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Novartis CEO Praises Trump for Rebate Policies

Novartis AG prescription drug prices have been “flat to negative” over the last three years because of high costs for US patients on middlemen tasked to manage drug benefits, according to the company’s chief executive Vas Narasimhan. During an interview, the 42-year-old US doctor who has led the Swiss drugmaker since February 2018 expressed his …

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Alphabet Stocks down on Worries over Spending

Investors sent Alphabet Inc.’s shares down about 3 percent after hours on Monday after the tech company reported a markedly higher fourth-quarter spending on video content, employees, and facilities. Google’s parent company beat Wall Street’s estimates for revenue and profit. However,  the higher reported spending compelled investors to question whether the money poured on Alphabet’s …

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Asian Stocks Edge Up on Wall Street Strength

Asian stocks inched up in subdued trade on Thursday after Wall Street ended higher, but political uncertainty in the United States and concerns about weakening global economic growth kept many investors on the sidelines. Financials spreadbetters expect London’s FTSE, Frankfurt’s DAX, and Paris’s CAC to slip slightly when trade session open, with investors awaiting news …

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Dollar Struggles on Fed Rate Speculation

The dollar floundered for traction against other currencies on Tuesday, with investors increasingly convinced that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates this year amid risks of a sharper slowdown in global growth. Read more here!

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Asian Stocks Down on Weak China Data

Asian shares slumped on Friday after China reported a set of weak data, fuelling fresh worries of a slowdown in the world’s second biggest economy and leaving investors fretting over the wider impact of a yet to be solved US-China trade dispute. Read more here!