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Satsuki Katayama, the Woman at the Center of Japan’s Currency Fight

Japan’s finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, is under pressure to strengthen the yen while balancing competing demands from the prime minister and Washington.

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Japan’s finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in January. She is seen as bridge between American and Japanese policymakers.
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Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk’s Investors Are Nervously Looking Into the Future

Novo Nordisk’s chief executive, Mike Doustdar, is a year into a corporate turnaround. He says investors are still underestimating the promise of the company’s drugs.

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Novo’s share price is languishing about 70 percent below its peak from mid-2024, when it was Europe’s most valuable public company.
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