The enormous rally in Kodak shares is expected to continue after its 318 percent increase on Wednesday on the strength of the Trump administration's announcement that will be transformed into a pharmaceutical producer and would receive a $765 million loan to launch Kodak Pharmaceuticals.
The news propelled the company's shares to a more than 200 percent jump in Tuesday trading that continued on Wednesday with the shares ending with a 318 percent increase.
The stocks climbed over 650 percent at its highest on Wednesday, prompting the New York Stock Exchange to halt trading 20 times.
Kodak, a pre-digital era giant producer of film and cameras, filed for bankruptcy in 2012 and pivoted to turn itself into a materials and chemical company.
It emerged as a restructured business in 2013.
Kodak Pharmaceuticals will produce generic active pharmaceutical ingredients to reduce America's dependency on foreign drug makers.
Kodak CEO Jim Continenza noted that since the company already manufactures essential materials for some pharmaceuticals, the new mission is only expanding that capacity.
He added that it would take around three to three and a half years to establish the new production capacity.


Ford Q1 Earnings Beat Expectations, Stock Surges on Strong Guidance
Seagate Stock Surges After Strong Q3 Earnings Beat and Bullish Outlook
Starbucks Raises 2026 Outlook as Turnaround Strategy Boosts Sales and Earnings
OpenAI Faces Revenue Pressure and User Growth Challenges Ahead of IPO
Lightelligence IPO Soars Over 400% in Hong Kong Debut Amid Rising AI Investment Demand
Spirit Airlines Gains Key Creditor Support for $500M Bailout Deal
Novartis Q1 2026 Earnings Miss Expectations as Generic Competition Pressures Sales
Coles Group Q3 Sales Rise Driven by Supermarkets and E-Commerce Growth
Amazon Stock Dips Despite Record Earnings as AI Infrastructure Spending Surges
Microsoft Azure Growth Forecast Beats Expectations Amid Rising AI Competition
Australia Targets Meta, Google, and TikTok With New News Payment Tax Proposal
China’s Ultra-Cheap EV Boom: Why Electric Cars Cost Far Less Than in the U.S.
AstraZeneca Q1 2026 Earnings Surge on Strong Oncology and Rare Disease Drug Sales
T-Mobile Beats Q1 Earnings Expectations on Strong Postpaid Growth
Micro Systemation Reports Q1 Loss Amid Strategic Investments and Revenue Growth
TSMC Exits Arm Holdings with $231 Million Share Sale Amid Strategic Portfolio Shift
Google Secures Pentagon AI Deal for Classified Projects 



