Brazil's BTG Pactual posts strong result with Q4 profit up 40% Feb 9, 2026 07:36AM

SAO PAULO, Feb ⁠9 (Reuters) - Brazilian ⁠lender ‍BTG Pactual reported what it said were its strongest results on ‍record on Monday, citing solid performance in ​both the quarter and the full year.

Latin America's ​largest investment bank said adjusted net income rose 40.3% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier to ​4.6 billion reais ($881.95 million), broadly in line with the 4.56 billion reais forecast ​in an LSEG poll.

"2025 marked a... (continue reading...)


Spain's far-right Vox doubles its seats in Aragon regional vote Feb 9, 2026 07:32AM

MADRID, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spain's ⁠far-right Vox ⁠party doubled ‍its seats in Sunday's regional election in Aragon region, as a gamble by the governing conservative People's ‍Party to call a snap election backfired.

The People's Party - which ​called the vote in December following failed budget negotiations, hoping to consolidate its ​power and dilute Vox's representation - remains the biggest party in the Aragon regional government, but will now have to... (continue reading...)


Novo Nordisk sues Hims & Hers over patent infringement Feb 9, 2026 07:11AM

COPENHAGEN, Feb ⁠9 (Reuters) - ⁠Novo ‍Nordisk said on Monday it ‍has filed a lawsuit ​against U.S. telehealth company ​Hims & Hers for infringing on the Danish group's patents.

"Novo Nordisk ​is asking the court to permanently ​ban Hims from selling unapproved, ‌compounded drugs that infringe our patents, and ​is seeking to ⁠recover damages," the Danish drugmaker ‌said in a statement.

The move comes after ‌Hims on Saturday cancelled the... (continue reading...)


Lilly to buy Orna Therapeutics for up to $2.4 billion Feb 9, 2026 07:06AM

Feb 9 (Reuters) - ⁠Eli Lilly ⁠will ‍buy therapy developer Orna Therapeutics for up ‍to $2.4 billion in cash, the ​companies said on Monday.

This marks ​the latest in the string of deals the U.S. drugmaker has signed over ​the last few months to diversify beyond obesity.

The ​biotech is developing a new class of ‌therapies that use a form of RNA called circular ​RNA, along with ⁠novel lipid nanoparticles to allow the patient's own ‌body to... (continue reading...)


Morning Bid: Tokyo takes off Feb 9, 2026 06:56AM

By Mike Dolan

Feb 9 -  

What matters in U.S. and ⁠global markets today

By Mike ⁠Dolan, Editor-At-Large, ‍Finance and Markets

Asian stocks climbed on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s thumping election win on Sunday left her poised to enact a raft of expansionary fiscal measures.

Wall Street futures held steady after a sharp chipmaker-led rebound on ‍Friday. Attention now shifts to... (continue reading...)


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