Eli Lilly and Co
Musk’s $1 trillion pay, a price cut for obesity drugs, Target’s in-store woes and more in Morning Squawk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. +$1 trillion The richest man in […]
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Startup Omada Health to start prescribing GLP-1s, other obesity medications as membership grows
The Omada Health logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Virtual care company Omada Health on Thursday said it will start prescribing GLP-1s and other obesity drugs and helping patients manage those medications. Omada plans to expand the offerings under its weight management program as its membership grows […]
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Here’s how much weight loss drugs could cost you under Trump’s deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday struck landmark deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to slash the prices of their blockbuster weight loss drugs. Under the agreements, the monthly out-of-pocket cost of popular injections and […]
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Trump announces deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk to slash weight loss drug prices, offer some Medicare coverage
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event to make an announcement from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Nov. 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday announced deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to slash the prices of some of their obesity drugs, including upcoming […]
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Eli Lilly to start late-stage trials on amylin obesity drug after it shows up to 20% weight loss in study
Eli Lilly Biotechnology Center is shown in San Diego, California, March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Thursday said it will start late-stage trials on its experimental amylin obesity drug next month after it showed encouraging results in a mid-stage study. The highest dose of the weekly injection, called eloralintide, helped patients […]
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Metsera says Novo Nordisk’s new bid for obesity drugmaker is ‘superior’ to revised Pfizer offer
The logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy is seen outside theri building as the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Metsera on Tuesday said Novo Nordisk‘s new […]
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Pfizer files second lawsuit against Novo Nordisk, Metsera in bidding war over obesity biotech
A Pfizer logo is displayed at a research facility in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, U.S., Sept. 30, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Pfizer on Monday said it filed a second lawsuit against Novo Nordisk and Metsera, alleging that the Danish drugmaker’s attempt to outbid Pfizer to acquire the obesity biotech is […]
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November trading, Berkshire’s cash hoard, Big Tech’s ad revenue and more in Morning Squawk
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 30, 2025 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. November […]
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Where the blockbuster weight loss drug market stands today — and what’s coming next
A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Hollie Adams | Reuters The appetite for blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs is far from satisfied. From fresh competition to new uses, the market is quickly vaulting into a new stage of […]
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Pfizer sues Metsera, Novo Nordisk over rival obesity drug bid
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Pfizer said on Friday it had filed a lawsuit against Metsera and Novo Nordisk saying Metsera breached its merger agreement obligations in declaring the Danish drugmaker’s $8.5 billion bid for the U.S. obesity drug developer to be a superior offer. Pfizer asked the Delaware court where it filed the lawsuit to issue a temporary restraining order to […]
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