Airlines to save on fuel as weight-loss pills grow popular, Wall Street says

Airlines to save on fuel as weight-loss pills grow popular, Wall Street says

Celsopupo | Istock | Getty Images Wall Street is finding an unexpected beneficiary of America’s weight-loss boom: airlines. With the first GLP-1 weight-loss drug now available in pill form, analysts at Jefferies say broad adoption across society could quietly lower fuel bills — airlines’ single largest cost — and lift earnings for the carriers. “A…

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Morgan Stanley income fund rated 5 stars by Morningstar. Where its manager is investing

Morgan Stanley income fund rated 5 stars by Morningstar. Where its manager is investing

For nearly two decades, Morgan Stanley portfolio manager Andrew Szczurowski has been honing his fixed-income investing strategy. These days, he’s still finding attractive investments in the market, but admits some digging needs to be done to separate the winners from the losers. As a portfolio manager on the Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund , he…

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Pop Mart’s Labubus boost China’s soft power as its brands find global appeal

Pop Mart’s Labubus boost China’s soft power as its brands find global appeal

For years, China had an image problem it couldn’t shake off — synonymous with cheap exports, heavy censorship, and a state shrouded in secrecy and scandal. That has been changing as the country strives to burnish its image, rising in soft power rankings, with domestic businesses helping Beijing secure a significant facelift. Chinese coffee chains…

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