Late night shows return, actors restart strike negotiations
Host Seth Meyers during Corrections on April 7, 2023. Lloyd Barrell | Nbcuniversal | Getty Images Now that the Hollywood writers’ strike is over, late-night hosts are preparing their first opening monologues since May, and actors are going back to the negotiating table with studios. After nearly 150 days on the picket lines, the Writers […]
Dow edges lower as bond yields extend rise on averted government shutdown
U.S. stocks were putting in a mixed performance Monday afternoon as Treasury yields resumed their march higher and lawmakers averted a shutdown of the federal government over the weekend. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA was down 193 points, or 0.6%, at 33,315. The S&P 500 SPX was off 15 points, or 0.3%, […]
Rivian (RIVN) Q3 2023 deliveries outperform
Rivian Automotive on Monday reported record third-quarter electric vehicle deliveries and said it remains on track to produce 52,000 EVs in 2023. The company said it delivered 15,564 vehicles during the period, up 23% from the second quarter of 2023 and ahead of Wall Street estimates. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected Rivian to deliver […]
Nio’s stock rises toward 5-day win streak as Q3 deliveries jump 75%
Shares of Nio Inc. rose Monday toward a fifth-straight gain, after the China-based electric-vehicle maker reported a big jump in deliveries for both September and the third quarter, amid the launch of its new EC6 coupe SUV. Fellow EV makers Li Auto Inc. LI, +3.24% and XPeng Inc. XPEV, +6.62% also reported big increases in […]
Nio’s stock rises toward 5-day win streak as Q3 deliveries jump 75%
Shares of Nio Inc. rose Monday toward a fifth-straight gain, after the China-based electric-vehicle maker reported a big jump in deliveries for both September and the third quarter, amid the launch of its new EC6 coupe SUV. Fellow EV makers Li Auto Inc. LI, +3.24% and XPeng Inc. XPEV, +6.62% also reported big increases in […]
U.S. stock futures rise after government shutdown averted
U.S. stock-index futures surged higher Sunday night, after Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown on Saturday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, +0.44% rallied about 200 points, or 0.6% late Sunday. S&P 500 futures ES00, +0.47% and Nasdaq-100 futures NQ00, +0.66% also gained. On Saturday night, Congress approved a 45-day, bipartisan stopgap spending bill, which […]
Japan’s large manufacturers sentiment improves for second straight quarter
TOKYO — Sentiment among Japanese large manufacturers improved during the three months to September, reflecting a recovery in the auto sector. The main index for sentiment among large manufacturers was +9, compared with +5 in June, according to the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan corporate survey released Monday. That was higher than economists’ forecast for […]
Hollywood writers strike to end on Wednesday as WGA, AMPTP in deal
Striking WGA (Writers Guild of America) members picket with striking SAG-AFTRA members outside Paramount Studios on September 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Hollywood writers and studios have finalized the language of a tentative contract that will lead to the end to a nearly 150-day labor strike. Union leaders “voted […]
Ozempic, Wegovy drug prescriptions hit 9 million
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters U.S. health care providers wrote more than nine million prescriptions for Ozempic, Wegovy and similar diabetes and obesity drugs during […]
Ozempic, Wegovy drug prescriptions hit 9 million
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters U.S. health care providers wrote more than nine million prescriptions for Ozempic, Wegovy and similar diabetes and obesity drugs during […]
