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Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk stocks fall as Trump says he wants $150 price for GLP-1s
Shares of Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk dropped Friday, after President Donald Trump said his administration aims to cut the cost of brand name GLP-1 weight loss drugs to $150 per month, a fraction of their current list price. “In London, you’d buy a certain drug for $130 and even less than that … $88 […]
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Trump’s approval rating on the economy takes hit because of shutdown, inflation, CNBC survey finds
Americans’ views on the economy turned more negative in the third quarter with deepening concerns about jobs, inflation and the outlook, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey. Together with blame for the shutdown aimed at the president and congressional Republicans, those views dragged down President Donald Trump’s net approval rating on the economy to […]
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Judge blocks Trump from firing federal workers during government shutdown for now
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration, for now, from firing federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown. The order came five days after the administration issued reduction-in-force notifications to more than 4,000 federal workers. “The activities that are being undertaken here are contrary to the laws,” San Francisco U.S. District Court Judge […]
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Government shutdown enters third week with no end in sight
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, left, and US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images The government shutdown stretched into its third week on Wednesday […]
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Spanish-language audiences are growing even as TV viewership declines
Chris Ryan | Ojo Images | Getty Images The Spanish-language TV audience is growing, and advertisers are taking notice. Over the past few years, the Hispanic population in America has seen significant growth in TV viewership, according to experts, becoming one of the most valuable demographics for media companies and advertisers. And as these consumers […]
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France’s PM skirts another crisis and markets like it — but it comes at a price
France’s Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks during his statement of general policy at the French National Assembly, France s lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on October 14, 2025. Mathilde Kaczkowski | Afp | Getty Images French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s decision to suspend a controversial pension reform has given markets some welcome relief […]
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Tax rises and spending cuts in the cards, UK finance minister hints
CHISWICK, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 09: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves visits the Sipsmith Distillery on October 09, 2025 in Chiswick, United Kingdom. The Chancellor’s visit is intended to highlight how the UK-India free trade agreement is boosting British business, and comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in India promoting the new pact, […]
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Not just ‘Democrat Agencies’: Trump shutdown firings touch bipartisan priorities
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the White House, following his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump has vowed to target only “Democrat Agencies” for permanent staffing cuts amid the government shutdown — but the administration’s layoffs […]
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Government shutdown: Vance says ‘fraud’ is rife in ACA tax credits use
U.S. Vice President JD Vance looks on, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump announces a deal with Pfizer to sell drugs at lower prices, in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 30, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there is “a lot […]
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Trump official says federal layoffs ‘have begun’ amid government shutdown
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Layoffs of federal workers have begun amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought […]
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