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Wall Street rises as yields ease, Moderna lifts healthcare stocks
U.S. stocks rose modestly as easing government yields supported risk appetite, with Moderna’s strong rally boosting the healthcare sector and lifting major indexes. Investors weighed Fed minutes signaling potential rate hikes against Treasury moves to expand liquidity supports, keeping a wary view on longer-term rate trajectories for tech and other high-flyers.
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About Merck & Co.
Merck & Co., Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. The company does business as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada. The company is ranked fifth on the list of largest biomedical companies by revenue.
Everything about Merck & Co. →- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Kenilworth, Philadelphia, Rahway
- Inception
- 1891
- Website
- https://www.merck.com, https://www.msd.no/