Amgen, other drugmakers launch DTC programs

The Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Drugmakers are increasingly using telehealth platforms to sell their medicines directly to patients…

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What’s driving the surge in quantum stocks this week

Inside Google’s quantum computing lab in Santa Barbara, California. CNBC Quantum computing stocks are wrapping up a big week of double-digit gains. Shares of Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum and Quantum Computing have surged more than 20%. Rigetti and D-Wave Quantum have more than doubled and tripled, respectively, since the start of the year. Arqit Quantum…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, BOE decision

The Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.  Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Thursday, as traders evaluated the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate cut on Wednesday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.5% higher by 8:18 a.m. in London (3:18…

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‘Ozempic Effect’ has reached clothing store rack as America resizes

Jennifer Johnson, founder of True Fashionistas, Florida’s largest clothing reseller, started noticing something unusual about a year ago. Suddenly, once difficult-to-find larger sizes were becoming more common in the batches of clothing arriving for resale. Since then, the trickle has become a torrent. Johnson said that historically, her store has been overloaded with extra smalls and…

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Stoxx 600, DAX, FTSE, CAC

LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors assessed the latest trade news, corporate earnings and inflation data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.5% higher by 11:56 a.m. in London (6:56 a.m. ET), with most sectors and all major regional bourses in positive territory. Looking at individual stocks, shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant…

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Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk to cut around 9,000 jobs

Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk on Wednesday announced plans to cut roughly 9,000 roles. “Novo Nordisk today announced a company-wide transformation to simplify its organisation, improve the speed of decision-making, and reallocate resources towards the…

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