Insights into Vector Group's Financial Performance for the First Quarter of 2024
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found following reports of a burglary in Derbyshire. The murder suspect has also been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a second man was taken to hospital with serious injuries from a property on Eccles Road in Whaley Bridge on Wednesday. The man who was taken to hospital was also arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary.
Cardinal Health raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, betting on strength in its pharmaceutical unit selling costly specialty drugs used to treat complex conditions such as cancer. Drug distributors, including rival Cencora, have been benefiting from growing sales of specialty medicines at a time when prices of generic, or copycat, versions have been falling due to intense competition. Cardinal now expects 2024 adjusted earnings in the range of $7.30 to $7.40 per share, compared with $7.20 to $7.35 per share forecast previously.