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Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk to spend $4.1 billion to boost US manufacturing

By Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Maggie Fick COPENHAGEN/LONDON (Reuters) – Obesity drug-maker Novo Nordisk will spend $4.1 billion to build a U.S. facility to fill injection pens for its hugely popular weight-loss treatment Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic, it said on Monday. Construction of the plant at Novo’s existing main U.S. manufacturing site in Clayton, …

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Former European Investment Bank head Werner Hoyer in EU corruption probe

By Marc Jones and Benoit Van Overstraeten LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The former president of the European Investment Bank, Werner Hoyer, is under investigation for corruption and abuse of influence, as well as the misappropriation of EU funds, allegations the 72-year-old said were “absurd”. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office, which polices EU funding misuse cases, announced the …

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EU backs Russian frozen asset plan to aid Ukraine, sparks Hungarian anger

By Andrew Gray (Reuters) -European Union governments agreed to use 1.4 billion euros ($1.50 billion) in profits from Russian frozen assets for arms and other aid to Ukraine, prompting Hungary to accuse fellow EU members of a “shameless” rule breach to bypass its objections. EU members had already decided in May to use profits from …

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Apple charged with breaching EU tech rules, faces another probe

By Foo Yun Chee AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -European Union antitrust regulators charged on Monday that Apple breached the bloc’s tech rules, a charge that could result in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker which also faces another investigation into new fees imposed on app developers. The European Commission, which is also the EU’s antitrust and …

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Vista backs Czechoslovak Group’s $2 billion latest sweetened offer for sporting unit

(Reuters) -Vista Outdoor has agreed to sell its sporting products and ammunition business to Czechoslovak Group (CSG) for about $2 billion, the company said on Monday, after the Prague-based defense firm raised its offer for a second time. The unit, which houses brands such as Federal Ammunition and Remington Ammunition, has been the target of …

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European shares start the week higher on autos, banks

By Shashwat Chauhan, Jesus Calero and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – European equities advanced on Monday, led by gains in automobile and financial stocks, while investor attention focused on the first round of French parliamentary elections later this week. The Europe-wide STOXX 600 closed up 0.7%, slightly below a nearly two-week high hit earlier in …

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UK parties have ‘conspiracy of silence’ over post-election budget challenges, think tank says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Both Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are maintaining a “conspiracy of silence” on the scale of budget challenges which will face Britain’s next government, a leading think tank said on Monday. The non-partisan Institute for Fiscal Studies said neither party had made clear how they …

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Italy’s Eni likely to finalise Enilive stake sale by year-end, CEO says

ROME (Reuters) – Italian energy group Eni expects to complete the sale of a minority stake in its biofuel unit Enilive by the end of 2024, Chief Executive Claudio De Scalzi said on Monday. “The (sale) plan is in progress, there are still issues that are being discussed… our goal is to close by the end of this …

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Germany’s Aareal to reap $2.1 billion gain in sale of Aareon to TPG consortium

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German property lender Aareal Bank will book a gain of around 2 billion euros ($2.14 billion) after it sells its tech unit Aareon to private equity firm TPG and investor CDPQ, it said in announcing the deal on Monday. Aareal, based in Germany but operating globally, said it would only realize the …

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EU adopts new sanctions against Russia, including LNG

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries adopted a 14th package of sanctions on Russia that aims to close some circumvention loopholes and hits Russia’s gas exports for the first time, EU foreign affairs ministers said in a statement on Monday. Western powers imposed sweeping sanctions on Moscow after Russia launched a full-scale …

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