Shares at American pharmaceutical firm Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) have slipped after its announcement that it will be temporary reducing deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine to Europe while it seeks to upgrade its production capacity to the target 2 billion doses per year. “This temporary reduction will affect all European countries,” a spokeswoman for Pfizer Denmark said […]

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According to contingency plans being developed by the UK government, ‘tens of millions’ of vaccines produced in Belgium will be flown into Britain via military aircraft, to sidestep customs delays caused by the Brexit transition. MoD and Department of Health and Social Care sources told the Observer that ‘large consignments’ of vaccines would be brought […]

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Unsure of what to do with themselves after a mixed week, global equities posted relatively modest movements as they responded to a varied bag of news updates on vaccine updates, retail sales and US stimulus. Between Pfizer and Moderna one-upping each-other with positive news, markets have been spurred on since the booming US election week. […]

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While not moving quite as enthusiastically as they did after previous vaccine updates, Pfizer‘s latest news saw global equities nudge higher on Wednesday. Noticeably muted, though, was the FTSE. Having led the pack in recent vaccine news rallies, the index was weighed the pound rising on renewed Brexit hopes. While the Dow Jones rallied by […]

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Pfizer’s vaccine announcement saw gold and gilts sell off, while European equities rallied by 5% on Monday. Meanwhile, the tech stocks that boomed during the pandemic – and last week – saw the Nasdaq drop by 1.5% on the same day as Eurozone markets flew. Fast-rising home delivery stocks, Ocado and Just Eat, shed 5.21% […]

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It’s still an election, twenty new COVID policy measures, and a Christmas dinner away, but its worth trying to anticipate what equities will look like as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve. And, here are three factors to consider. The Christmas COVID Crunch Despite the police commissioner’s misguided tough guy comments about breaking […]

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GlaxoSmithKline (LON:GSK) have seen their profits rise across 2019 as the pharmaceutical titan updated the market on its 2019 and fourth quarter operations. Glaxo alluded to the improvements particularly in its vaccines and consumer health segments, and also the benefits exploited from its mutual venture with Pfizer (NYSE:PFE). The pharmaceutical giant said that it had […]

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FTSE 250 specialist pharmaceutical company Indivior Plc (LON:INDV) announced on Wednesday that it has released an authorised generic version of its treatment to combat opioid addiction. The treatment has been released in the US market in an attempt to combat the anticipated impact of rival companies launching ‘copycat’ products. The decision to launch the treatment […]

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Pfizer Inc. (LON:PFE) shares have rallied this morning, following talks with President Trump and an agreement to defer its scheduled price increases. The pharmaceutical giant is one of many firms that implements incremental drug price hikes every half year. However, after being singled out among “others” in a tweet by President Trump on Monday, the […]

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