A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 25, 2025. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed on Monday night, with investors weighing the latest developments on the trade front to kick off a seasonally poor month for equities. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 41 points, or 0.09%. S&P 500 futures…
TIANJIN, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin(L) and Chinese President Xi jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 1, 2025 in Tianjin, China. (Photo by Suo Takekuma – Pool/Getty Images) Pool | Getty Images…
本港零售連升3個月，政府統計處公布，7月零售額臨時估計297億元，按年升1.8%，惟遜於市場預期的2.5%。 打風礙購物 7月仍錄增長 零售管理協會表示，7月颱風暴雨影響零售市道，但零售額仍錄得正增長是好事，反映回復平穩的狀態，並指高達八成零售會員認為，9月生意無升跌或錄增長，預期今年剩下時間零售額不會出現較大跌幅，個別月份持平或微升，因去年同期基數低及盛事活動帶動人流。 7月零售銷貨量按年上升1%，亦遜於市場預期漲2.3%；不過，網上零售額臨時估計為26億元，按年大升13.2%。今年首7個月，零售額按年下跌2.6%，銷貨量則少4%，網上零售額則逆市漲2.1%。 按類別劃分，月內零售額升幅最大是書報、文具及禮品，按年升20.5%；其次是中藥升19.6%；與旅遊相關類別的珠寶首飾、鐘錶及名貴禮物，以及藥物與化妝品零售額，則分別漲9.4%及2.6%。 另一方面，與本土消費較為相關的項目，其銷售亦繼續下滑，例如麵包、糕餅、糖果及餅乾就大跌15.5%；汽車及汽車零件，以及家具及固定裝置則分別減少12.4%及9.4%。 港府指盛事將帶旺消費 政府發言人表示，7月零售業表現繼續靠穩，零售額升幅較6 Source link
A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Hollie Adams | Reuters New trial data suggests Novo Nordisk‘s weight loss drug Wegovy edges out rival treatments on heart condition risk reduction, in good news for the Danish pharma giant as it…
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LONDON — Shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk were 3% higher in early deals Monday, after the company released trial data suggesting its blockbuster drug Wegovy outperforms major rivals in heart disease risk reduction. The study found continued users of semaglutide, a weight management drug branded as Wegovy, had up to a 57% greater reduction…