Wegovy Maker Novo Nordisk's Shares Slump After Guidance Disappoints
The stock tumbled 19% at the opening bell in Copenhagen after its outlook for the year ahead disappointed investors.
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GE HealthCare Technologies Posts Lower Profit, Despite Higher Revenue
GE HealthCare Technologies said profit fell in the fourth quarter, despite higher revenue, as the company continues to operate in what Chief Executive Peter Arduini called a dynamic macroeconomic environment.
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UBS Shares Fall After Money Outflows Hit U.S. Wealth-Management Business
The unit brought in $8.5 billion in net new assets last quarter, a sharp drop compared with $38 billion in the previous quarter.
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Credit Agricole Profit Slides on Banco BPM Stake Consolidation
The French lender's profit was down 39% from the year-ago period as a charge linked to its stake in Banco BPM overshadowed growth across its business.
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Zurich Insurance Reaches $11 Billion Deal to Buy U.K. Insurer Beazley
The Swiss insurer has been courting Beazley since last year and in January went public with several offers that were turned down.
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Spain's Santander Launches Buyback Alongside Earnings Beat
The lender reported a 15% rise in net profit for the last quarter of 2025 and approved a €5 billion share-buyback program.
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KKR Makes AI Play With Nearly $11 Billion Asia Data-Center Deal
The U.S. firm will hold a 75% stake in the data-center operator, with Singtel owning the remainder.
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Infineon Raises Investments to Meet Unrelenting AI Chip Demand
Funds are set to go toward a facility in Dresden, as well as other sites, to expand the manufacturing of semiconductors powering data centers and other AI infrastructure.
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GSK's Specialty Medicines Drive Solid Results
It posted double-digit percentage growth in its immunology and inflammation, oncology and HIV portfolios for 2025, with sales of £32.67 billion.
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Novartis Forecasts Profitability Hit From Generic Drug Competition in U.S.
The pharma major said it faces the largest drug-patent expiry headwind in its history this year.
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Hong Kong Company Challenges Panama Court Ruling Canceling Its Port Contracts
CK Hutchison has commenced arbitration against Panama after the country's supreme court voided a contract for the Hong Kong-listed company to operate two ports.
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AMD Sales Climb on Help From Data-Center Business
Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were $1.53, ahead of the $1.32 anticipated by analysts.
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Super Micro Computer Posts Higher Second-Quarter Profit on Two-Fold Sales Boost
The maker of server and computer products logged a quarterly profit of $400.6 million as sales more than doubled to $12.68 billion.
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Netflix, Warner Defend Proposed Deal in Senate Hearing
Several senators, both Republicans and Democrats, expressed concern at the Judiciary Committee hearing about the market power of a Netflix-Warner tie-up.
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