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The European stock markets closed mixed in Thursday trading as The Stoxx Europe edged 0.1% lower, Ge

With CPI dropping at 8:30 AM and the Strait of Hormuz near shutdown, Wall Street faces a pivotal morning that could swing stocks sharply in either direction, and analysts at Deutsche Bank, Oppenheimer, Berenberg, and others are already repositioning ahead of the numbers.

Hims faces restructuring charges as it shifts its U.S. weight-loss business away from compounded GLP-1 medications.

NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Hims & Hers Health on Monday posted second-quarter revenue above estimates and raised its annual revenue forecast, as the telehealth company benefited from an increase in

Amazon.com Inc.‘s Amazon Pharmacy will offer eligible Medicare beneficiaries weight-loss drugs for $50 per month through a new federal program aimed at expanding access. The company announced on Thursday that the service would automate eligibility checks, prior authorizations, and billing,...

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) reported second-quarter adjusted sales growth of 7% at constant exchange rates, supported by GLP-1 volume growth across its obesity and diabetes franchises, while lower realized prices and manufacturing-related costs weighed on margins. Chief Executive Officer Mike Doust

Dismissal removes one legal challenge involving compounded alternatives while Novo confronts intensifying commercial competition in obesity treatments.

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones hit highs while the Nasdaq raced above key levels as oil prices and yields fell. Palantir, Cloudflare and SpaceX were big movers amid earings.

A Texas judge dismissed claims that the drugmakers illegally blocked access to compounded weight-loss drugs.

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc (LXRX) advances its pipeline with strong cash position despite a challenging quarter marked by a net loss and reduced revenues.

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX) reported a wider second-quarter loss as revenue declined sharply from the prior-year period, while the company highlighted completed enrollment in its Phase III SONATA-HCM trial and outlined plans to resubmit a new drug application for ZYNQUISTA in type 1 diabet

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and Foundayo will be available at a cost of $50 a month.

Doustdar was fairly fresh off an earnings call, but we connected to discuss a different milestone—his one-year anniversary in the CEO role, which is tomorrow. Introducing culture change had been part of the CEO’s mission since he landed the job, and he arrived with notes, having already worked at Novo Nordisk for 33 years.

📣"I don't know the needs of the two competitors that are right now trying to talk to each other, but we don't see a need for a transformative M&A right now." —Mike Doustdar, CEO of Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk in an interview with the Journal, referring to a recent Financial Times report that AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb held talks over a tie-up.

BUSINESS The latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0429 ET – Novo Nordisk’s second-quarter earnings beat and guidance raise imply minimal changes to the midpoint of consensus estimates, Bernstein analysts write.

LLY crushes Q2 earnings estimates and lifts its 2026 sales outlook as Mounjaro and Zepbound fuel strong revenue growth and newer drugs add momentum.

Chief Executive Mike Doustdar’s comments come amid sector focus on M&A and after Novo Nordisk made two disclosures in recent days on its future pipeline that disappointed investors.

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...

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.

US stock futures edged higher on Wednesday as investors reacted to renewed hopes of easing tensions in the Middle East, while corporate earnings from SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) drove significant pre-market trading. Although geopolitical developments supported overall market sentiment, investors also assessed company-specific news, particularly Elon Musk’s latest comments, which weighed on both SpaceX and AMD shares.

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.

The hospital chain raised almost $1 billion in India’s second-largest initial public offering so far this year.

Investing.com -- Novo Nordisk (CSE:NOVOb) (NYSE:NVO) hiked its full-year guidance, saying annual sales and operating profit should decline less than previously expected as demand for its weight-loss drugs continues unabated.

Aug 5 () - India's Manipal Health Enterprises made its market debut at a 10.5% premium on Wednesday, valuing the ‌hospital chain at 857.

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Asian stock markets jumped on Wednesday as strong earnings and a resurgence of demand for tech lifted Wall Street to record peaks, while hopes for progress on

Novo now expects underlying sales and operating profit in the range of 0% to –6% for the year.

U.S.-traded shares of Novo Nordisk are down more than 6% due to a sales shortfall for its new Wegovy weight-loss pill and a disappointing study outcome for a next-generation weight-loss drug. Overall, the company sees the potential for a full-year sales decline of up to 6%, better than its previous view that sales could drop up to 12%. Novo also disclosed that its experimental drug CagriSema failed to show comparable blood-sugar reduction to Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide in a new study of people with Type 2 diabetes.

The Danish drugmaker continues to rely on the success of semaglutide, branded as Wegovy for weight loss and Ozempic for diabetes.