LONDON (Reuters) – A “disorderly evolution” of the situation in Slovakia following an attempted assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico could raise the political risk level for the country’s credit rating, Moody’s said on Wednesday. Fico was in a life-threatening condition having been shot in the central Slovak town of Handlova. Moody’s, which rates Slovakia…
By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – AbbVie’s top-selling arthritis drug Humira has held onto more than 80% of patients after facing nine lower-priced rivals in the U.S. in the last year, raising questions about whether the market for prescription biosimilars can survive in its current form, drug pricing experts and analysts say. Humira, which lists for…
(Reuters) -Credit card giant American Express raised its full-year profit forecast on Friday, as its wealthy customers persisted in splurging on travel, dining and entertainment. The company also reported better-than-expected second-quarter profit, underscoring the benefit it has enjoyed by focusing on a premium customer base. AmEx’s affluent cardholders have somewhat insulated it from weakness in…
(Reuters) -FedEx forecast fiscal 2025 profit above analysts’ estimates on Tuesday, anticipating that the cost reductions planned for the year would deliver margin gains even as revenue remains challenged by lackluster demand for parcel shipping. Shares of FedEx were up 15.3% at $295.49 in extended trading after the delivery company targeted fiscal 2025 earnings of…
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New Hampshire man charged with threatening to kidnap and injure Republican presidential candidates last year has been found dead, a U.S. attorney said in a court filing on Thursday. The jury had began their deliberations this week in the trial of Tyler Anderson, who had been accused of…
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Monday that at some undefined point the U.S. central bank will lower its interest rate target. “Eventually we’ll have rate cuts” but for now monetary policy is in a “very good place,” Williams said in comments made before the…
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – The legal team that voided Elon Musk’s record Tesla pay package deserves a tiny fraction of the $5.6 billion legal fee they requested because their lawsuit provided almost no benefit for the company, the electric automaker argued in court papers on Friday. Tesla said the legal team for…
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package in a what was seen as an endorsement of his leadership, but the electric car maker’s stock remains richly valued even after several years of weakness in shares. Shareholders at Tesla’s annual general meeting on Thursday re-approved Musk’s 2018 record-setting compensation…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s election campaign said on Sunday it has raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the week since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate. President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid on Sunday last week and endorsed Harris for the Nov. 5…
(Reuters) – Photoshop maker Adobe forecast fourth-quarter earnings below analysts’ estimates on Thursday, signaling stiff competition and soft demand for its AI-integrated editing tools amid challenging economic conditions. Shares of the company fell 9.2% in extended trading. High interest rates and a tough economy have led enterprises and individuals to focus on cutting costs, putting…
