- U.S. stocks traded higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones index climbing approximately 400 points.
- Frequency Electronics shares surged 30.7% following first-quarter financial results that exceeded analyst estimates.
- ACV Auctions shares jumped 44.3% after Copart announced a definitive agreement to acquire the company for $10.50 per share in cash.
- Pfizer and Moderna are heavily investing in new medical fields such as obesity treatments and personalized cancer vaccines following the post-COVID revenue decline.
- Pfizer completed its acquisition of Metsera for approximately $7 billion to secure the ultra-long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist berobenatide.
- Pfizer is advancing an extensive obesity program that includes 10 Phase 3 trials and over 20 overall studies to improve treatment convenience and efficacy.