GRANOLAS stocks power Europe to record highs, drawing Magnificent 7 comparisons

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, January 19, 2024.  Staff | Reuters Over the last 12 months, just 11 stocks made up half of the gains that powered the pan-European Stoxx 600 stock index to a record-high close on Friday. Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs … Read more

Novartis CEO says preparedness for a new pandemic has not improved

Vas Narasimhan, chief executive officer of Novartis AG, listens during a panel session on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vas Narasimhan, CEO of pharmaceutical firm Novartis, told CNBC Tuesday that he didn’t believe there had been much … Read more

Follow CEOs at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors what to watch for on Wall Street next week, highlighting JPMorgan’s market-moving health-care conference in San Francisco. Taking place from Monday to Thursday, the conference is one of the year’s largest gatherings of major industry CEOs where they reveal earnings guidance and updates on clinical trial research. “The … Read more

Novartis unit Sandoz starts trading at 24 Swiss francs after completing spinoff

Novartis said in August that it plans to spin off its generics unit Sandoz to sharpen its focus on its patented prescription medicines. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Novartis on Wednesday completed the spinoff of its generics and biosimilars business Sandoz, whose shares began trading at 24 Swiss francs in the early minutes of … Read more