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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Broadcom, UnitedHealth, Casey’s General Stores and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Broadcom , Alphabet — Broadcom on Monday said it agreed to supply artificial intelligence chips for Google and signed an expanded deal with Anthropic to give the AI startup about 3.5 gigawatts worth of computing capacity from Google’s AI processors. Broadcom shares gained 3%, while Alphabet […]
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Trump administration finalizes better-than-feared Medicare Advantage payment rate in boost to health insurers
Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz speaks during an event sponsored by the Action for Progress Coalition, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 2, 2026. Al Drago | Reuters The Trump administration on Monday finalized a 2027 payment rate increase to privately run Medicare plans that […]
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U.S. payrolls rose by 178,000 in March, more than expected; unemployment at 4.3%
The U.S. labor market bounced back in March, with job creation much stronger than expected though the broader picture of a slow-growth labor market held intact. Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 178,000 during the month, a reversal from the 133,000 decline in February and better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 59,000, the […]
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Novo Nordisk says Wegovy pill outperforms Lilly’s oral GLP-1 in cross-trial comparison
Wegovy semaglutide tablets. Michael Siluk | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The Wegovy pill showed more pronounced weight loss and less cumbersome side effects than Eli Lilly‘s rival pill that was approved this week, Novo Nordisk said Thursday. Oral Wegovy demonstrated “significantly greater mean weight loss” than orforglipron, which Lilly will sell under the […]
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FDA approves Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 pill, opening the next phase of the weight loss drug market
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly‘s GLP-1 pill, the company said, a major milestone for the Indianapolis-based drugmaker and one that will test the market for new weight-loss medications. Lilly said the once-daily pill, Foundayo, will start shipping from direct-to-consumer platform LillyDirect on Monday and will be available at pharmacies and on […]
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Private sector hiring totaled 62,000 in March, better than expected, ADP says
Private sector employment growth was a bit better than expected in March, but health care and construction continued to provide nearly all the momentum, payrolls processing company ADP reported Wednesday. Job growth totaled 62,000 for the month, down just 4,000 from February’s upwardly revised level but above the Dow Jones consensus for 39,000. ADP’s report […]
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Novo Nordisk launches multi-month subscriptions for Wegovy obesity drugs as it tries to catch up with Eli Lilly
Wegovy semaglutide tablets. Michael Siluk | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Novo Nordisk on Tuesday launched a multi-month subscription program for its Wegovy obesity drug products that aims to ensure cash-paying patients see lower, “predictable” monthly prices. Eligible patients can choose between three-, six- or 12-month subscriptions for the Wegovy injection or the two […]
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Trump’s Iran extension, DHS funding deal, Anthropic’s injunction and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. If you’re as fascinated by the retail sector as I am, you’ll want to read this exclusive from CNBC’s Melissa Repko. I don’t want to spoil it, so just I’ll say that Target isn’t over its boycott woes. Stock futures […]
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British Airways to reward pilots for cutting fuel as airlines tackle higher costs
British Airways Airbus A380 Superjumbo passenger aircraft, spotted flying on final approach for landing on London Heathrow Airport runway in the United Kingdom. Nicola Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images British Airways is offering a financial incentive to its pilots who reduce their planes’ fuel consumption, as the U.S.-Iran war continues to plague travel and […]
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U.S. payrolls unexpectedly fell by 92,000 in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) workers make repairs to an underground pipe on September 05, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. economy lost jobs in February, a month marred by severe winter weather and a strike at a major health care provider, the Bureau of […]
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