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Drugmakers Excluded from White House Pricing Pacts Seek Their Own Agreements

Drugmakers Excluded from White House Pricing Pacts Seek Their Own Agreements

Several pharmaceutical firms that were not among those receiving White House directive letters to cut U.S. drug prices are pursuing alternative arrangements with federal officials. Industry sources say companies are contacting administration and CMS officials to strike deals that could shield them from potential tariffs and new Medicare pilot progr…

Zillow Forecast Miss Sparks Sharp Drop, Pulls Down Real-Estate Peers

Zillow Forecast Miss Sparks Sharp Drop, Pulls Down Real-Estate Peers

Zillow Group shares plunged as much as 20% after the company issued a first-quarter adjusted EBITDA forecast that fell short of analysts' expectations. The guidance miss set off a wider retreat in real-estate-linked equities, with CBRE and Rocket Companies both falling about 10% during the trading session. The decline in Rocket's stock came despite…

CME Group Developing First Futures Contract for NdPr Rare Earths

CME Group Developing First Futures Contract for NdPr Rare Earths

CME Group is working on a futures contract that would be the first to focus on rare earths, specifically neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr). The proposed instrument is intended to give governments, companies, and banks a tool to hedge exposure to these critical minerals. Intercontinental Exchange is also exploring rare earth futures, but its plans l…

Portuguese Stocks Finish Higher; PSI Climbs 1.31% to Five-Year High

Portuguese Stocks Finish Higher; PSI Climbs 1.31% to Five-Year High

Portugal's main stock index, the PSI, rose 1.31% at Wednesday's close, hitting a new five-year high as gains were led by the Basic Materials, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the Lisbon exchange, with energy, paper and utilities names among the session leaders. Oil, crude and gold futures also moved higher…

Belgian Market Edges Higher as BEL 20 Hits Record Close

Belgian Market Edges Higher as BEL 20 Hits Record Close

Belgian equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the BEL 20 index rising 0.22% to reach a fresh record high. Gains were concentrated in the Consumer Services, Utilities and Telecoms sectors, led by Elia, Anheuser Busch Inbev and Lotus Bakeries. Broader market breadth was narrow, and commodity prices climbed alongside small moves in currency market…

Helsinki Stocks Close Higher as OMX Helsinki 25 Climbs to Record

Helsinki Stocks Close Higher as OMX Helsinki 25 Climbs to Record

The OMX Helsinki 25 closed up 1.69% Wednesday, reaching a new record as advances in the Basic Materials, Utilities and Oil & Gas sectors led the market. Stora Enso Oyj R, UPM-Kymmene Oyj and Valmet Oyj posted the largest gains, while TietoEVRY Corp, Qt Group Oyj and Hiab Oyj weighed on the session. Commodity prices moved higher and currency markets…

Copenhagen Shares Slip as Multiple Sectors Weigh on OMXC20

Copenhagen Shares Slip as Multiple Sectors Weigh on OMXC20

Denmark's main equity gauge, the OMX Copenhagen 20, closed lower after Wednesday trading as losses across Personal & Household Goods, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors pushed the index down 1.18%. Although a number of industrial names reached record highs, decliners significantly outnumbered gainers on the exchange.