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UPS Partners With TikTok Shop for No-Box, No-Label Returns Service
UPS (NYSE:UPS) has entered into a partnership with TikTok Shop to provide an exclusive no-box, no-label returns service for participating sellers on the social commerce platform in the United States. The service will be provided through Happy Returns, allowing TikTok Shop customers to return eligible products without packaging or printed shipping labels. The partnership expands…
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Meta Expands Muse AI Agent to Small Businesses With New Software Integrations
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is expanding its Muse artificial intelligence agent to small businesses, adding integrations with a range of commerce, accounting, payments and productivity platforms. The expansion allows Muse for Small Business to connect with tools including Shopify, QuickBooks, Stripe and Canva, as Meta seeks to extend the AI agent into business operations and broaden…
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Novo Nordisk Reports Real-World Semaglutide 2 mg Cardiovascular Analysis Versus Tirzepatide
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) presented retrospective real-world evidence comparing cardiovascular outcomes among adults with type 2 diabetes who increased their once-weekly semaglutide injection from 1 mg to 2 mg with those who switched from semaglutide to tirzepatide. The analysis, presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting 2026 in Milan, Italy, included…
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Target Cuts Prices on Nearly 2,000 Home and Apparel Products
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) said it is lowering prices on nearly 2,000 home and apparel products ahead of the holiday shopping season, adding to more than 10,000 price reductions implemented by the retailer over the past year. The latest reductions, announced on September 29, 2026, cover women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and footwear, as well as…
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Nokia Deploys Deepfield Cloud Intelligence Across Zain KSA Network in Saudi Arabia
Nokia (NYSE:NOK) said Zain KSA has deployed its Deepfield Cloud Intelligence platform across the telecom operator’s network, covering more than 100 cities in Saudi Arabia. The deployment provides Zain KSA with real-time, end-to-end visibility across its network and is intended to support troubleshooting, service assurance and network optimisation, according to Nokia. The platform combines global…
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Lilly Reports Orforglipron Results Versus Oral Semaglutide 25 mg in Indirect Analysis
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) reported results from an indirect treatment comparison in which Foundayo, or orforglipron, 17.2 mg was associated with greater reductions in body weight and blood sugar than oral semaglutide 25 mg in adults with type 2 diabetes over 52 weeks. The analysis was presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the…
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Nasdaq Launches Agentic AI Environment for Calypso Capital Markets Platform
Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has launched an agentic artificial intelligence operating environment within its Nasdaq Calypso capital markets and treasury platform, allowing financial institutions to deploy and connect AI agents across trade lifecycle workflows. The environment, announced on September 29, 2026, is built on the Model Context Protocol, or MCP, an emerging standard for connecting AI agents…
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Caspian Therapeutics and Kura Oncology Report Preclinical Data for Diabetes Candidate KO-7246
Caspian Therapeutics and Kura Oncology (NASDAQ:KURA) reported preclinical data for KO-7246, an oral menin inhibitor being developed for diabetes, at the 62nd European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy, on September 29, 2026. The data were generated by Kura Oncology before Caspian’s launch in September 2026 and were presented by…
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Westlake to Close Cologne PVC Plant and Record $205 Million in Charges
Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) said it will close its polyvinyl chloride manufacturing facility in Cologne, Germany, citing weak demand, higher energy costs and increased import pressure from Asia affecting European chemical operations. The Cologne facility, which has annual production capacity of approximately 165,000 metric tons of PVC, is expected to cease operations during the first quarter…
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Napo Pharmaceuticals Crofelemer Study Accepted for Presentation at ACG 2026
Napo Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Jaguar Health (NASDAQ:JAGX), said an abstract covering preliminary results from an ongoing study of crofelemer in adults with short bowel syndrome with intestinal failure has been accepted for presentation at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. ACG 2026 is scheduled to take place from October 9 to October…