Stocks Edge Up Amid US-China Trade Talks

The stock market closed higher on Tuesday as investors await progress on US-China trade talks and May’s consumer inflation report.

Overall, S&P 500 and NASDAQ were up 0.6% to 6,039 and 19,715, respectively.

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Here is the ten-year chart of Eli Lilly (LLY) as of May 5, 2025, when the stock was at $821.

Eli Lilly stated its Zepbound weight loss drug helped nearly 25% more participants lose more than 15% of their weight compared to Nova Nordisk’s Wegovy in a head-to-head drug trial.

Patients who are taking Zepbound lost 20% of their body weight over 72 weeks compared to 14% for Wegovy. The trail also showed Zepbound helped patients lose 2 inches more around their waist than Wegovy.

Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound are Eli Lilly’s highest revenue producing drugs, with sales of both drugs more than doubling from last year. Last quarter, the weight loss drugs’, Mounjaro, revenue grew 113% year-over-year and the more recently released Zepbound’s sales increased 346%.

LLY is part of our Conservative Growth Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, and Aggressive Growth Portfolio. Looking ahead, a pill form of Zepbound, Orforglipron, could be a game changer for the industry, ushering in a slew of new patients who aren’t interested in injections.

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