AstraZeneca to invest $50 billion in the U.S. as pharma tariffs weigh

AstraZeneca on Monday said it plans to invest $50 billion in bolstering its U.S. manufacturing and research capabilities by 2030, becoming the latest pharmaceutical firm to ramp up its stateside spending in the wake of U.S. trade tariffs.The Anglo-Swedish biotech company, which is headquartered in Cambridge, England, said the "cornerstone" of the commitment would be a new multi-billion dollar facility to produce its weight management and metabolic portfolio, including its oral GLP-1 obesity pill.The facilit ...