HONG KONG, May 2 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered PLC ( SCBFF ) posted on Thursday a 5.5% rise in its first-quarter pretax profit, beating estimates, as higher interest rates bolstered earnings at the emerging markets-focused lender. StanChart, which earns most of its revenue in Asia, said statutory pretax profit in the quarter was $1.91 billion. That compared with $1.81 billion...

May 2 (Reuters) - BioCatch: * PERMIRA TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY POSITION IN BIOCATCH AT $1.3BN VALUATION * BIOCATCH - UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, THE FUND WILL ACQUIRE A MAJORITY STAKE IN BIOCATCH * BIOCATCH - TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE THE COMPANY'S GLOBAL EXPANSION Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ...

* UK pharmacies cut prices for weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Mounjaro * Competition for customers raises concerns over patient aftercare * Users of the drugs need medical supervision By Ludwig Burger May 2 (Reuters) - Online pharmacies and slimming clinics are cutting prices for Wegovy and Mounjaro in Britain just months after the weight-loss drugs were launched there, as initial supply...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday, rebounding from three days of losses, on expectations the lower levels may prompt the U.S., the world's biggest crude consumer, to start replenishing its strategic reserve, putting a floor under prices. Still, prices fell more than 3% on Wednesday to a seven-week after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, which...