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UPDATE 1-Teva Pharm nudges up earnings forecast, names new CFO

The world’s largest generic drugmaker earned 58 cents per diluted share excluding one-time items in the July-September period, down from 68 cents a year earlier. Revenue fell 6% to $4.26 billion due to generic competition for its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone and declines in sales in the United States, Russia and Japan, although it posted gains in some of its newly launched drugs. Analysts had forecast Israel-based Teva would earn 59 cents a share ex-items on revenue of $4.24 billion, according to I/B/E/S data from Refinitiv. …read more […]

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Drake signs up for Toronto marijuana venture

Under the deal, the multi-Grammy award winner will take a 60% stake in a subsidiary of stock-market listed Canopy Growth , which produces cannabis in nearby Scarborough, Ontario. U.S.-listed shares of Canopy , which last year drew a major investment from Corona-brewer Constellation Brands, rose around 3% in early trading. Drake is just the latest of a list of artistes and celebrities who have partnered with Canadian cannabis companies since the country approved the use of recreational marijuana. …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Chile's October exports plummet 21% amid unrest, copper, lithium down

The value of copper exports from the world’s top producer fell by 22% in October to $2.5 billion, driven primarily by falling prices for the red metal. Chile’s copper mines have mostly maintained production and kept operations running normally despite weeks of unrest in the country, industry insiders told Reuters this week, though there have been incidents at some operations and uncertainty lingers. The value of lithium carbonate exports, meanwhile, fell 9% to $73 million in October. …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Airline Azul's third-quarter hit by Brazil's weak currency

Brazil airline Azul SA reported a third-quarter net loss of 438 million reais, taking a hit from the depreciation of the Brazilian real, the company said on Thursday. Azul, Brazil’s third biggest airline, is expanding rapidly and, like other airlines in the country, has felt the impact of currency fluctuations because much of their expenses — especially aircraft rent, airport fees and fuel — are denominated in U.S. dollars. The carrier updated its operating margin forecast to 18%, from a previous range between 18% and 20% for the year. …read more […]

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Exxon's climate change fraud trial to wrap up in New York

Lawyers for New York state and Exxon Mobil Corp will make closing arguments on Friday in the closely watched trial in the state’s lawsuit charging that the oil major hid from its investors the true costs of regulations aimed at curbing climate change. The case, filed in October 2018 in Manhattan state court, was the first of several climate-related lawsuits against major oil companies to go to trial. It featured testimony from investors, experts and former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, who flatly denied the allegations against the company. …read more […]

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Robot Wars: Russia's Yandex begins autonomous delivery testing

Russian internet giant Yandex has started testing autonomous delivery robots, the latest addition to its technological arsenal, the company said on Thursday. Yandex, often described as ‘Russia’s Google’, operates a number of services that could benefit from autonomous delivery, in particular its restaurant delivery service Yandex.Eda, e-commerce arm Yandex.Market, a joint venture with Russian lender Sberbank, and recently launched service for grocery delivery, Yandex.Lavka. Testing for the Yandex.Rover is already underway at its Moscow headquarters, where the device moves by itself but under human supervision, the company said in a statement. …read more […]

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Lufthansa only interested in “restructured” Alitalia-CEO

German airline Lufthansa is only interested in investing in struggling Italian airline Alitalia, which is running out of cash and racing to find new funds, once it has been restructured, its chief executive said on Thursday. “The technical restructuring of taking elements out, people out needs to be done by the current ownership before we can see ourselves getting involved here,” Carsten Spohr told analysts after Lufthansa reported third quarter results. On Wednesday, Alitalia’s administrators said they had no preferred option between Delta Air Lines and Lufthansa, the two groups talking with rail operator Ferrovie dello Stato about …read more […]

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Wind turbine maker Vestas benefits from climate change action, sees orders jump

Wind turbine maker Vestas’ sales, orders and profit surpassed analysts expectations in the third quarter as the Danish firm enjoys one of its busiest periods on record, lifting its shares nearly 11 percent on Thursday. Demand for renewable power sources has been growing in tandem with global efforts to combat climate change, boosting both Vestas’ orders for new turbines and its service business, where it now maintains roughly 43,000 turbines. “The industry we’re representing is on very very high demand with all the focus on the environment and we see a strong message from most governments,” Chief …read more […]