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Sales fell 10% to 49.33 billion kronor, versus the 50.92 billion kronor FactSet estimate, while the group’s gross margin fell to 47.2% from 48.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The data announced this week “should allay fears that Foundayo faces unique liver safety risks versus competitors like oral Wegovy,” Huynh wrote in a note on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

“This is not a red versus blue issue,” said Sheila Clark, president and chief executive of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The miner was trading at around 25 times forward earnings as of Thursday’s close, versus 21 times for the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

It would either solve the argument of Harvard versus farm or make it much, much worse.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern