Drugmaker Shire says it's seeking to buy Baxalta, a company spun-off by Baxter International last month, for $30 billion to forge the leading global specialist in rare diseases. As Joel Flynn reportsthe London-listed group went public with its approach after the U.S. firm turned it down.
Stock futures edge lower (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) ahead of Friday's market open after Israel retaliated against Iran by launching its own series of airstrikes. Crude oil futures (CL=F, BZ=F) retreat on the headlines of increasing Middle East tensions, centered around the airstrikes coordinated by Israel last night. Lastly, Netflix (NFLX) shares fall in pre-market trading in the wake of reporting 9.3 million new subscriber additions in its first quarter. Ultimately, the streamer's second-quarter revenue forecasts have seemed to disappoint investors. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Jones futures dropped Friday after Israel's retaliatory strike on Iran. Netflix stock dived on a weak sales outlook.
Merchant ships and seafarers are increasingly in peril at sea as attacks escalate in the Middle East and the United Nations must do more to protect supply chains, the industry said in a letter released on Friday. Tensions have soared across the Middle East since the start of Israel's campaign in Gaza in October, with Israel or its ally the United States clashing repeatedly with Iranian-aligned groups in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. In a letter sent on Thursday to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the world's leading shipping industry associations said Iran's seizure on April 13 of the MSC Aries container ship 50 nautical miles off the United Arab Emirates coast "once again highlighted the intolerable situation where shipping has become a target".
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The French government announced a new rule on Friday that will require stores to tell customers when a product becomes smaller but its price stays the same or increases, a practice known as shrinkflation. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced the measure to tackle the common but often criticized method that has become an international buzzword. Le Maire called shrinkflation a “scam” and stressed the importance of transparency.
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The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday Middle East economies would grow at a slower pace this year than it previously projected as the war in Gaza, attacks on Red Sea shipping and lower oil output add to existing challenges of high debt and borrowing costs. The IMF revised down its 2024 growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to 2.7% from 3.4% in its October regional outlook. The downward revision was driven by conflicts in Sudan, the West Bank and Gaza, as well as oil production cuts by Gulf countries weighing on activity.
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