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As the federal government seeks to rein in drug prices, pharmaceutical companies this year have been raising prices on hundreds of name-brand drugs. A new analysis by the drug research firm 46brooklyn Research found that companies increased prices on 910 branded drugs in January, although the median increase was 4.7% – the lowest drug inflation rate in more than a decade, the analysis shows.
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Whether you’re into (McDonald’s), (Disney), (Ford), (Chipotle), or paying extra for medicine (Eli Lilly), there’s an earnings report for you this week. A strong earnings season so far has helped push the major stock indexes to four straight weekly gains.
And, while Meta’s historic stock-pop hosted the headlines last week, Nvidia has quietly put together a phenomenal start to 2024. The chip-making giant added nearly $300 billion in market value in January, its biggest monthly gain ever. That’s one reason the S&P 500 is kicking off the week at a record high.
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