5 h. ago Novo Nordisk shares shoot up amid promising results for anti

Stock climbs above £6.5bn in early trading as trial shows ‘significant weight loss’ for pill version of WegovyBusiness live – latest updatesThe value of the drugmaker Novo Nordisk has shot up by more than £6.5bn after research showed its new anti-obesity pill resulted in almost as much weight loss as its Wegovy jab, as it races against its US rival Eli Lilly to get a tablet treatment to market.Stock in the Danish company climbed by more than 4.5% on Thursday morning on hopes it could claw back market share lost to Eli Lilly and cheaper generic versions of GLP-1 drugs. Shares have fallen nearly 60% in the past year as sales slowed. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Ange Postecoglou issues Nottingham Forest demand after Swansea capitulation

Nottingham Forest suffered a 3-2 defeat by Swansea City in the Carabao Cup after the hosts scored twice in stoppage time to win the third-round clash - it left new boss Ange Postecoglou frustrated at the exit

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17 h. ago Proud Alan Sheehan relishing rising expectations at Swansea City as he hails 'excellent' youngster

The Swans boss was left delighted by his side's win over Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night

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18 h. ago Russell Martin told exactly when Rangers decision makers will lose patience with under fire boss

The boss is facing major pressure after a winless start to the Premiership campaign

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22 h. ago Brendan Rodgers told he is a Celtic 'casualty' risk as one broken board relationship lingers

The row between the boss and the Parkhead decision-makers has cooled following the win over Kilmarnock

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28 h. ago Lucas Bergvall: Tottenham have a clean sheet mentality this year

Spurs have secured four wins and four clean sheets under new boss Thomas Frank.

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29 h. ago ‘He’s the big boss!’ Trump supporters line Windsor streets as US president’s state visit begins

‘We love him. They should be bringing him here in a gold coach’

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35 h. ago Novo Nordisk’s new boss wins cautious backing after sweeping cuts

Maziar Mike Doustdar has an onerous in-tray to stop the company falling behind in the lucrative US obesity market

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3 d. ago Triple dose of Novo Nordisk drug delivers 19% weight loss in trials

Danish pharma group seeks to broaden options and stay competitive with Eli Lilly

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3 d. ago Ruben Amorim sack verdict given after Man United defeat to Manchester City

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim continues to oversee poor results with just one win so far this season after finishing 15th in the Premier League last term

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4 d. ago Peterhead 2 Hamilton 2: Accies boss praises resilience as winless run stretches to four games

Rankin's side had to fight tooth and nail to take something from their trip north

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4 d. ago Tottenham Women manager Martin Ho willing to sacrifice short

Spurs boss not satisfied with wins by any means as targets long-term success

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5 d. ago Motherwell win at Dundee wouldn't be a turning point, insists boss

Jens Berthel Askou says a win or a defeat doesn't change the project at Fir Park

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7 d. ago Arsenal resoundingly answered Mikel Arteta's transfer plea after Declan Rice agreed

Mikel Arteta spent big in the summer transfer window and the Arsenal boss was clear that the club needed to strengthen after another season without silverware

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7 d. ago Cambuslang Rangers stop the rot at Kilsyth with strike duo at the double

Boss Paul McColl saw his side run out comfortable winners in a West of Scotland Second Division clash

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7 d. ago Jesper Karlsson lifts lid on Aberdeen move and what Lewis Ferguson said to him about Dons

Bologna winger reunites with former boss at Pittodrie

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8 d. ago Thomas Tuchel brings an end to England's identity crisis but tough choices remain

Tuchel has lift-off after Serbia win but the England boss still faces some difficult decisions ahead of the World Cup next summer

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8 d. ago Ozempic maker to slash 9,000 jobs globally as competition intensifies

Novo Nordisk’s plans would result in around 11% of the pharmaceutical giant’s 78,400-strong workforce being axed.

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8 d. ago Weight loss drugmaker to slash 9,000 jobs in £926 million cost cut

Novo Nordisk was at one point last year Europe's most valuable listed company

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8 d. ago Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk to cut 9,000 jobs amid increased competition

Danish manufacturer of weight-loss and diabetes drugs under pressure from US rival Eli Lilly Business live – latest newsThe Danish maker of the weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic is to cut 9,000 jobs as it issued a profit warning amid fierce competition from its US rival Eli Lilly.Novo Nordisk’s decision to cut 11% of its global workforce of 78,400 takes place as sales of Wegovy have slowed sharply as it has lost ground to Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro jabs, as well as cheaper versions by generic drugmakers, and the pharmaceutical sector faces the threat of targeted US tariffs. Continue reading...

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