Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, the world’s two largest makers of weight-loss and diabetes drugs, raised their full-year forecasts on the back of...
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Eli Lilly posted a blockbuster second quarter fueled by continued demand for its portfolio of GLP-1 medications. The world’s biggest drugmaker by market value reported adjusted earnings of $8.38 a share in the period, better than the $6.01 consensus estimate among analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue surged 48% to nearly $23 billion—Wall Street was looking for $20.7 billion.
Investing.com -- CVS Health shares jumped about 5% in premarket trading Wednesday after the company raised its full-year profit guidance following better-than-expected second-quarter results.
Aug 5 () - Eli Lilly and Co raised its full-year revenue forecast on Wednesday, banking on sustained demand for its blockbuster GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes drugs. The move comes less than a day after rival Novo Nordisk also hiked its full-year profit and sales forecast, banking on its oral Wegovy pill to help claw back lost ground from Lilly in the lucrative obesity market.
European stock indexes were rising at the open, extending a raft of record highs. Industrial and retail stocks jumped as the Europe-wide Stoxx 600 rises 0.5% to 659.75 points, a new record. London's FTSE 100 popped 0.
August 5 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Wednesday as investors monitored corporate earnings and diplomatic efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war and reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
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The Danish drugmaker's Wegovy pill has exceeded 5 million prescriptions in the U.S. since launch, driving stronger-than-expected profit
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Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) received European Commission marketing authorization for its oral Wegovy pill for weight management. The approval covers the European Union and represents the first GLP-1 receptor agonist in pill form cleared for this use in the region. This decision follows growing use of obesity therapies in the U.S. and other key markets. Novo Nordisk is already a major player in diabetes and obesity care, and the oral Wegovy pill gives the company another way to reach patients...
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