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A Pandora Bracelet at the PANDORA Concept Store. Franziska Krug | German Select | Getty Images Companies around the world are lining up for reimbursement, as the impact of U.S. tariffs is laid bare during the first-quarter earnings season. Philips and Pandora on Wednesday announced their intentions to apply for tariff rebates in the wake…

U.S. futures are surging on hopes that the U.S. and Iran are nearing an agreement to end the war. In Asia, South Korea’s Kospi hit another record Wednesday and topped 7,000 for the first time, boosted by technology heavyweight Samsung, which joined the $1 trillion club. European equity markets are also firmly in the green…

Uber reported first-quarter revenue on Wednesday that missed estimates, but the ride-hailing giant issued bookings guidance for the current quarter that exceeded analysts’ expectations. The stock climbed 9% following the earnings release. Here’s how the company did versus Wall Street’s expectations, according to estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 13 cents vs. 70 cents expected Revenue: $13.2…

Charlotte Reed speaks with Mike Doustdar, CEO of Novo Nordisk, after the Danish comapny hiked its 2026 full-year guidance on the back of increased expectations for GLP-1 product sales. <

European stocks soared on Wednesday as traders responded to reports that the U.S. and Iran are close to an agreement that will bring an end to the war. The White House expects an Iranian response on “several key points”, including a moratorium on nuclear enrichment, in the next 48 hours, Axios reported. The countries are…

People walk past a sign for Novo Nordisk’s annual general meeting at the entrance to the venue in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 26, 2026. Tom Little | Reuters Novo Nordisk hiked its annual profit guidance on Wednesday, as the drugmaker said its Wegovy weight-loss pill performed better than expected in the first three months of the…

A sign saying “Sorry, No Petrol” on the forecourt of a BP service station during a fuel shortage in London on Feb 9, 1971. Evening Standard | Hulton Archive | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch For Britons of a…

A Lufthansa passenger plane lands at Frankfurt Airport The plane flies over the Messeturm. The airline presents its quarterly figures on Wednesday. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s largest airline, Lufthansa reported taking on 1.7 billion euros (nearly $2 billion) in additional fuel costs as the Middle East conflict poses “enormous challenges.”…

BEIJING, CHINA – JULY 15: Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov (not seen) hold a meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers in Beijing, China on July 15, 2025. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Anadolu |…