Novo Nordisk CEO to step down amid market challenges and stock plunge

Novo Nordisk outgoing CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen (Image credit: LinkedIn) Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of popular weight-loss drugOzempic, announced on Friday that CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen will step down, citing ongoing “market challenges” and a significant drop in the company’s share value. The board and Jorgensen reached a mutual decision to initiate a…

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Gold vs Nifty 50: Yellow metal emerges as best performing asset in FY25, but Indian equities outperform in long-term

Gold price increase has been supported by central bank acquisitions in recent years. (AI image) Gold, traditionally a safe have investment, was the best-performing asset class in financial year 2024-25, according to the latest edition of NSE’s ‘Market Pulse’ report. Gold recorded a 41% gain in USD terms and 33% in rupee terms, reaching unprecedented…

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Celebi shares crash 10% after India revokes security clearance for Turkey’s Celebi Airport Services ‘in interest of national security’

The company’s shares dropped by 222 points (10%) to TRY 2,002 on May 16, continuing a substantial downward trend. (AI image) Celebi share price crash after India ban: Celebi Hava Servisi AS shares plunged in trade on Thursday with a significant 10% decline on the Istanbul Stock Exchange following the Indian authorities’ withdrawal of security…

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India’s defence stocks surge post India-Pakistan ceasefire, China’s defence stocks nosedive

Investors are actively buying into Indian defence stocks following India’s Operation Sindoor. (AI image) India-Pakistan tensions: Defence stocks in India and China tell an interesting tale after the India-Pakistan ceasefire. Post the Pahalgam terror attack, India launched Operation Sindoor to target terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. The neighbouring country’s resulting drone attacks…

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