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Trump, nine pharmaceutical companies strike deal to cut prices
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rise with tech boost, yen weakens after Japan rate hike
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Rubio says new governance bodies for Gaza will be in place soon, followed by international force
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX climbs to record high as risk appetite grows
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CTO Realty Growth Announces The Sale Of The Shops At Legacy North For $78.0 Million
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Korea’s National Tax Service announces plans to introduce generative AI for customized tax consultations
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Trump, nine pharmaceutical companies strike deal to cut prices
Drugmakers to cut prices on most drugs sold to the Medicaid program U.S. patients pay the most for prescription medicinesBy Patrick Wingrove, Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and nine major pharmaceutical companies on Friday announced deals that will s...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rise with tech boost, yen weakens after Japan rate hike
Global stock index rises with Wall Street boosted by AI tradeBOJ hikes 25 bps, signals further tightening aheadJapanese bond yields jump, Dollar gains on yenOil settles higher as geopolitcal uncertainty continuesBy Sinéad Carew and Iain Withers NEW YORK/ LONDON Dec 19 (Reuters) - MSCI's globa...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
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Rubio says new governance bodies for Gaza will be in place soon, followed by international force
Rubio says international board and Palestinian technocrats to govern Gaza soonIt remains unclear who will disarm Hamas under peace planCountries sending troops still owed answers, Rubio saysBy Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, Dec 19 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that a new governanc...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX climbs to record high as risk appetite grows
TSX ends up 1% at 31,755.77Surpasses December 11 record closing highMaterials group gains 2.4% as metal prices riseTechnology adds 2.5%By Fergal Smith Dec 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose to a record high in heavy volume on Friday, led by gains for technology and metal mining sha...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
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U.S. investigators study Brown University shooter's failed past in academia
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Rich McKay and Sergio Goncalves PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island/LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A quarter of a century ago, Claudio Neves Valente was briefly enrolled as a young, promising doctoral student in the physics department at Brown University before dropping out of the school...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Stocks
US stocks weekly: A tiny timid move
S&P 500 .SPX edges up just 0.1% as AI funding jitters and geopolitics weigh .NDow .DJI dips ~0.7%; Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gains ~0.5%SPX survives another flirtation with its 50-DMAIn any event, it's been a solid year for S&P 500 record closing highsU.S. 10-Year Treasury yield US10YT=RR ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
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US STOCKS-Wall St ends higher as tech rally continues, led by Micron
Nike slides as Q2 gross margins dropMicron Technology continues rallyStocks volatile on triple witching day Indexes end up: Dow 0.38%, S&P 0.88%, Nasdaq 1.31%By Abigail Summerville and Sruthi Shankar Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday after a rocky start to the week, as a ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
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THE DAY AHEAD-North America, January 5
(The Day Ahead - North America will not be published during the year-end holiday season from December 22, 2025 through January 2, 2026. Normal service will resume from January 5, 2026. Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year) To access a PDF version of this newsletter, please click hereYou can rea...Reuters
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US FDA grants priority vouchers to Merck's cholesterol pill, cancer therapy
Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has granted national priority vouchers to Merck's MRK.N cholesterol pill and its cancer therapy, making them the latest additions to the fast-track program.Reuters exclusively reported on Thursday that Merck's drugs w...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
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LIVE MARKETS-US stocks climb to cap off choppy week
US equity indexes end higher, Nasdaq up >1%Tech leads S&P 500 sector gainers; utilities weakest groupDollar, crude, gold gain; bitcoin up ~3%US 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.15%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your t...Reuters
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