June 25 (Reuters) - Santander said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell seven branches in the Allentown, Pennsylvania area to U.S.-based Community Bank as the Spanish lender pivots towards becoming a digital-first bank in the United States. Santander launched Openbank in the U.S. market late last year with a high-yield savings account offering, and aims to have a full-service...

08:46 AM EDT, 06/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Viking Therapeutics ( VKTX ) said Wednesday it has started a phase 3 trial of VK2735, its dual agonist of glucagon-like peptide 1, or GLP-1, and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, or GIP, receptors to potentially treat obesity. The trial includes two studies evaluating a subcutaneous formulation of VK2735 over 78 weeks, the company said,...

Cereal Giant General Mills, Inc. ( GIS ) shares dipped in premarket trading Wednesday after the company posted mixed fourth-quarter results and issued a cautious full-year outlook. The global packaged food company registered quarterly adjusted earnings per share of 74 cents, beating the analyst consensus estimate of 71 cents. Quarterly sales of $4.56 billion (down 3% year over year) missed...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...