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    AstraZeneca plans to invest $50 billion in the US for research and manufacturing expansion

    by VT Markets
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    Jul 21, 2025
    AstraZeneca is planning to invest $50 billion in the United States. This money will go towards expanding their manufacturing and research efforts. The company is a major British-Swedish player in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, with its main office in Cambridge, UK. Their recent commitment, which includes a $1.5 billion manufacturing site in Delaware, is a strong sign of confidence for the future. This large investment shows that management believes in their upcoming drug pipeline and aims to capture a larger share of the US market. Traders should view this as an important development that will help support the stock’s value over time, rather than just a brief increase. In the coming weeks, we expect the implied volatility of the company’s options to stabilize after the initial news. This makes strategies like selling cash-secured puts at important support levels appealing. This approach allows us to earn premiums while setting a good entry price. A look at past large capital expenditure announcements in the pharma industry shows these often establish a long-term price floor for stocks, rather than leading to immediate, dramatic gains. This investment is closely linked to increasing production for their successful oncology and rare disease drugs, which saw a 19% revenue growth in the first quarter of 2024. As a result, we are considering longer-term call options that expire in six to twelve months. This approach provides time to benefit from the ongoing growth narrative reinforced by this investment, while minimizing exposure to short-term market fluctuations.

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