Micron forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue on demand for AI memory chips; shares rise

(Reuters) -Micron Technology forecast third-quarter revenue and posted second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, signaling strong demand for its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used by the AI industry. The company’s shares rose nearly 5% in after-hours trading, following a 9% increase earlier this month on investor optimism that Micron would benefit from artificial…

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Eli Lilly launches weight-loss drug Mounjaro in India, beats Novo Nordisk to major market

By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD (Reuters) -Eli Lilly launched its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drug Mounjaro in India on Thursday, beating rival Novo Nordisk for a much-awaited entry into the world’s most populous country grappling with increasing rates of obesity and diabetes. U.S.-based Lilly and Danish Novo Nordisk have seen skyrocketing global demand for their innovative…

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US says ‘bridge proposal’ on table for Gaza ceasefire but window ‘closing fast’

By Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday there was still a bridge proposal that would extend the ceasefire” in Gaza but the opportunity for it was “closing fast.” A State Department spokesperson said the proposal would also “see the release of five live hostages, including American…

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Zelenskiy says he had substantive call with Trump discussing partial ceasefire, air defences

(Reuters) – Ukrainian and U.S. teams could meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to discuss technicalities of partial ceasefire, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said after what he described as “very substantive” call with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. “We instructed our teams to resolve technical issues related to implementing and expanding the partial ceasefire. Ukrainian…

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