Marten Lodewijks, managing director and president of IWSR, breaks down what's behind the decline in global alcohol consumption. He discusses how emerging markets are impacting overall consumption trends, misconceptions about Gen Z's role in the decline, and the boom of ready-to-drink cocktails.
Scott Galloway and Ed Elson laid out the math on Prof G Markets and it should make every fast food shareholder uneasy: roughly 30 million Americans, about 1 in 8 US adults, are now on GLP-1s, and the drugs are reducing fast food's addressable market by an estimated 27-30%.
Some employers are planning to drop coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss next year as more people take the medications, counteracting some savings from lower prices for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound and Foundayo.
GLP-1 drugs are reshaping healthcare and consumer markets. These ETFs offer targeted exposure to the booming obesity-drug trend.
The Gym Group PLC (LSE:GYM) remains one of Deutsche Bank's preferred stocks in the leisure sector, with the broker arguing that powerful demographic and health trends continue to support long-term growth. Analyst Tim Barrett reiterated a 'buy' recommendation and a 230p target price on the budget gym operator, compared with Tuesday's closing price of 207p.
More employers and health plans are balking at paying for costly GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Zepbound and Wegovy for weight loss and the treatment of obesity, according to a new report.
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are introducing GLP-1 pills for obesity, and that competition was on display this weekend at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions. CNBC spoke to Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar and Eli Lilly & Co. CEO Dave Ricks at ADA.
It has remained a top choice among Americans trying to lose weight even after the launch of Foundayo, Eli Lilly's GLP-1 pill.
LLY's 2026 deal-making spree spans vaccines, oncology and neuroscience, aiming to diversify growth beyond GLP-1s amid rising obesity competition.
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Novo Nordisk's (NYSE:NVO) oral GLP-1 weight-loss drug Wegovy pill continues to outsell Eli Lilly's recently launched competing tablet, but weekly prescription growth is slowing as the market absorbs a new entrant, according to the latest tracking data. GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide-1, refers to a class of drugs that mimic a gut hormone to suppress appetite and regulate blood sugar, and has become the most hotly contested space in global pharmaceuticals.
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