Nov 17 Reuters Eli Lilly will build its first plant in Germany for 2.3 billion euros 2.5 billion in the western town of Alzey, the U.S. pharmaceuticals maker said on Friday, as the sector scrambles to meet demand for new diabetes and obesity therapies. From 2027 the new site will produce diabetes drugs and injection pens […]

Reuters Workers at hundreds of Starbucks stores have walked off their jobs during a key promotional event on Thursday, demanding improved staffing and schedules, the Workers United said on social media platform X. The walkout comes on the coffee chain39;s Red Cup Day event, during which Starbucks hands out free redcolored, reusable, holidaythemed cups to customers […]

LONDON, Nov 17 Reuters Nationwide Building Society reported record benefits for its customers in the first half of its financial year, including a 344 million pound 425.94 million payout and 885 million pounds of incentives on products below market rates. The country39;s largest building society made 100 pound transfers into the current accounts of 3.4 million […]

Nov 17 Reuters British transport operator FirstGroup said on Friday it will form a joint venture with Japan39;s Hitachi for leasing up to 1,000 electric bus batteries for about 100 million pounds 123.9 million as part of its fleet expansion plan. As part of the agreement, NextGen AssetCo, a 5050 joint venture between FirstGroup and Hitachi ZeroCarbon, […]

BERLINLONDON, Nov 17 Reuters BP is seeking partners for offshore wind projects in Japan and may invest in hydrogen technology companies to tackle inflation and equipment bottlenecks that have battered the renewables sector. The oil major plans to expand in low carbon energy in the coming decades as it seeks a longterm business model that can […]