The deal is for stock and cash, with the cash totaling $1.75 billion. Quidel will assume Ortho’s existing net debt of $2.0 billion.

ChemoCentryx, Plug Power, Quidel, Avis Budget and Murphy Oil are five top stock gainers for Friday.

Quidel shares are higher after the diagnostic-test company estimated a rise in third-quarter revenue tied to its rapid Covid-19 tests.

Precipio continues to surge after climbing 172% on Monday, when it launched a COVID-19 rapid antibody test on Amazon's business platform.

Precipio says the test can only be purchased by qualified medical point-of-care providers.

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Quidel's stock price dropped as the producer of diagnostic tests and related products estimated first-quarter revenue below Wall Street's expectations.

Jim Cramer says investors are taking a breather on cyclicals and turning their attention back to technology and healthcare stocks.

The billionaire and crypto investor was in business with Voyager Digital which went bankrupt early July.

The builder confidence index breached the break-even measure of 50 in August for the first time since May 2020.

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