PARA, LLY, NFLX, HSY and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Paramount Global — The media conglomerate’s stock dropped more than 5% after Edgar Bronfman Jr. abandoned his pursuit of a takeover, clearing the way for Skydance to follow through on its roughly $8 billion acquisition deal reached in July. The Skydance deal, expected to close in … Read more

Eli Lilly releases new, cheaper form of weight loss drug

Eli Lilly on Tuesday released a new form of its weight loss drug Zepbound for roughly half its usual monthly list price to reach millions of patients without insurance coverage for the popular injection, such as those with Medicare.  The move also aims to expand the supply of Zepbound in the U.S. as demand skyrockets, … Read more