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The stocks of companies that make or are developing the new class of weight-loss and diabetes-management drugs were sharply lower Friday, after President-elect Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

Social Security, caregiving, health and advocacy are at the top of her list.

Experts say real spending reform will have to come in the form of cuts to Social Security and government health-insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid.

Bavarian Nordic, a maker of the mpox vaccine, on Friday said the incoming Trump administration may present opportunities even after the announcement that noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been tapped to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The “growth scares” that helped spark steep but short-lived losses for stocks in early August and again in early September are looking like distant memories.

Production down 0.3% after 0.5% drop in prior month

FuelCell Energy’s stock extend rocket-like bounce after restructuring plan announced that includes a 17% workforce reduction.

The cost of imported goods snapped back in October and added a bit more upward pressure to U.S. inflation, largely because of higher fuel costs.

Sales at retailers rose solidly in October and suggested the economy still has plenty of momentum heading into the holiday shopping season.

Empire State factory gauge rises to 31.2, much stronger than flat reading expected

Upcoming docuseries ‘The Later Daters’ showcases six divorcees and widowers on blind dates

Oil futures were slightly lower Friday and on track for weekly losses, plagued by a jump in the U.S. dollar and continued worries over demand from China, the world’s largest crude importer.