What’s News in Earnings: Who Is Winning the Obesity-Drug Arms Race?
Description
Bonus Episode for Nov. 4. The weight-loss-drug arms race is only heating up, as Novo Nordisk attempts to snatch drugmaker Metsera away from Pfizer. But can either company compete with Zepbound seller Eli Lilly? WSJ reporter Peter Loftus discusses what earnings from Big Pharma, including AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck, say about the future of the industry and how companies are responding to President Trump’s drug-pricing plans, including TrumpRx.
WSJ Heard on the Street columnist David Wainer hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings, where we dig into companies’ earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what’s going on under the hood of the American economy.
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Further Reading:
Novo Nordisk Sweetens Offer for Metsera - WSJ
Pfizer Sues Seeking to Block Novo Nordisk’s Effort to Undo Weight-Loss Drug Deal
Why Pfizer Can Still Prevail in the Obesity Fight With Novo Nordisk
The Day Pharma’s Weight-Loss Gold Rush Intensified
Pfizer Profit Falls Amid Lower Covid-19 Drug Demand
Novo Nordisk Seeks to Outmuscle Pfizer With $9 Billion Bid for Metsera
Novo Nordisk to Shake Up Board After Obesity-Market Challenges
Mounjaro Powers Eli Lilly to Bumper Quarter of Earnings
AbbVie Lifts Profit Outlook as Sales Rise
Bristol Myers Squibb Profit Soars, Raises Revenue Guidance
Merck Profit Rises on Strong Keytruda Demand
GSK Lifts Guidance After Specialty Medicines Boost Sales
Novartis Expects to Ride Out Patent Losses With Sales, Profit Growth Ahead
Biogen Cuts Full-Year Earnings Guidance, Despite Third-Quarter Profit Rise
J&J Lifts Full-Year Sales Outlook, Fueled by Pharma, Med-Device Gains
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