Lilly building
April 18, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Eli Lilly’s Zepbound a Possible Treatment for Sleep Apnoea

The company markets this drug as Zepbound® in the US and as Mounjaro® in some international markets. These outcomes add to the merits of medicines such as Zepbound and Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) Ozempic in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Despite supply, cost, and health insurance issues, these drugs remain in high demand worldwide. Lilly…

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April 18, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Persistent high inflation may extend possibility of BoE rate cuts

According to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday, 17 April 2024, consumer prices increased by 3.2%, which is slightly less than the recorded 3.4% in February 2024. These records further indicated that core inflation, which does not include food, energy, or tobacco, dropped from 4.5% to 4.2%. A Reuters poll predicted…

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Johnson & Johnson
April 17, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Johnson & Johnson Shares Drop After Mixed Results

The share price dropped by more than 2%, while the overall S&P 500 declined by just 0.2% on the same day. JNJ reported sales of $21.38bn in the first quarter of 2024, which represents a 2% increase on a year-on-year basis. The firm’s net income rose by close to 4%, giving a total of $6.58bn,…

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April 17, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

René Benko Under Investigation For Fraud

According to an Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) radio report, Benko allegedly deceived a local bank about the financial standing of Signa in renewing a €25m loan. Reuters reported that the property tycoon’s lawyer, Norbert Wess, confirmed this investigation and said that Benko was notified “some time ago”, but maintains that the accusations are “unfounded”. The…

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Samsung
April 16, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

$6.4bn White House Funding for Samsung

The tech company will receive as much as $6.4bn from the US Department of Commerce to realise this development. Based on CNBC information, this funding is part of the capital dedicated to the overall cluster, and the scheme might exceed $40bn. The CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to revive the local manufacture of computer…

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Tokyo
April 16, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

OpenAI Expanding Global Footprint With Japan Office

Nagasaki will steer the ChatGPT maker’s commercial and marketing efforts and grow the company’s Global Affairs, Go-to-Market, Communications and Operations in Japan. OpenAI published the statement on Sunday, 14 April 2024 and wrote: As we grow our operations internationally, we’re expanding into Asia with a new office in Tokyo, Japan. The organisation indicated that this…

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Trump tower
April 16, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Trump Media Continues To Slide Amid Fears

This followed a turbulent week of trading when the parent company of the Truth Social platform lost over 20% in a single day. While each DJT share was valued at over $66.22 in late March, they have now fallen to nearly $27. Analysts have suggested that the dropping price may be linked to the filing…

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