-- 据彭博社周三报道，阿斯利康（AZN）将在英国投资3亿英镑（约合4.049亿美元），重点用于其位于剑桥和麦克尔斯菲尔德的基地，此举旨在促进英国生命科学产业的发展。 报道称，这笔投资将用于扩建阿斯利康位于剑桥的生物医学园区，并提升其麦克尔斯菲尔德基地的生产和研发能力。 阿斯利康首席执行官帕斯卡尔·索里奥特在致的一份声明中，赞扬了英国政府为“改善患者用药途径”所做的努力，包括自年初以来在英国批准的四项新药。他表示，公司期待“进一步改善用药途径和报销环境，并构建一个强大的生命科学产业”。 索里奥特表示，阿斯利康“将在英国投资总计3亿英镑，其中包括对我们位于麦克尔斯菲尔德的工厂的投资，该工厂将建设一座未来实验室，利用数字化和数据工具推进药物研发。” 周三，阿斯利康股价在美国交易中下跌2.3%。 （市场动态新闻来源于与全球市场专业人士的对话。这些信息被认为来自可靠来源，但可能包含传闻和猜测。准确性无法保证。）
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Consumer stocks traded lower Wednesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) declining 0.1% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) down 0.3%.In corporate news, Starbucks' (SBUX) fiscal Q2 financial results exceeded Wall Street's views, while the coffee giant raised its full-year outlook on the back of momentum in its turnaround efforts. Its shares jumped past 8%.Wingstop (WING) reduced its 2026 domestic same-store sales outlook and reported weaker-than-expected Q1 revenue. Its shares fell 4.4%.Etsy's (ETSY) Q1 revenue rose more than Wall Street's expectations, helping the online marketplace swing to earnings. Etsy shares climbed 8.6%.
Health care stocks declined Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.8% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) shedding 0.9%.The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 2%.In corporate news, AbbVie (ABBV) raised its full-year outlook on Wednesday as the biopharmaceutical company recorded better-than-expected Q1 results, driven by robust revenue growth from its Skyrizi and Rinvoq immunology drugs. Its shares rose 3.4%.AstraZeneca (AZN) will invest 300 million pounds ($404.9 million) in the UK, focusing on its sites in Cambridge and Macclesfield, in a move aimed at boosting the country's life sciences sector, Bloomberg reported. AstraZeneca shares were down 1.2%.KalVista Pharmaceuticals (KALV) and Chiesi Group said Wednesday they have signed an agreement through which Chiesi will buy KalVista for $27 per share in cash, or about $1.9 billion. KalVista shares surged nearly 39%.
EMEA crude futures rallied in after-hours trading on Wednesday as a dual blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, and President Trump's hardening Iranian rhetoric stoked fears of a prolonged global energy supply shock.Brent crude futures climbed 7.13% to $119.19 per barrel, while Murban oil futures gained 2.44% to $109.31/bbl."President Trump has instructed aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran, targeting the regime's coffers in a high-risk bid to compel Iran to end its nuclear program," Saxo Bank strategists said in a note on Wednesday.Trump reportedly said he will maintain a naval blockade against Iran until Tehran agrees to a nuclear deal, noting that the blockade is somewhat more effective than the bombing. The US President threatened Iran on Wednesday, saying the country "better get smart soon"."Iran can't get their act together. They don't know how to sign a non-nuclear deal. They'd better get smart soon!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social.The second round of US-Iran talks to end the Middle East conflict has stalled in recent days as the two sides refuse to budge in negotiations and Tehran attempts to separate the Hormuz issue from its nuclear program.Soojin Kim, research analyst at MUFG, said crude prices remained elevated as markets focused on stalled US-Iran peace talks and the continued near-closure of the Hormuz.The US naval blockade appears to be putting pressure on Iran, amid reports that the country is running out of crude storage space, which could accelerate production cuts.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Iran's Kharg Island, the country's primary oil export terminal, is approaching storage capacity, which will likely force the government to reduce crude production and cause damage to Iran's oil infrastructure."Iran is also facing growing storage constraints that could force deeper production cuts, while the US continues tightening sanctions on Chinese refiners linked to Iranian oil," Kim said.Meanwhile, Kim said the ongoing Middle East conflict has already triggered broader regional shifts, including the UAE's decision to leave OPEC next month."The timing of the exit was planned well," ING strategists said, adding that announcing a departure during a period of significant supply disruption limits the market impact.On the supply side, signs of tightening have begun to appear in the US, with the latest data from the Energy Information Administration showing that US crude stocks fell by 6.2 million barrels to 459.5 million barrels in the week ended Apr. 24.