Zepbound vials (Eli Lilly)

Eli Lilly slashes Zepbound vial prices on its direct-to-consumer platform

It’s the latest move in an ongoing price war between the two drugmakers that sell the incredibly lucrative medications.

12/1/25 11:14AM

Eli Lilly slashed the cash-pay price for its blockbuster obesity drug as it pushes forward on a pricing war with rival Novo Nordisk.

Lilly said Monday that it would bring down the price for its obesity shot Zepbound through its direct-to-consumer pharmacy. This comes two weeks after Novo slashed the cash-pay price for its own weight-loss shot, Wegovy.

Starting Monday, cash-paying patients can pay $299 to $449 per month for Zepbound, depending on the dose, down from $349 to $499 per month. Unlike Novo, Lilly sells cash-paying patients vials of Zepbound, which are cheaper to manufacture than single-shot pens.

Both Lilly and Novo’s weight-loss and diabetes shots have list prices upward of $1,000. By cutting out middlemen like insurers, they are able to sell the drugs directly to patients at lower prices.

The two companies are fighting for market share not only with each other, but also with telehealth companies like Hims & Hers, which sell copycat versions of the drugs. Hims sells a monthly dose of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo’s drug, for about $200 a month, often paid up front for multiple months.

Both Lilly and Novo announced agreements with the Trump administration last month to lower the prices the government pays for the drugs and offer the discounted shots on TrumpRx, a government direct-to-consumer platform slated to launch next year.

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On Tuesday, the company reported results for fiscal year 2026, highlighting better-than-expected profits driven by higher prices for coffee and sweet baked goods. However, at another point on the earnings call, CEO Mark Smucker pointed to one particularly jammy figure: in line with previous forecasts, the company sold $1 billion worth of its (almost always) crustless sandwiches, Uncrustables, in the last year alone.

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Paramount reportedly offers concessions to resolve multistate antitrust investigation

Paramount has reportedly offered up some concessions in an effort to prevent an antitrust lawsuit by California and about 10 other states, according to Bloomberg reporting on Monday.

Reuters first reported on the potential suit from a group of unnamed states last week, which could throw a wrench in Paramount’s plans to buy rival Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood megamerger.

The list of concessions is unknown, though Bloomberg previously reported that Paramount is open to divesting some of its kids TV assets to appease EU regulators.

Late last month, reports said US regulators appeared likely to approve the $110 billion merger, following a meeting between Paramount CEO David Ellison and DOJ antitrust staffers.

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The list of concessions is unknown, though Bloomberg previously reported that Paramount is open to divesting some of its kids TV assets to appease EU regulators.

Late last month, reports said US regulators appeared likely to approve the $110 billion merger, following a meeting between Paramount CEO David Ellison and DOJ antitrust staffers.

$98B ⛽

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The IATA released its latest financial outlook for the airline industry over the weekend, forecasting a $98 billion jump in the sector’s collective fuel bill. The world’s largest trade group representing airlines expects the oil spike to halve profits by 49% from last year to $23 billion.

The group also expects profit margins to halve year over year, falling from 2025’s 4.2% to 2%. Still, revenue is expected to climb to $1.17 trillion from $1.07 trillion.

A surge in the cost of jet fuel has rocked US and global airlines this year, leading Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, and others to raise fares and ancillary charges like bag fees. Low-cost carriers, which operate on smaller margins, have been squeezed the hardest, resulting in Spirit’s shutdown.

“It’s a tough year for all airlines, especially those whose balance sheets had not yet recovered from COVID. And, of course, for those operating in the Gulf,” said IATA Director General Willie Walsh, who added that demand is holding up and about half of passengers expect to spend more on travel this year. “That bodes well for a strong northern summer peak season. The big unknown is how long travelers and shippers can tolerate the higher costs of connectivity.”

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GM has reportedly rehired more than 100 former Cruise employees, 18 months after shuttering the robotaxi unit

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The hiring spree, which also includes employees from Nvidia and Uber, is geared toward ramping up GM’s plans for personal-use self-driving vehicles and not robotaxis. The former had been the focus of Cruise, prior to GM shuttering it in 2024.

Reporting last fall revealed that GM was attempting to rehire some former Cruise employees, but the scope of that effort wasn’t clear. More than 1,000 employees were laid off when the automaker scrapped Cruise, which it invested $10 billion into.

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