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Hims and Hers Health's compounded Wegovy pill offering fuels market jitters
Proposed UBS regulation targeted and focused, says Swiss banking supervisor
Date: February 5, 2026
ZURICH, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Swiss government proposals to strengthen capital rules for UBS are proportionate, Stefan Walter, CEO of Swiss financial market supervisor FINMA, said on Thursday, with...
Activists plan new, bigger flotilla to try to bring aid to Gaza
Date: February 5, 2026
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Activists behind a flotilla intercepted at sea last year by Israel while trying to bring aid to Gaza will try again this year, expecting more than twice as...
A year in which the major central banks part ways
Date: February 5, 2026
By Stefano Rebaudo LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Central banks in big economies are parting ways, with Australia this week raising interest rates for the first time in two years, while others are taking a...
Slovenia prepares legislation to ban social media for under-15s
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Slovenia is preparing draft legislation that will ban access to social media for minors under 15, Deputy Prime Minister Matej Arcon told a news conference on Thursday. Arcon said the...
Hims offers cheapest GLP-1 weight-loss pill in US in a shock to Novo, Lilly
Date: February 5, 2026
NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Online telehealth company Hims and Hers Health will begin offering copies of Novo Nordisk's new Wegovy pill at an introductory price of $49 per month, the company said...
BoE's Bailey welcomes Warsh as Trump's choice to lead U.S. Fed
Date: February 5, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's choice of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to head the U.S. central bank...
