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In just the past 12 months, Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) stock has plummeted 48% in value. The once-promising COVID vaccine maker has struggled mightily; it was late to getting a vaccine approved and to

Income-seeking investors have to make an important choice when shopping for stocks to buy. Shares of companies that are likely to raise their dividend payouts at a rapid pace tend to offer low

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) stock is relatively cheap. I can easily back up that claim. The big drugmaker's shares trade at lower forward earnings multiples than the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 healthcare

Cathie Wood is known for her investments in disruptive technologies that are changing or have the potential to change the way things are done. She's built a solid reputation as a stock picker

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) has a promising healthcare business with many growth opportunities ahead. But with the stock such a hot buy over the past few years and its valuation now

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) is one of the top drugmakers in the world, with a market value north of $140 billion. The company has been expanding its business via acquisitions in recent years as it looks to

Exciting growth stocks are highly coveted, but some fly under the radar for various reasons. And this gives astute investors the opportunity to pounce before their shares rise significantly.

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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has focused more on growth initiatives since spinning off its consumer healthcare business into what is now Kenvue. In 2022, it made a big move with the acquisition of

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) stock has been struggling for a while now. In the past 12 months, it has declined by 36%. A lack of growth recently, a dependence on acquisitions, and many question marks have

Biotech giant Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) looks unstoppable. In the past six months, the company launched a brand-new and highly promising product on the market and delivered positive

CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) and Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) are among the hottest mid-cap biotechs on the market. Both have delivered incredible progress in recent months, be it on the

Later this year, the Federal Reserve is projected to begin reducing interest rates. While the exact number of rate cuts is still uncertain, this regulatory action is expected to stimulate a surge in

One of the hottest themes in the pharmaceutical industry right now is weight loss. Medications specifically approved for weight loss, such as Wegovy and Zepbound, are taking the industry by storm.

If there were a hedge fund manager hall of fame, Ken Griffin would be a no-brainer inductee. His skillful leadership of Citadel made it one of the most successful hedge funds ever. It also made

If you're building a stream of dividend income to fuel your retirement dreams, it helps to fill your portfolio with businesses that can keep growing through a wide range of economic conditions

Earnings season, which is fast approaching, is often somewhat volatile for the stock market. Companies that overdeliver or fail to deliver can see their share prices move significantly overnight.

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) has shown its strengths from a potential product perspective and an investment perspective in recent times. The company reported excellent data from clinical

Two adages capture the dilemma investors face when they consider buying a beaten-down stock:

These well-known sayings seem to be contradictory. However, they're not when taken in the correct

The past nine months have been rough ones to be an Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN) shareholder. The stock has collapsed by about 75% from the peak it set last June.

Investment bank analysts on Wall Street who

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is currently the only company worth over $3 trillion. That makes it the most heavily weighted stock in both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite, but not the Dow Jones

Cybersecurity has been one of the hottest investment sectors in recent years. Given the number of high-profile cybersecurity attacks and breaches, this probably should not be surprising. For

The biotech industry can be attractive for several reasons. Many leading biotechs develop innovative, life-saving therapies, a business that will only be phased out once we find an all-purpose cure