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BYD’s sales fall for seventh month, down 20.5% in March

BYD remained under pressure as vehicle sales fell for the seventh consecutive month, reflecting intensifying competition in China’s electric vehicle market. Sales dropped 20.5% year-on-year to 300,222 units last month, according to Reuters calculations based on company disclosures and a Weibo post by executive Li Yunfei. The decline was less severe than February’s 41.1% drop

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Novo Nordisk stock surges 4%: can NHS boost offset pricing pressure?

Novo Nordisk stock surged on Wednesday after a major policy win, which is seen as a turning point for the drugmaker. England’s cost-effectiveness watchdog has backed broader use of Wegovy to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes in overweight or obese adults. This could eventually open access to about 1.2 million people through

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US dollar set to fall? Energy shocks and policy risks raise doubts

The US dollar may be poised for a decline as elevated energy prices, domestic policy risks and a rising risk premium chip away at its safe-haven appeal, according to a Reuters poll published on Tuesday. Nearly 70 foreign-exchange strategists surveyed by Reuters between 27 March and 1 April expect the euro to hold steady at

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Iran tensions expose fragility of Gulf’s Big Tech infrastructure bet

Escalating tensions in the Middle East are starting to reshape the global technology landscape. Drone and missile strikes on critical infrastructure are disrupting cloud services and casting uncertainty over billions of dollars in planned artificial intelligence investments across the Gulf. Recent attacks on data centres in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have knocked some

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