ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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Oral Wegovy posts 3,071 prescriptions in first four days after U.S. launch
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) recorded 3,071 U.S. prescriptions for the oral version of Wegovy in the first four days following its launch, according to data from IQVIA cited by analysts on Friday. The drugmaker rolled out the pill formulation of its weight-loss therapy as it competes with Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) in the fast-growing obesity treatment market.…
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State Street shares slide as repositioning costs offset Q4 earnings beat
State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) shares declined 3.51% on Friday after the financial services firm posted fourth-quarter 2025 results that topped market expectations but were overshadowed by sizable repositioning charges. The Boston-based group reported adjusted earnings per share of $2.97 for the quarter, beating analyst forecasts of $2.78. Revenue totaled $3.67 billion, ahead of the consensus…
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Mosaic shares slide after soft Q4 sales as fertilizer demand weakens
Shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) fell 6% on Friday morning after the fertilizer maker released preliminary fourth-quarter 2025 sales figures that came in below expectations, reflecting a downturn in demand. Mosaic said phosphate sales volumes were about 1.3 million tonnes in the quarter, while potash sales volumes totaled roughly 2.2 million tonnes. The weaker-than-anticipated…
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AST SpaceMobile shares jump after landing MDA SHIELD contract role
AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares climbed 8% on Friday after the company secured a prime contractor position under the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD program. As part of the award, the space-based cellular broadband network developer will be eligible to compete for future task orders within the Missile Defense Agency’s multi-award contracting structure. The SHIELD initiative…
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Regions Financial shares slide 9% after Q4 earnings fall short
Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF) shares dropped sharply on Friday after the lender reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted results that missed Wall Street expectations, overshadowing revenue growth and a solid full-year showing. The stock sank 9.50% in pre-market trading following the earnings announcement. The Birmingham-based bank posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.57 for the quarter, below…
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Sigma Lithium slides for second straight session after Brazil halts waste piles
Shares of Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) dropped 13% on Friday, extending losses from the previous day after Brazilian labor regulators ordered the closure of three waste piles at the company’s main mining operation over safety concerns. Brazil’s Labor Ministry suspended access to the waste piles at Sigma’s Grota do Cirilo mine in the state of Minas…
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Futures Signal Slightly Higher Start for Wall Street: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq
U.S. stock index futures were indicating a mildly higher open on Friday, setting the stage for equities to build on the rebound recorded in the previous session. Markets could continue to draw support from Thursday’s upward momentum, which was driven by a favorable response to earnings from companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM), Goldman Sachs…
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Italy probes Microsoft sales methods tied to ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Diablo’ games
Italy’s competition authority said on Friday it has opened investigations into Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Activision Blizzard division over what it described as allegedly “misleading and aggressive” sales practices linked to the video games “Diablo Immortal” and “Call of Duty Mobile”. The watchdog, which is also responsible for enforcing consumer protection rules, said the company was “operating…
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Report: Ferrari family free to sell up to 5% stake without breaching shareholder pact
Members of the Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) family are permitted to sell up to 5% of their holding in the luxury carmaker without invalidating an existing shareholder agreement, according to a report by Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore. Citing documents linked to a newly updated pact between key Ferrari shareholders Exor and Piero Ferrari, the newspaper…
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Boeing strikes provisional labor pact with 1,600 technical staff
Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) has secured a tentative labor agreement with SPEEA, the union that represents about 1,600 technical employees who joined the aerospace group following its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. last year. According to a statement issued by SPEEA on Thursday, the proposed contract includes a $6,000 ratification bonus and a 20% increase…