LONDON — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness after signing a major investment deal with the U.K. The weight-loss treatment firm and creator of Zepbound announced Monday that it would commit £279 million ($364 million) to help tackle Britain’s significant health challenges — including obesity. […]
David Solomon, Chairman & CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $6.89 per share, according to LSEG […]
Boeing Machinists union members picket outside a Boeing factory on September 13, 2024 in Renton, Washington. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images It’s been just over a month since more than 30,000 Boeing machinists walked off the job after overwhelmingly voting down a tentative contract. Costs and tensions have only risen since then. The strike is […]
Delta Air Lines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Delta Air Lines had to suspend hot meal service on more than 200 flights out of its Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport hub over the past several days because of a “food […]
The Super Heavy booster lands on the company’s launch tower during the fifth Starship flight on Oct. 13, 2024. SpaceX SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket’s more than 20-story tall booster. The achievement marks a major milestone toward SpaceX’s goal […]
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the ABC presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024. Getty Images With the U.S. election less than a month away, the country and its corporations are staring down two drastically different options. For airlines, banks, electric vehicle makers, health-care companies, media firms, restaurants and […]
Boeing 737 MAX airliners are pictured at the company’s factory in Renton, Washington, on Sept. 12, 2024. Stephen Brashear | AP Boeing will cut 10% of its workforce, or about 17,000 people, as the company’s losses mount and a machinist strike that has idled its aircraft factories enters its fifth week. It will also delay […]
JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon sees risks climbing around the world amid widening conflicts in the Middle East […]
JPMorgan Chase posted third-quarter results that topped estimates for profit and revenue as the company generated more interest income than expected. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: $4.37 a share vs. $4.01 a share LSEG estimate Revenue: $43.32 billion, vs. $41.63 billion estimate JPMorgan said profit fell 2% from a year earlier to $12.9 billion, […]
Ian Read, former CEO of Pfizer Inc., gestures as he speaks during a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 17, 2017. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist Starboard Value accused Pfizer of threatening litigation against the company’s former CEO and chief financial officer in order to get […]
