News, Forecasts and Outlook as of Dec. 25, 2025: Breyanzi FDA Win, Eliquis Medicaid Deal, and 2026 Catalysts

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Stock News, Forecasts and Outlook as of Dec. 25, 2025: Breyanzi FDA Win, Eliquis Medicaid Deal, and 2026 Catalysts

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) heads into Dec. 25, 2025 with its stock anchored in the mid-$50s — and with investors juggling two competing storylines: With U.S. markets effectively pausing for the holiday, the most recent available NYSE quote showed BMY around $54.71 (last trade timestamp recorded Dec. 24), after trading between roughly $54.20 and $54.75 intraday. Bristol Myers Squibb Investors Bristol-Myers Squibb stock price today: where BMY stands into Dec. 25, 2025 BMS’s own investor quote page showed BMY at $54.71 on Dec. 24 (delayed quote), with a prior close listed as $54.28 and a 52-week range of $42.52
25 December 2025
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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Stock After Hours on Dec. 24, 2025: Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Stock After Hours on Dec. 24, 2025: Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) ended the Christmas Eve session with a modest gain—and then stayed largely quiet in after-hours trading as U.S. markets wrapped an early close and investors looked ahead to the next full session on Friday, Dec. 26 (U.S. markets are closed on Christmas Day, Dec. 25). New York Stock Exchange Even with the calm tape, today’s coverage of BMY wasn’t short on strong opinions: several market commentators leaned into the “value + dividend” case, while others argued the stock is now closer to fair value after a year-end rebound and policy headlines around Eliquis pricing. chartmill.com
25 December 2025
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Omeros (OMER) Stock Surges After Hours on Dec. 24, 2025 After FDA Approves Yartemlea — What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Omeros (OMER) Stock Surges After Hours on Dec. 24, 2025 After FDA Approves Yartemlea — What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER) is ending Christmas Eve 2025 as one of the market’s most volatile and news-driven movers after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s first commercial product — a moment investors have waited years to see. As of 2:35 p.m. ET in after-hours trading on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, OMER stock traded around $15.36, up about $6.59 (+75%) from the prior close, after swinging through a wide intraday range on heavy volume. This move matters not only because it’s dramatic — it’s because it’s tied to a hard catalyst: FDA approval of YARTEMLEA (narsoplimab‑wuug) for
24 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

AMD stock rebounds 8% after post-earnings slump as payrolls, CPI loom

AMD stock rebounds 8% after post-earnings slump as payrolls, CPI loom

7 February 2026
AMD shares jumped 8.2% to $208.44 Friday, rebounding after a 13% plunge earlier in the week on weak guidance and AI competition fears. The Philadelphia semiconductor index rose 5.7% as chip stocks led a broader market rally. Investors are awaiting next week’s U.S. payrolls and inflation data, which could shift rate expectations for tech.
Netflix stock price ends higher as DOJ widens review of Warner deal — what to watch next week

Netflix stock price ends higher as DOJ widens review of Warner deal — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Netflix shares rose 1.6% to $82.20 Friday as the Justice Department expanded its antitrust review of the company’s planned $82.7 billion Warner Bros Discovery acquisition. A Wall Street Journal report said investigators are probing possible anti-competitive tactics. Director Reed Hastings reported a transfer of 241,944 shares via a family trust, according to an SEC filing.
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