Exclusive-Iran withheld launchers for missiles sent to Russia, sources say

By Jonathan Landay, Phil Stewart and Anthony Deutsch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran did not include mobile launchers with the close-range ballistic missiles that Washington last week accused Tehran of delivering to Russia for use against Ukraine, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. The sources – a European diplomat, a European intelligence official…

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Novo Nordisk shares drop nearly 5% on disappointing obesity pill data

By Maggie Fick and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen LONDON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk’s shares fell nearly 5% on Friday after results from a Phase 2a trial of the Danish drugmaker’s experimental obesity pill monlunabant came in below market expectations. The company announced headline results from its trial of monlunabant, an experimental drug it acquired as part of its…

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Fed’s relaxed bank-capital plan faces FDIC pushback, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve’s watered-down version of a landmark bank capital proposal is facing resistance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a top banking regulator, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. At least three of five FDIC directors oppose the latest overhaul, the report said, citing people familiar with their thinking. The report points…

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Amazon adds chatbot for its sellers, boosting automation

By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) – Amazon.com announced on Thursday a new artificial intelligence application that it says will help its independent sellers with sales metrics, inventory maintenance and product advertising, among other things. The move is part of a broader Big Tech effort to employ the technology for greater automation. The software, dubbed Amelia, can…

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Boeing to temporarily furlough tens of thousands of employees

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Boeing said on Wednesday the planemaker will temporarily furlough tens of thousands of employees after about 30,000 machinists went on strike on Friday, halting production of its 737 MAX and other airplanes. “We are initiating temporary furloughs over the coming days that will impact a large number of US-based executives, managers…

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