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Pharmaceutical News 12 December 2025 - 15 May 2026

Tonix Pharma Stock Gains After Antibody News, 2027 Lyme Trial Planned

Tonix Pharma Stock Gains After Antibody News, 2027 Lyme Trial Planned

Tonix Pharmaceuticals filed new Phase 1 modeling data showing its experimental Lyme disease antibody, TNX-4800, could maintain serum levels above a proposed protective threshold for six months with a two-dose regimen. Shares rose $1.65 to $15.74 Friday. The company plans a Phase 2 trial in 2027, pending FDA agreement. No Lyme vaccine is currently available in the U.S.
Why Ernexa Therapeutics Stock Jumped After ERNA-101 Ovarian Cancer Survival Data

Why Ernexa Therapeutics Stock Jumped After ERNA-101 Ovarian Cancer Survival Data

Ernexa Therapeutics said its ERNA-101 cell therapy plus PD-1 blockade cleared tumors and achieved 100% long-term survival in preclinical ovarian cancer models. Shares jumped about 60% after the announcement, trading between $3.70 and $7.66. The company remains preclinical and recently completed a 1-for-25 reverse stock split to maintain its Nasdaq listing.
Celcuity Stock Jumps 16% as Gedatolisib Breast-Cancer Data Raise FDA Stakes

Celcuity Stock Jumps 16% as Gedatolisib Breast-Cancer Data Raise FDA Stakes

Celcuity Inc. shares rose nearly 16% Monday after reporting its breast cancer drug gedatolisib met the main goal in a late-stage trial for patients with PIK3CA-mutant tumors. The company plans to submit the new data to the FDA as a supplemental application. Celcuity traded at $145.54, up $19.89, with a market value near $6.9 billion. A July 17 FDA decision on gedatolisib for a related use remains pending.
Edesa Biotech Stock Soars 54%: What’s Driving the ARDS Drug Rally Now

Edesa Biotech Stock Soars 54%: What’s Driving the ARDS Drug Rally Now

Edesa Biotech shares surged 53.9% to $11.17 on Nasdaq Monday, with trading volume near 9 million shares. The spike follows renewed focus on February data showing paridiprubart cut 28-day mortality in ARDS patients to 24% from 33%. CEO Par Nijhawan and principal investigator Ted Steiner are set to present at May ATS meetings. Edesa ended last quarter with $12.1 million in cash and a $68.2 million deficit.
Intellia Therapeutics Stock Jumps After Hours Ahead of First Phase 3 In Vivo CRISPR Readout

Intellia Therapeutics Stock Jumps After Hours Ahead of First Phase 3 In Vivo CRISPR Readout

Intellia Therapeutics will release Phase 3 data Monday from its HAELO trial of lonvoguran ziclumeran, an in vivo CRISPR gene-editing therapy for hereditary angioedema. The study enrolled 80 patients, testing a single 50 mg infusion against placebo. Intellia shares rose 19.3% after hours Friday ahead of the announcement. The company ended 2025 with $605.1 million in cash and expects it to last into late 2027.
Hims & Hers Stock Surges on Report Novo Nordisk Will Return to Sell Wegovy on Its Platform

Hims & Hers Stock Surges on Report Novo Nordisk Will Return to Sell Wegovy on Its Platform

Hims & Hers Health shares jumped premarket Monday after reports that Novo Nordisk will sell weight-loss drugs through its platform, with an announcement expected the same day. The move follows a recent patent dispute and comes as the FDA increases scrutiny of compounded GLP-1 drugs. Hims previously pulled a compounded Wegovy pill after FDA threats and a Novo lawsuit. The companies had partnered before but split last June over marketing concerns.
Gossamer Bio stock tumbles again premarket as Phase 3 PAH miss rewrites the story

Gossamer Bio stock tumbles again premarket as Phase 3 PAH miss rewrites the story

Gossamer Bio shares traded near $0.42 in early premarket Tuesday after plunging about 80% when its main drug failed to meet the primary goal in a Phase 3 trial. The company said the study’s key endpoint improved by 13.3 meters but did not reach statistical significance. Analysts downgraded the stock and flagged risks around funding and regulatory timelines. Gossamer plans to meet the FDA and paused another study.
Gilead stock jumps again as Trodelvy-Keytruda breast cancer data hit NEJM

Gilead stock jumps again as Trodelvy-Keytruda breast cancer data hit NEJM

Gilead Sciences shares rose 3.5% to $135.73 Friday, hitting new highs after Phase 3 trial data showed its Trodelvy-Keytruda combo cut the risk of disease progression or death by 35% in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. Gilead has filed for expanded approval in the U.S. and Europe. Volume reached 8.8 million shares. A Form 144 filing showed executive Deborah Telman plans to sell up to 29,215 shares.
ImmunityBio stock jumps 35% as ANKTIVA bladder cancer trial update puts FDA filing in view

ImmunityBio stock jumps 35% as ANKTIVA bladder cancer trial update puts FDA filing in view

ImmunityBio shares surged 35% Friday after reporting faster enrollment and positive interim results in its ANKTIVA bladder cancer trial. The company also disclosed $113 million in 2025 preliminary revenue and Saudi approval for ANKTIVA in lung cancer. Shares traded at $5.34 by midday with 133 million shares changing hands. Early data from its CD19 CAR-NK cell therapy showed complete responses in Waldenström lymphoma.
Sarepta stock sinks as Elevidys sales miss, flu delays spill into 2026

Sarepta stock sinks as Elevidys sales miss, flu delays spill into 2026

Sarepta Therapeutics shares fell 13% to $20.73 Monday after a preliminary update showed weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter sales for its Duchenne gene therapy, Elevidys. The company reported $110.4 million in Elevidys revenue for the quarter, below Wall Street’s $122 million estimate. Sarepta cited a severe flu season and delayed six patient infusions to 2026. Final results are due in late February.
12 January 2026
Why Soleno Therapeutics stock is down today: investor alerts revive Vykat XR scrutiny

Why Soleno Therapeutics stock is down today: investor alerts revive Vykat XR scrutiny

Soleno Therapeutics shares fell 5.6% to $42.95 Friday, underperforming the biotech sector after law firms announced “investigations” tied to past short-seller claims about Vykat XR. The company reported $66 million in quarterly revenue from the drug, approved for Prader-Willi syndrome, with 1,043 patient start forms since March. The stock hovered just above its 52-week low. Next update expected late February.
CG Oncology stock jumps 25% after pulling Phase 3 PIVOT-006 bladder cancer data into 1H 2026

CG Oncology stock jumps 25% after pulling Phase 3 PIVOT-006 bladder cancer data into 1H 2026

CG Oncology shares surged 25.1% to $52.45 after the company advanced the expected release of late-stage bladder cancer trial results to the first half of 2026. The PIVOT-006 Phase 3 trial enrolled over 360 patients and compares cretostimogene grenadenorepvec to surveillance after tumor removal. Trading volume topped 4.1 million shares by midday. Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $89.
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.
Zenas BioPharma stock slides again premarket after INDIGO Phase 3 data sparks fresh scrutiny

Zenas BioPharma stock slides again premarket after INDIGO Phase 3 data sparks fresh scrutiny

Zenas BioPharma shares dropped 5.8% to $15.66 in premarket trading Tuesday, extending a 52% plunge after Phase 3 data for obexelimab in IgG4-related disease. The drug met its main goal but fell short of results seen with Amgen’s Uplizna, prompting Morgan Stanley to downgrade the stock and cut its price target. Zenas plans to file for FDA approval in Q2 2026.
Praxis Precision Medicines stock jumps after FDA Breakthrough Therapy tag for tremor drug, BTIG lifts target

Praxis Precision Medicines stock jumps after FDA Breakthrough Therapy tag for tremor drug, BTIG lifts target

Praxis Precision Medicines shares jumped 13.25% to $304.58 Monday after the FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to ulixacaltamide for essential tremor. The company plans to file a New Drug Application in early 2026. BTIG raised its price target on PRAX to $843 from $507. The stock slipped about 1% in after-hours trading.
Edgewise Therapeutics (EWTX) Stock Surges on EDG-7500 Safety Update as Wall Street Prepares to Reopen After Christmas

Edgewise Therapeutics (EWTX) Stock Surges on EDG-7500 Safety Update as Wall Street Prepares to Reopen After Christmas

Edgewise Therapeutics shares closed at $27.38 on December 24, up 26% after the company reported a favorable interim safety update for its EDG-7500 therapy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Pre-market trading showed the stock at $27.46 as of 8:52 a.m. ET Friday. No clinically meaningful drops in ejection fraction or new atrial fibrillation were seen in the latest trial cohort. Regular U.S. trading resumes at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock After Hours on Dec. 24, 2025: Christmas Eve Close, GLP‑1 Headlines, and What to Watch Before Markets Reopen

Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock After Hours on Dec. 24, 2025: Christmas Eve Close, GLP‑1 Headlines, and What to Watch Before Markets Reopen

Eli Lilly shares closed up 0.50% at $1,076.98 in light Christmas Eve trading, then slipped to $1,071.74 after hours amid thin volume. The move followed news that U.S. regulators plan to expand Medicaid and Medicare coverage for GLP‑1 obesity drugs, including Lilly’s Zepbound, with a $50 monthly cap for Medicare starting January 2027.
Gilead Sciences (GILD) Stock News Today: New Herpes Deal, TrumpRx Pricing Pact, and Fresh Wall Street Forecasts (Dec. 22, 2025)

Gilead Sciences (GILD) Stock News Today: New Herpes Deal, TrumpRx Pricing Pact, and Fresh Wall Street Forecasts (Dec. 22, 2025)

Gilead Sciences said Monday it will license Assembly Biosciences’ investigational herpes simplex virus programs, including two oral candidates, for a $35 million payment. The move expands Gilead’s antiviral pipeline days after it joined a Trump administration drug-pricing deal. Shares traded around $123–$124, slightly lower on the day. No new HSV therapies have been approved in the U.S. or Europe for over 25 years.
22 December 2025
ABIVAX Société Anonyme Stock (ABVX) Jumps on Fresh Eli Lilly Takeover Talk as Nasdaq Biotech Index Inclusion Takes EffectABIVAXABIVAX Société Anonyme Stock (ABVX) Jumps on Fresh Eli Lilly Takeover Talk as Nasdaq Biotech Index Inclusion Takes Effect

ABIVAX Société Anonyme Stock (ABVX) Jumps on Fresh Eli Lilly Takeover Talk as Nasdaq Biotech Index Inclusion Takes EffectABIVAXABIVAX Société Anonyme Stock (ABVX) Jumps on Fresh Eli Lilly Takeover Talk as Nasdaq Biotech Index Inclusion Takes Effect

Abivax shares jumped as much as 14% to €114.4 in Paris on Monday after reports of renewed takeover interest from Eli Lilly and the company’s addition to the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index. French outlet La Lettre reported Lilly representatives met with French Treasury officials this month about a potential deal, though Reuters said it could not confirm the meeting. Neither company commented on the rumors.
Applied Therapeutics (APLT) Stock News Today: Cycle Deal Details, CVR Upside, and Analyst Outlook (Dec. 12, 2025)

Applied Therapeutics (APLT) Stock News Today: Cycle Deal Details, CVR Upside, and Analyst Outlook (Dec. 12, 2025)

Applied Therapeutics shares fell about 35% premarket to $0.14 after announcing a deal to be acquired by Cycle Pharmaceuticals. The offer includes $0.088 per share in cash and a non-transferable contingent value right tied to future FDA approvals and sales milestones. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2026, pending a majority tender. No financing condition is attached to the merger.

Stock Market Today

  • FTSE 100 Slips Amid Rising U.S. Bond Yields and Iran Tensions
    May 20, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT. The FTSE 100 fell 0.50% as global markets reacted to surging U.S. bond yields and geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield remained near a 16-year high of 5.17%, while the 10-year yield hovered close to 4.66%. UK inflation softened to 2.8% in April, below expectations, easing pressure on the Bank of England for further rate hikes. However, producer price inflation rose sharply to 4%, driven by supply disruptions linked to Middle East tensions. Geopolitical concerns intensified after President Trump hinted at possible military action against Iran, escalating market uncertainty. The pound weakened slightly against the dollar, and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey was set to discuss the economic outlook amid these developments.

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Entergy’s AI stock boost draws Wall Street’s attention—with a twist

Entergy’s AI stock boost draws Wall Street’s attention—with a twist

20 May 2026
Entergy shares have risen 33.3% over the past year, outpacing the S&P 500 and utilities sector, as investors bet on surging electricity demand from data centers and industrial growth. In April, Entergy raised its four-year capital plan by 33% to $57 billion, driven largely by Meta data center projects. First-quarter adjusted earnings reached $399 million, or 86 cents a share. Entergy also finalized a service deal with HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana.
Bolt CEO Said Firing HR Fixed Problems. Here’s What Happened Next

Bolt CEO Said Firing HR Fixed Problems. Here’s What Happened Next

20 May 2026
Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow defended cutting the company’s HR department at Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summit, saying it had “created problems that didn’t exist.” The move follows Bolt’s April layoffs of about 30% of staff as it pivots to AI and a consumer finance app. Breslow said Bolt is “back in startup mode” and replaced HR with a smaller people operations team. Bolt was once valued at $11 billion.
San Antonio’s New Battery Bet Comes Just as CPS Outages Get Longer

San Antonio’s New Battery Bet Comes Just as CPS Outages Get Longer

20 May 2026
OCI Energy and CPS Energy have begun building a 120-megawatt battery storage facility in southeastern Bexar County, aiming for commercial operation in 2027. The project follows a rise in average outage duration for CPS Energy customers to 75.38 minutes in 2025. OCI will own the facility, with CPS holding operational control. ING is financing construction, and LG Energy Solution Vertech is supplying batteries.
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