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Jan 2025
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AI, vaccine distrust, and the future of ...

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Can science prevail against this more turbulent backdrop of the Trump administration? Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi talks at length with Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan. Narasimhan has led the drug giant since 2018, doing deals that have expanded the company’s pipeline in areas like heart disease and cancer. Still, Narasimhan is feeling pressure to bring the investments to the bottom line to jumpstart a stock price that has lagged in the past year.

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens.


Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid at http://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/.


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00:00-Vas Narasimhan on Opening Bid

00:37-What's next for Novartis?

05:24-Inside the life of a CEO

08:46-Healthcare bets for one, five, and ten years

13:47-AI's role and impact on healthcare

16:51-Looking at rising vaccine distrust


Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky.


Vas Narasimhan is the Chief Executive Officer of Novartis, serving in the role since 2018.

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