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Lilly invests $3 billion to expand Wisconsin plant as obesity drug demand soars

By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – Eli Lilly said on Thursday it will invest $3 billion to expand the manufacturing plant it bought in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin earlier this year, as it scrambles to meet soaring demand for its weight-loss and diabetes drugs. The new investment in the factory, which it acquired from Nexus Pharmaceuticals, will …

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Walmart, Amazon holiday spending rise as Target, Best Buy stumble, data shows

By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) -Walmart Inc, Amazon.com and fast-growing e-commerce sites Shein and PDD Holding’s Temu saw record-breaking sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to spending data, suggesting that they may finish the holiday season on a much stronger note than Target and Best Buy, which struggled. Holiday shoppers largely browsed …

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Exclusive-WhatsApp use by Credit Suisse staff scrutinised by UK regulator, documents show

By Stefania Spezzati LONDON (Reuters) – The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is scrutinising allegations that some former Credit Suisse employees shared confidential information over the WhatsApp messaging platform, documents seen by Reuters show. The FCA, which regulates financial firms in the United Kingdom, is reviewing the conduct of several Credit Suisse staff in its roughly …

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Stellantis recalls over 300,000 U.S. vehicles due to issues with hydraulic control

(Reuters) – Stellantis is recalling 317,630 vehicles in the U.S. due to a problem with the hydraulic control unit that may cause systems including the anti-lock brake to fail, the U.S. auto safety regulator said on Friday. The recall includes Ram 2500 Pickup and Ram 3500 Pickup trucks from 2017 to 2018 model years. (Reporting …

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Trump picks former Senator David Perdue as ambassador to China

By Michael Martina and Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he has chosen former Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China, tapping a former politician with business experience to help steer relations riven by deep mistrust and trade tensions. “He will be instrumental in implementing my strategy to maintain Peace in …

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Mexico budget cuts leave it poorly placed to handle Trump deportations, sources say

By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s migration agencies are facing a budget crunch that leaves them poorly placed to handle the mass deportations promised by President-elect Donald Trump, two Mexican government sources said, adding to concerns about the country’s preparedness. The two sources, involved in the early planning around possible deportations, said proposed …

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US-backed Syrian Kurds seize eastern city of Deir el-Zor, sources say

By Orhan Qereman HASAKEH, Syria (Reuters) -A U.S.-backed alliance led by Syrian Kurdish fighters captured the main city in eastern Syria and the main border crossing with Iraq on Friday, taking effective control of Syria’s vast eastern desert in two rapid moves. Two security sources based in eastern Syria said that by Friday afternoon the …

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