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  • Mounjaro and Wegovy demand helps Chemist4U sales double

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    Increasing demand for weight-loss jabs such as Mounjaro and Wegovy has helped sales at the firm behind online pharmacy Chemist4U almost double. The Skelmersdale-based business has reported a turnover of £59.5m for the year to 30 September, 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The latest total comes after the firm behind Chemist4U [...]

    Sales at the company behind Chemist4U have doubled thanks to the demand for weight-loss drugs. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
  • Barclays goes ‘overweight’ FTSE 100 amid global rout

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    Barclays strategists have upgraded their position on the FTSE 100 to ‘overweight’ in the face of the extreme rout of global stocks after Trump’s swingeing global tariffs. Despite suffering its worst two-day trading period since the pandemic, London’s blue-chip index has outperformed its international peers in recent days, falling just under 10 per cent since [...]

    Barclays has ditched the net zero banks club.

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