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Stock futures edge higher after a winning week as oil prices tick higher: Live updates - CNBC
business 2026/04/06 08:05:00

Stock futures edge higher after a winning week as oil prices tick higher: Live updates - CNBC

Wall Street is coming off a strong performance last week, with the S&P 500 soaring nearly 6%.

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Neurocrine nears $2.5bn-plus deal for biotech behind obesity disorder treatment - Financial Times
business 2026/04/06 02:47:17

Neurocrine nears $2.5bn-plus deal for biotech behind obesity disorder treatment - Financial Times

Soleno Therapeutics makes first commercialised drug for extreme hunger caused by Prader-Willi syndrome

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Asian shares mostly gain while oil prices keep rising - AP News
business 2026/04/06 02:47:00

Asian shares mostly gain while oil prices keep rising - AP News

Asian markets that are open for trading are mostly rising as investors continue to closely watch the war in Iran, soaring oil prices and what President Donald Trump might say next. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi has gained in early Monda…

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Vietnam’s gig workers slammed by rising fuel costs amid fallout of Iran war - Al Jazeera
business 2026/04/06 01:18:45

Vietnam’s gig workers slammed by rising fuel costs amid fallout of Iran war - Al Jazeera

Diesel prices have more than doubled in the Southeast Asian nation amid Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Paramount Nears Deal Securing Gulf State Funds To Back WBD Acquisition – Report - Deadline
business 2026/04/06 00:50:00

Paramount Nears Deal Securing Gulf State Funds To Back WBD Acquisition – Report - Deadline

Paramount Skydance seems to be nearing a deal to secure funding from three Gulf nation sovereign wealth funds to back its proposed acquisition of WBD.

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UBS has surprising message for gold investors after recent weakness - thestreet.com
business 2026/04/06 00:33:00

UBS has surprising message for gold investors after recent weakness - thestreet.com

The bank hints that gold’s recent action may be telling the wrong story.

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