Economists attributed this positive performance to the biotechnological company’s cost-cutting drive and an uptake in sales of its newly-launched Alzheimer’s drug, LEQEMBI. Analysts predicted that the sales of this treatment would be between $13mn and $30mn. Biogen’s Q1 sales of LEQEMBI, as noted by its Japanese partner, Eisai Co., Ltd. (4523.T), were $19mn. Don’t miss…
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This comes after earlier price cuts in the US in the wake of tougher competition, especially since BYD, the Chinese EV maker, overtook Tesla as the foremost EV company globally. Earlier this month, the company’s Q1 financials reflected a drop in global vehicle deliveries – the first in approximately four years. Elon Musk, Tesla’s co-founder…
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This offer comes after Hipgnosis – a London-listed music rights investment firm – accepted Concord’s proposal. The latest Blackstone tender is the fourth augmented bid and was made on Saturday, 20 April 2024. It reportedly outstrips the Concord offer by about 7%. The latter proposed a takeover price of $1.16, which Blackstone countered with an…
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According to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday, 17 April 2024, consumer prices increased by 3.2%, which is slightly less than the recorded 3.4% in February 2024. These records further indicated that core inflation, which does not include food, energy, or tobacco, dropped from 4.5% to 4.2%. A Reuters poll predicted…
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The share price dropped by more than 2%, while the overall S&P 500 declined by just 0.2% on the same day. JNJ reported sales of $21.38bn in the first quarter of 2024, which represents a 2% increase on a year-on-year basis. The firm’s net income rose by close to 4%, giving a total of $6.58bn,…
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According to an Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) radio report, Benko allegedly deceived a local bank about the financial standing of Signa in renewing a €25m loan. Reuters reported that the property tycoon’s lawyer, Norbert Wess, confirmed this investigation and said that Benko was notified “some time ago”, but maintains that the accusations are “unfounded”. The…
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This move risks the continued support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and hampers the resolution of the country's ongoing debt issues. In the wake of this news, Sri Lanka's bonds dropped by 2.5 cents. According to Reuters, Udeeshan Jonas, a chief strategist at CAL Group, said: "Completing the IMF review by June becomes difficult…
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The tech company will receive as much as $6.4bn from the US Department of Commerce to realise this development. Based on CNBC information, this funding is part of the capital dedicated to the overall cluster, and the scheme might exceed $40bn. The CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to revive the local manufacture of computer…
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Nagasaki will steer the ChatGPT maker’s commercial and marketing efforts and grow the company’s Global Affairs, Go-to-Market, Communications and Operations in Japan. OpenAI published the statement on Sunday, 14 April 2024 and wrote: As we grow our operations internationally, we’re expanding into Asia with a new office in Tokyo, Japan. The organisation indicated that this…
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Everyone – from investors and consumers to authorities and analysts – anticipated inflation relief. Instead, price stresses continued, and, following the confirmed information, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost almost 500 points when it dropped by 2.4%. CNBC quoted Jason Furman, a Harvard economist, who commented: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice,…
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