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Novo, Lilly fall after Trump says “the fat loss drug” will go down in price

Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly slipped after the bell on Thursday, and continued to trade lower in the premarket session Friday, after President Trump told reporters on Thursday that “the fat loss drug” will go down in price.

Trump said GLP-1s like Novo’s Ozempic will be less than $150 out of pocket. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, interjected to say that those deals have not yet been finalized.

The Trump administration has been negotiating with drugmakers to bring down drug prices in the US. Currently, the popular weight-loss drugs made by Lilly and Novo cost between $300 and $500 a month out of pocket through the drugmakers’ direct-to-consumer platforms.

Hims & Hers, which sells compounded versions of Novo's weight loss shot, also fell on Friday. A monthly dose of Hims' compounded GLP-1 is about $200 a month, more than what Trump suggests the brand-name version could cost soon.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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