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Weight-loss drugs: Who, and what, are they good for?

Jan 2 (Reuters) - Powerful weight-loss medicines like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy leapt into public view in 2023, from social media to doctors' offices and cocktail parties, offering a new way to address record obesity rates.

What other health conditions might weight-loss drugs treat?

Jan 2 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss therapy Wegovy are being studied to see whether they can improve health in other ways.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: New Year begins largely green amid slew of PMIs

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly up on Tuesday, the first day of trading in 2024, reacting to slightly improved factory activity in China, with more manufacturing PMIs from major economies due.

AstraZeneca and Sanofi received approval in China for RSV antibody

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC and Sanofi SA's long-acting monoclonal antibody Beyfortus received approval for use in China to prevent respiratory syncytial virus disease, Astra said on Tuesday.

LONDON BRIEFING: AstraZeneca, Sanofi's RSV treatment approved in China

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are expected to open higher on Tuesday, reacting to a slight expansion in manufacturing activity in China and ahead of a slew of manufacturing PMI data including for the UK.

Rate-cut optimism, autos push UK stocks higher

FTSE 100 up 0.4%, FTSE 250 adds 0.5%

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks start week higher as 2024 draws to close

(Alliance News) - Equities in London kicked off an abbreviated trading week with gains on Wednesday, on continued US interest rate optimism at the end of 2024.

London close: Stocks maintain gains amid post-Christmas rally

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed in positive territory on Wednesday, buoyed by a global surge in stock prices as the S&P 500 neared an all-time high on Wall Street.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks hold onto gains amid US rate cut hopes

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 index was outperforming other European stock-price measures at midday on Wednesday, boosted by gains for miners and industrials.

London midday: Stocks ride global wave of post-Christmas optimism

(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets were still above the waterline at lunchtime on Wednesday, following a late Santa rally on Wall Street overnight.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 gains led by miners and industrials

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the green on Wednesday, as hopes for US interest rate cuts in the new year continued to propel global equities higher.

London open: FTSE takes cues from Wall Street 'Santa rally'

(Sharecast News) - London's stocks returned from the Christmas break in the green on Wednesday, boosted by a late Santa rally on Wall Street overnight.

TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca buys Gracell to "enrich" cell therapy pipeline

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Gracell Biotechnologies Inc, paying about USD1.2 billion for the clinical-stage company.

LONDON BRIEFING: AstraZeneca buys Gracell Biotech; COPL CEO resigns

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were expected to make gains at Wednesday's market open, as investors continued to pin their hopes on US interest rate cuts.

AstraZeneca to buy Gracell Technologies for $1.2bn

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it was buying Gracell Biotechnologies, a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, for $1.2bn.