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CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 31: The Regeneron webpage is displayed on a smartphone in front of the ... More Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. logo on October 31, 2024 in Chongqing, China. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Getty Images Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) shares witnessed a notable 19% decline on Friday, May 30, in the wake of the unexpected failure of itepekimab, its chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment in conjunction with Sanofi, during a late-stage clinical trial. One of the two trials did not achieve its primary endpoint, which is a significant setback...

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: The Sensex slipped 77 points to settle at 81,374, while the Nifty closed down 34 points at 24,717. Despite the weakness in largecaps, the broader market outperformed yet again, with the Nifty Midcap index gaining 154 points to end at 55,903, a 600-point rebound from intraday lows. The Nifty Bank index rose 356 points to 57,776, inching closer to its record high.Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: After a sluggish start, the Indian equity market staged a smart recovery in the second half of Monday’s...

US stock futures fell on Monday, as investors turned the page on a bullish May and eyed the month ahead with trade uncertainty lingering. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) were down 0.4%, with futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) dropped 0.5%. Contracts tied to the Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) slipped 0.6%. The tepid start to June follows a standout May: The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rallied more than 6% in its best month since November 2023 and best May since 1990. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) soared 9%, and the Dow...

Indian stock market: Both Indian indices - Sensex and Nifty 50 - ended the last week of May on a lower, making it second consecutive week to close in red.The BSE benchmark dropped by 270.07 points, or 0.33%, while the Nifty slipped 102.45 points, or 0.41%. The market closed the week on a cautious note, reflecting a muted performance influenced by persistent global trade tensions and uncertainty over upcoming domestic policy decisions.On Friday, both indices ended lower after a mostly range-bound session, weighed down by declines in IT stocks and...

Jun 2, 2025 7:15 AM ISTUS Stock Market Live: How Are Oil Prices FaringOil advanced after geopolitical and trade risk increased over the weekend, and as OPEC+ hiked production less than some had feared. Brent crude for August rose as much as 2.1% to $64.09 a barrel, after losing 2.2% last week, while West Texas Intermediate was around $62. Ukraine struck air bases deep in Russia, Iran criticized a report showing its growing stockpiles of enriched uranium, and President Donald Trump said he would be increasing tariffs on steel and...

Amazon has the ingredients to keep growing for a while.Lawrence Nga  |  The Motley FoolAfter touching a multi-year low of around $84 in early 2023, Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock price has more than doubled to $200 (as of this writing), thanks to the improvement in financials.As the company moves forward on tailwinds such as artificial intelligence (AI) and facing headwinds such as the e-commerce slowdown, investors may wonder: Is now the time to buy, hold, or sell Amazon stock?Let's take a closer look.How did Amazon perform in 2024?First, a review...

The past three years have been challenging for Pfizer (PFE 0.11%). Revenue and earnings have moved in the wrong direction, as has the company's share price. The stock is down by 56% since 2022. Although Pfizer has made some efforts to turn things around, they have been insufficient. And recent regulatory developments in the U.S. somewhat complicate things for the drugmaker. Here's what investors need to know. Regulators restrict access to the vaccine Pfizer's poor performance since 2022 is largely due to its coronavirus portfolio. After producing record revenue thanks...

All eyes were on Nvidia (NVDA -2.85%) once again on Wednesday when the artificial intelligence (AI) leader released its first-quarter earnings report, and it did not disappoint. Overall revenue jumped 69% from the quarter a year ago to $44.1 billion, which beat estimates at $43.3 billion. The company posted another round of blistering growth in the data center segment, where it's driving the AI revolution. Data center revenue jumped 73% to $39.1 billion. Further down the income statement, gross margin -- adjusted for a $4.5 billion write-down for its H20...

Unity Software (U 9.89%) stock closed out last week's trading with big gains thanks to bullish coverage from an analyst. The company's share price ended this Friday's trading up 25.7% from the previous week's market close. On Friday, Jeffries published new coverage on Unity and upgraded its rating on the stock from hold to buy. Unity's share price also got a boost from bullish momentum for the broader market over last week's trading. The S&P 500 index ended the week up 1.9%. Image source: Getty Images. Jeffries turns bullish on...

Inflation has altered consumers' buying habitsgetty Year-to-year inflation may look low, but prices continue to compound upwards. For example, "Food at home" pricing, accounting for 8% of the total CPI basket, was up 1.8% in 2024. That seemingly low inflation rate nevertheless pushed up the Covid period price inflation to 27.6%, and that is what consumers are contending with. So, why is that a problem for companies? Because consumers’ actions to reduce the inflationary effects can adversely affect business revenues and profits. Grocery shopping is a good example. Here are...