82 m. ago US stocks register heavy falls as White House tries to talk up Trump tariffs

Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all down by at least 2% and Tesla shares fall 15% for worst day since September 2020The US stock market continued to drop on Monday as the White House denied that Donald Trump’s trade policies were causing lasting chaos within the economy.The S&P 500 fell 2.7%, the Dow Jones dropped 2%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 4% as investors sold shares in the so-called “magnificent seven” – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia and Tesla. Tesla’s shares had their worst day since September 2020, falling 15%. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Novo Nordisk shares fall on latest trial results for new obesity drug

Participants with type 2 diabetes had an average weight loss of 15.7 per cent after 68 weeks on CagriSema

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11 h. ago Top shipping broker Clarksons says war and Trump tariff fears have hit revenues

Shares in FTSE 250 company fall by nearly a fifth as geopolitical turmoil pushes down freight ratesBusiness live – latest updatesThe world’s biggest ship broker has warned that geopolitical turmoil from war and Donald Trump’s tearing up of US foreign policy have hurt its revenues, sending its share price tumbling by nearly a fifth on Monday.Clarksons, which is listed on London’s FTSE 250 index of mid-sized companies, said the rates charged by shipping companies had dropped since the start of 2025, hit by concerns over the impact of tariffs. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Novo Nordisk cuts Wegovy prices, following similar move by Zepbound

Makers of the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound are cutting prices for people without insurance

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6 d. ago Asian shares fall after Wall St retreats on fears over hit to the US economy from Trump's tariffs

Shares have opened lower in Asia after U.S. stocks fell sharply just ahead of a new round of higher tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump

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9 d. ago Drama, glamour, legends: I've been to the BRIT awards every year for 30 years, this is what it's really like

From Madonna’s big fall to the return of the Beatles, Professor Jonathan Shalit shares his memories of the iconic awards ceremony

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1 week ago Gene Hackman cops suspect 'sudden fall' as they share details on how his body was found

The mystery surrounding the triple death deepens as authorities investigate several factors, including whether Gene or his wife Betsy had fallen and why the door was left ajar

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2 w. ago Walmart shares fall upon disappointing forecast, fueling US spending worries

World’s largest retailer expects inflation-weary consumers to pull back after shares hit record high of $105 last weekWalmart on Thursday forecast sales and profit for its latest fiscal year below Wall Street estimates, suggesting that the world’s largest retailer expects inflation-weary consumers to pull back after several quarters of solid growth.Walmart shares, which had risen about 72% in 2024 and hit a record high of $105 last week, were down 6% in early trading. Shares of its rival retailer Target were down 1.6%, with Amazon 0.9% lower. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Novo Nordisk reprimanded for allegedly failing to disclose payments

The manufacturer of the weight loss jab Wegovy said it ‘is dedicated to working transparently and ethically’.

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