Month: May 2025
Inside the deal: Roche and Zealand Pharma’s $5.3 billion obesity drug gambit
A view of the sign and logo of the Roche Holding AG headquarters on April 11, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Sedat Suna | Getty Images News | Getty Images COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The ballooning obesity drug market may have a new contender after Roche struck a $5.3 billion deal to develop Danish biotech Zealand Pharma’s “next generation” […]
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Standard Chartered beats first-quarter profit expectations on strong growth in wealth management
Standard Chartered Plc bank branch in Hong Kong Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Standard Chartered on Friday beat first-quarter profit expectations on the back of strong growth in its wealth management, global markets, and global banking businesses. The bank’s reported profit before taxation for the three months ended in March was $2.103 billion, up from […]
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Trump plans to unveil federal budget proposal on Friday
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on May 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump plans to unveil his budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year on Friday and send it to Congress, according to a White House official. The annual White House budget request includes economic forecasts as well as detailed proposals about how […]
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Hong Kong stocks lead gains in Asia as China evaluates possibility of trade talks with the U.S.
Hongdae street in Seoul city, South Korea Twenty47studio | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose after China said that it was evaluating possible trade talks with the U.S. Markets in the region also trailed gains on Wall Street after all three key benchmarks advanced overnight on optimism that a slowdown in the global economy […]
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S&P 500 futures rise as China signals openness to trade talks with U.S.: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 1, 2025. NYSE S&P 500 futures rose Thursday evening as investors cheered China’s announcement that it is evaluating the possibility of starting trade negotiations with the U.S. Futures tied to the broad-based index added 0.68%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures jumped 0.82% […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Apple and Amazon beat expectations, but not all’s rosy underneath
A person walks by the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, U.S., May 1, 2025. Kylie Cooper | Reuters For the quarter that ended in March, Apple and Amazon reported top- and bottom-line numbers that beat analysts’ expectations, joining their fellow “Magnificent Seven” counterparts Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms on the podium. […]
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Apple has managed tariffs so far, but Cook lacks long-term answers
Apple CEO Tim Cook, after nearly a month of anticipation from investors, on Thursday finally revealed how Apple was navigating the Trump administration’s tariffs. The company only saw a “limited impact” on tariffs between January and the end of March, Cook told investors on an earnings call for the company’s second quarter results. For the […]
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China says it’s evaluating U.S. overtures to initiate talks on trade
China says it's evaluating U.S. overtures to initiate talks on trade Source
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Venmo gaining ground in payments as Cash App struggles
In the increasingly crowded market for peer-to-peer payments, Venmo is showing momentum while Cash App has hit a rough patch. The parents of both businesses reported quarterly results this week. PayPal, which owns Venmo, reported an earnings beat and kept its forecast for the year. Block, meanwhile, plummeted in extended trading on Thursday after the […]
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Hasbro CEO details tariff impact: ‘We’re making rapid changes’
In a Thursday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks detailed how the toy maker is trying to diversity its supply chain and adapt to President Donald Trump’s steep tariff hikes on China, one of its top suppliers. “I think we’re making rapid changes,” he said. “You know, our goal was to get […]
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