{"id":827334,"date":"2025-02-16T08:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T14:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/ozempic-and-blindness-mcdonalds-and-chicken-coca-cola-and-tariffs-business-news-roundup\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T08:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T14:11:52","slug":"ozempic-and-blindness-mcdonalds-and-chicken-coca-cola-and-tariffs-business-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/ozempic-and-blindness-mcdonalds-and-chicken-coca-cola-and-tariffs-business-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozempic and blindness, McDonald’s and chicken, Coca-Cola and tariffs: Business news roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, including Ozempic (NVO<\/a><\/span>) and Zepbound (LLY<\/a><\/span>), may have a potential link with several eye conditions that can cause vision loss, according to a new investigatory review<\/a><\/span> published recently in the scientific journal JAMA Ophthalmology. <\/p>\n

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McDonald\u2019s<\/a><\/span> has major plans for chicken.<\/p>\n

The company is aiming to increase its market share in the chicken category by the end of 2026, with big plans to expand its chicken portfolio, according to CEO Chris Kempczinski, who discussed the company\u2019s growth plans during its Feb. 10 earnings call. <\/p>\n

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Coca-Cola considers a return to plastic bottles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Coca-Cola is considering a return to plastic bottles as it grapples with rising aluminum<\/a><\/span> costs from President Donald Trump\u2019s import tariffs<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

During the company\u2019s Feb. 11 earnings call, CEO James Quincey discussed how Coca-Cola (KO<\/a><\/span>) plans to manage the increased costs from these tariffs. While he acknowledged that a 25% hike in aluminum prices is significant<\/a><\/span>, he emphasized that it wouldn\u2019t drastically affect<\/a><\/span> the company\u2019s bottom line. <\/p>\n

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Senator Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm on cuts to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), writing in a letter that the hiring freeze and decision to rescind 200 job offers to examiners has the potential to disrupt the \u201cstability of the banking season.\u201d <\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump is set to announce new tariffs<\/a><\/span> of 25% on imported steel and aluminum, delivering a major win to the U.S. steel industry \u2014 all according to the industry\u2019s plan. <\/p>\n

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Roughly 2 million baked good products, some of which were sold at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts locations nationwide, have been recalled over concerns of listeria contamination, a bacterium that can cause serious infections. <\/p>\n

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Elon Musk denies knowledge of a $400 million ‘Armored’ Tesla deal with the Trump Administration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Trump administration is looking at a $400 million, five-year contract for \u201cArmored Electric Vehicles\u201d that could refer to Teslas.<\/p>\n

The State Department had previously listed \u201cArmored Tesla (TSLA<\/a><\/span>) (Product Units)\u201d in its procurement forecast for 2025<\/a><\/span>, according to multiple news outlets. It has since revised that line item to \u201cArmored Electric Vehicles.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Elon Musk denies knowledge of a $400 million ‘Armored’ Tesla deal with the Trump Administration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The State Department previously mentioned Teslas in its procurement forecast, but has since changed it to \u201cArmored Electric Vehicles\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Coca-Cola considers a return to plastic bottles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The beverage giant plans to adjust its strategy in response to rising aluminum costs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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