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Novavax: CMI Data De-risks NanoFlu Program and Shows Breadth of Immune Activity, Says Analyst

Novavax (NVAX) is back in the news again, only this time, it’s not because of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. During the 2020 World Vaccine Congress Washington last week, the vaccine maker presented data from the Phase 3 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and NanoFlu programs, with the latter attracting significant attention from the Street.The incremental cell-mediated immunity (CMI) data for NanoFlu, its seasonal quadrivalent influenza vaccine candidate, demonstrated that the asset was able to induce substantially higher polyfunctional CD4+ T cell responses than what had been previously reported for other “enhanced” influenza vaccines in older adults.The Phase 3 NanoFlu program was …read more […]

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Pipeline Billionaire Follows Playbook, Stepping Down But Staying

(Bloomberg) — Kelcy Warren, the Dallas billionaire known for controversial pipelines and aggressive dealmaking, is stepping down as chief executive officer of Energy Transfer LP. But if the move is anything like those of fellow moguls in the pipeline industry, he isn’t going far.The company late Thursday named Chief Operating Officer Mackie McCrea and Chief Financial Officer Tom Long as co-CEOs. Warren, 64, will stay on as executive chairman and remains the top investor. He’ll also retain a majority stake in the so-called general partner that controls Energy Transfer’s board.Warren appears to be following a playbook employed by his billionaire …read more […]

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Apple: Get Ready, iPhone Supercycle is Coming

Ready, set, launch. After much anticipation, Apple (AAPL) announced that its iPhone 12 launch will take place virtually on October 13, with the phones becoming available for purchase in late October.Weighing in on the development for Wedbush, 5-star analyst Daniel Ives sees a spike around production and pent up demand for the lineup of iPhone 12 models (four new models are expected) set to be unveiled.This is especially apparent when it comes to AAPL’s Asian suppliers, which are anticipating major demand for the larger 6.7-inch model, “raising the overall iPhone 12 expectations heading into this ‘once in a decade’ potential …read more […]

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Nvidia: Next Stop $700? This Analyst Thinks So

It has been a blowout year for Nvidia (NVDA). The chip giant’s relentless forward march has been boosted by strong macro driven performances from its two main breadwinners – gaming and data center – and an increasing focus on rising secular trends, including autonomous vehicle technology and artificial intelligence (AI).It also completed the takeover of data specialist Mellanox and, pending regulatory approval, has the $40 billion acquisition of UK-based chip designer ARM lined up next.It is the latter’s anticipated addition, along with its implications on Nvidia’s growing AI opportunity, which has Needham analyst Rajvindra Gill laying out the bull case …read more […]

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Eye-Opening Profit Opportunity

A few weeks ago, War Room members jumped into Bausch Health Companies (NYSE: BHC). This morning shares jumped more than 12% when the company announced its expected upcoming revenues and earnings.
Here’s an excerpt from Dow Jones & Company:
Bausch Health Cos. said it expects reported revenue for the third quarter to be more than $2.1 billion, down about 3% from the comparable quarter a year ago. For the year, the company said it expects revenue “to be around the midpoint of” its current guidance ranges of $7.8 billion to $8 billion. It expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization …read more […]

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Bill Ackman’s Trade of the Century

On March 31, I took you behind the scenes of what I thought was the trade of the year.
Now I believe that it was actually the trade of the decade, if not the century.
Here’s how it played out…
On March 3, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman notified investors in his publicly traded investment vehicle Pershing Square Holdings (OTC: PSHZF) that he was extremely worried about COVID-19 creating an economic catastrophe.
More importantly, he told investors that he had placed a trade that would protect Pershing Square’s investments from this catastrophe and position him and his investors to profit.
Here’s exactly what he did…
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Oil Surges With Hurricane Delta Paralyzing U.S. Gulf Output

(Bloomberg) — Oil climbed to the highest in more than a month as Hurricane Delta forces operators to shut in nearly 92% of crude output in the Gulf of Mexico.Futures in New York rose 3.1% as Gulf of Mexico producers shut in 1.7 million barrels a day of production ahead of Delta, which is forecast to slam into the already battered Louisiana coast on Friday as a Category 2 hurricane. Prices also gained as an oil-workers strike in Norway threatens almost a quarter of its output. Meanwhile, some members of OPEC+ may be reconsidering plans to boost output in the …read more […]