The Latest Breaking News from Vertex Pharmaceuticals

After a solid first-quarter earnings report, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) comfortably topped analysts’ earnings and revenue estimates in the first quarter. But should investors consider adding the stock to their portfolio now? Let’s look at its financial metrics to gauge its prospects….

Vertex stock advanced Tuesday as analysts debated the company's pain drug with one saying it could eventually generate $11.4 billion in sales.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals just released data from its experimental drug to relieve pain, with no risk of addiction and very few side effects. This opioid alternative could give Vertex - already a powerhouse in the cystic fibrosis segment - another blockbuster drug to add to its portfolio.

The Dow Jones hit a record high while the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 set 2023 highs as the Fed signaled multiple rate cuts next year.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.2%. Stocks are surging this afternoon, with the S&P 500 and...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.13%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.30%. Stocks this morning are mixed, with the S&P 500...

Vertex stock rallied 13% Wednesday after reporting "statistically significant" results in a Phase 2 study for a pain drug.

Biotech stocks could be at a major turning point after FDA approval of the first gene editing drug using Crispr technology. But gene editing therapies aren’t without risk, and questions remain about the safety and cost effectiveness of these experimental treatments.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a pair of gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment based on the breakthrough CRISPR gene editing technology.