Stock Movers: FICO Surges, Carnival Slides, Pfizer Soars

FICO's Strategic Pricing Shift

• 📈 FICO experienced its best week since 2022, gaining approximately 22%.
• 💡 This surge followed the announcement that FICO will directly sell credit scores to mortgage resellers, bypassing traditional credit bureaus like TransUnion and Equifax.
• 💰 The new model allows lenders to avoid credit bureau markup fees by paying FICO a per-score fee upon loan closure.

Carnival Corporation's Guidance Concerns

• 🚢 Carnival Corporation (CCL) shares declined, marking its worst week since June, with a 6.7% drop.
• ⚠️ The pullback was attributed to fourth-quarter guidance that trailed expectations and concerns about cost headwinds in 2026.
• 📊 Despite the short-term dip, analysts remain supportive, seeing potential to offset cost pressures and noting the stock's 15% year-to-date gain prior to this week's report.

Pfizer and Pharmaceutical Sector Gains

• 💊 Pfizer (PFE) shares achieved their best weekly performance on record, rising about 15%.
• 🤝 This rally was driven by a deal with the Trump administration, securing a three-year reprieve on import tariffs in exchange for slashing prices on some products for Medicaid enrollees by approximately 50%.
• 🇺🇸 Pfizer also committed to a $70 billion investment in the US as part of the agreement, boosting the broader pharmaceutical sector which saw significant gains.