6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (191+ words) Sept 7 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk said on Monday it had halted two additional trials of its ​experimental cardiovascular drug ziltivekimab, further ‌denting the Danish drugmaker’s efforts to diversify beyond its blockbuster obesity and diabetes franchise. In July, Novo said ziltivekimab failed…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (452+ words) By Noel John and Sumit Saha Sept 1 (Reuters) – Oil prices gained on Tuesday as the resumption of fighting between the U.S. and Iran in the Middle East renewed fears of supply disruptions from the world’s key crude-producing region. Brent crude…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (218+ words) By Marwa Rashad and Nora Buli LONDON/OSLO, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Six months into the U.S.-Iran war, Qatar is among the ​conflict’s biggest economic casualties, with its ‌liquefied natural gas exports slashed by 96%, data shows. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (515+ words) HONG KONG, Aug 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar regained some strength on Tuesday, as investors parsed Washington’s expanded sanctions against Iran and renewed efforts to ease pressure on longer-dated Treasury yields, while cryptocurrencies extended a rally on debasement fears. U.S....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (195+ words) BERLIN, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Combined spending related to old age and illness accounted for around 70% of total ​social spending in Germany last ‌year, pushing the social budget to a new record high, according to an analysis by the Ifo institute published…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (100+ words) KWSN US SEC investigating Situational Awareness trades that led to July meltdown, source says Aug 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and ​Exchange Commission is investigating the timing of trades that led ​to ⁠steep losses ⁠at AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness, a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (452+ words) By Florence Tan and Trixie Yap SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped more than $1 a barrel on Monday as investors took profits ahead of an expected announcement from Washington about imposing more sanctions on Iran that may further disrupt ​supplies…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) By Anirban Sen and Arasu Kannagi Basil Aug 21 (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s Citadel has shed more than 80% of the aggregate risk from the original ​portfolio of Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness, which it ‌recently purchased, according to a letter sent…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (573+ words) SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The dollar slid on Friday and was set for a weekly loss, as investors viewed the U.S. Treasury’s bond buyback gambit as merely a temporary fix, while raising fresh concerns about officials’ increasingly interventionist approach. U.S....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (441+ words) HONG KONG, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar drifted near multi-month lows against major peers on Wednesday as Treasury yields eased from recent highs, with investors awaiting minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting for clues ​on the path of…...