Novo Nordisk shares rise after Wegovy recommended by Britain’s drug price regulator
[ad_1] Michael Siluk | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Novo Nordisk rose as much as 4% after England’s drug price regulator recommended the use of its best-selling drug Wegovy to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Wegovy is mainly a weight loss treatment but it is also approved for reducing the risk of […]
Rheinmetall sees sales growth of up to 45% in 2026, says it’s in ‘prime position’ to arm the U.S. amid war in Iran
[ad_1] German Rheinmetall MAN tactical military transport vehicles parked in the Edvard Peperko military barracks. Luka Dakskobler | Lightrocket | Getty Images German arms maker Rheinmetall said it sees this year’s sales growing by as much as 45% as it reported 2025 revenue growing 29% year-over-year, missing expectations. It also said it was in a […]
Hims & Hers shares surge after Novo Nordisk drops patent infringement case over compounded weight loss drugs
[ad_1] Novo Nordisk has dropped its legal case against telehealth provider Hims & Hers over patent infringement, after the two companies agreed Hims would sell Novo’s branded medicines through its platform. “We have decided to drop the current court proceedings and, of course, we reserve to bring that back if need be, but I don’t […]
Spain rejects White House claim it agreed to cooperate with U.S. forces amid Iran war
[ad_1] Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures during a press conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on December 15, 2025. Thomas Coex | Afp | Getty Images Spain has pushed back against the White House’s claim that it agreed to cooperate militarily with Washington amid the conflict with Iran, doubling down on its anti-war […]
What next for global markets as oil surges and stocks plunge on Middle East conflict
[ad_1] Assets from stocks to bonds sold off across the globe on Tuesday, as the intensifying conflict in the Middle East fueled risk-off sentiment. It came as the U.S.-Iran war entered its fourth day , marked by more missile and drone strikes across the region and a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that the […]
Defense stocks jump as U.S., Iran exchange attacks
[ad_1] People visit a Lockheed Martin booth displaying a model of a military transport plane during an arms fair, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Dec. 19, 2024. Khanh Vu | Reuters Global defense stocks jumped on Monday as investors reacted to a dramatic military escalation in the Middle East over the weekend. The sector was a […]
These 4 charts show the scale of Novo Nordisk’s woes
[ad_1] Novo Nordisk was the first company to make a GLP-1 drug for weight loss and became Europe’s most valuable company. But its troubles are stacking up and today the stock trades at just a quarter of what it did at its peak less than two years ago. Pricing pressure, fierce competition, and pipeline setbacks […]
Bayer falls 7% after proposing $7.25 billion settlement in Roundup case; European markets open higher
[ad_1] Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 10, 2026. NYSE LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors weighed the latest U.K. inflation data and monitored global market developments. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was roughly 0.5% higher shortly after the open, and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 and France’s CAC […]
UK’s Schroders pops 28% on Nuveen takeover that’s set to create asset management giant
[ad_1] Schroders soared to the top of the Stoxx 600 on Thursday, hitting a 52-week high, after U.S. fund management giant Nuveen said it would buy the U.K.’s largest standalone asset management. The deal, sized at £9.9 billion ($13.5 billion), will create one of the world’s biggest asset management groups. Nuveen — the investment management […]