Novo Shares Plunge on Shock Weight-Loss Drug Forecast

Novo Nordisk A/S shares plunged after the company shocked investors by forecasting a steep decline in sales, evidence of an intensifying price war in obesity drugs.Sales will fall by as much as 13% this year, the company said Tuesday. Pressure from lower prices for its blockbuster weight-loss drugs, in part due to the US government's push to cut prices, will contribute to the decline. The shares fell as much as 20% in early Copenhagen trading, the biggest intraday decline since July, more than wiping out t ...