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☆ Pfizer CEO says he welcomes good ideas as Starboard ups pressure on company
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In a Tuesday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla struck a positive tone about activist investor Starboard Value, saying he agreed with some of its criticisms, but maintained that the company is headed in a good direction. But if Starboard, and anybody else for that matter, have good ideas, I will certainly discuss them and entertain." The pharmaceutical giant is under pressure from Starboard, which reportedly has a $1 billion stake in the company. But he praised Starboard's CEO Jeff Smith, saying he seemed "very smart" and "very pragmatic" at a recent meeting. Bourla also rebuked claims that his company was involved in dissuading past executives — former CEO Ian Read and former CFO Frank D'Amelio — from joining Starboard's efforts.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Albert Bourla, Bourla, Jeff Smith, Ian Read, Frank D'Amelio — Organizations: Pfizer

☆ Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks working with Starboard
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks working with StarboardPfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly results, what's in the pipeline, and more.

Persons: Albert Bourla, Jim Cramer Organizations: Pfizer

☆ Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPfizer CEO Albert Bourla goes one-on-one with Jim CramerPfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly results, what's in the pipeline, and more.

Persons: Albert Bourla, Jim Cramer Pfizer, Jim Cramer Organizations: Pfizer

Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer Inc., gestures as he speaks during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Activist Starboard Value accused Pfizer of threatening litigation against the company's former CEO and CFO in order to get them to break ranks with the investor's nascent turnaround campaign at the pharmaceutical giant. Pfizer shares slipped overnight as news of the two executive's breakaway emerged, and opened down roughly 2.5% in Thursday morning trading. Starboard's Smith said that when the activist approached the two executives, both expressed "concerns" about Pfizer's direction under Bourla and offered to help Starboard in its turnaround campaign. Starboard's Smith and Bourla are slated to meet in person next week, Smith said, confirming earlier reports.

Persons: Ian Read, Pfizer, Jeff Smith, Frank D'Amelio's, Smith, Albert Bourla, Starboard's Smith Organizations: Pfizer Inc, Economic, Pfizer Locations: Davos, Switzerland

☆ Former Pfizer CEO, finance chief step back from Starboard's activist campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former Pfizer CEO Ian Read and ex-CFO Frank D'Amelio said Wednesday evening that they would step away from Starboard Value's campaign at the struggling pharmaceutical giant, just days after news of the activist's stake broke. Read and D'Amelio said they were "fully supportive" of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla in a joint statement made via an investment bank and confirmed to be authentic. The duo had been in contact with a number of directors shortly before news of Starboard's stake broke Sunday evening, according to people familiar with the matter. For executives to join, and then walk away from an activist's campaign is highly unusual. It was also not immediately clear what impact, if any, the breakaway would have on Starboard's campaign.

Persons: Ian Read, Donald Trump, Frank D'Amelio, Read, D'Amelio, Albert Bourla, Jeff Smith, Bourla Organizations: Pfizer, White, Washington , D.C, Guggenheim Securities, dealmaking, CNBC, Autodesk, Wall Street, Corp Locations: Washington ,

☆ Activist Starboard Value has $1 billion Pfizer stake, taps former executives for help, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Activist investor Starboard Value has a roughly $1 billion stake in pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and is seeking to mount a turnaround at the struggling company, according to people familiar with the matter. Starboard believes that Pfizer's current leadership, under CEO Albert Bourla, has stepped away from historically disciplined cost structure and investment in novel drugs. One particularly concerning example to Starboard was Pfizer's acquisition of Global Blood Therapeutics. Pfizer pulled a drug for sickle cell disease it got just two years ago via the roughly $5 billion acquisition. Still, more than $100 billion in shareholder value has evaporated since the Covid-19 pandemic faded largely into the rearview mirror.

Persons: Ian Read, Frank D'Amelio, Albert Bourla, Oxbryta, Read, Jeff Smith, Angelica Peebles Organizations: Pfizer, Blood Therapeutics, Autodesk, Street

☆ Meet Jeff Smith, the hedge-fund investor taking on Pfizer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Starboard Value has taken a $1 billion stake in drugmaker Pfizer. The hedge fund, headed by Jeff Smith, has become one of the most feared activist investors. AdvertisementPharmaceuticals giant Pfizer got a wake up call Sunday evening when one of Wall Street's most feared activist investors revealed a stake in the company. AdvertisementPfizer, with a market cap north of $160 billion, is among the largest companies Starboard's Smith has ever targeted. With less than a 10% stake Smith replaced the entire 12-person board and assumed the role of chairman.

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☆ Pfizer's weight loss pill may enter regulatory studies next year, says CEO Albert Bourla
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPfizer's weight loss pill may enter regulatory studies next year, says CEO Albert BourlaCNBC's Angelica Peebles interviews Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla to discuss the company's earnings, expectations for its new weight loss drug, and more.

Persons: Albert Bourla CNBC's Angelica Peebles, Albert Bourla

☆ Pfizer moves forward with once-daily version of weight loss pill after setbacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Pfizer on Thursday said it will move forward with a once-daily version of its weight loss pill, danuglipron, after it saw "encouraging" data in an ongoing early-stage trial. Pfizer is one of several drugmakers racing to win a slice of the market for a highly popular class of weight loss and diabetes drugs called GLP-1 agonists. At the time, the pharmaceutical giant said phase one trial data on the once-daily version would "inform a path forward." Pfizer's danuglipron is a GLP-1 that promotes weight loss in the same way as Novo Nordisk' s injection Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic. But he said Pfizer was looking for potential licensing deals or earlier-stage weight loss drugs.

Persons: Albert Bourla, Pfizer's, Eli Lilly, Bourla, Mikael Dolsten, Dolsten Organizations: Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, U.S

☆ Pfizer struggles to claw back faith with Wall Street and its employees as it recovers from the Covid decline
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +19 min

But other current employees are dissatisfied with where the strategy shift has left them. In January 2023, Pfizer forecast a steep drop in annual revenue, to between $67 billion and $71 billion. Pfizer's 2023 revenue ultimately came in at $58.5 billion, including $11.22 billion from its Covid vaccine and $1.28 billion from Paxlovid. Faith in executive leadership also plunged among some workers, according to most of the current and former employees who spoke with CNBC. Some current workers said that hasn't appeared to change after the town hall on May 2.

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☆ Pfizer & Palantir CEOs speak out on Israel-Hamas war and antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPfizer & Palantir CEOs speak out on Israel-Hamas war and antisemitismAlex Karp, Palantir CEO and Albert Bourla, Pfizer CEO, sit down with CNBC's Sara Eisen to discuss the Israel-Hamas War and antisemitism.

Persons: Alex Karp, Palantir, Albert Bourla, CNBC's Sara Eisen Organizations: Pfizer, Palantir Locations: Israel

☆ Palantir and Pfizer CEOs meet U.S. Senators to press for Israel support and hostage release
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPalantir and Pfizer CEOs meet U.S. Senators to press for Israel support and hostage releaseAlex Karp, Palantir CEO and Albert Bourla, Pfizer CEO, sit down with CNBC's Sara Eisen to discuss the Israel-Hamas War and antisemitism.

Persons: Alex Karp, Palantir, Albert Bourla, CNBC's Sara Eisen Organizations: Pfizer, U.S, Senators Locations: Israel

☆ Pfizer CEO: Cancer drugs will be our next big contribution to the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPfizer CEO: Cancer drugs will be our next big contribution to the worldPfizer CEO Albert Bourla joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the company's recent lung cancer drug data, how the drug could change the company's revenues, and more.

Persons: Albert Bourla Organizations: Pfizer, Cancer

☆ A top secret meeting is kicking off in Madrid with the CEOs of Google DeepMind, Anthropic and Microsoft AI in attendance
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Google DeepMind co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Demis Hassabis gives a conference during the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry's biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 26, 2024. The CEOs of artificial intelligence heavyweights Google DeepMind, Microsoft AI, Anthropic and Mistral AI are among the elite list of business and political leaders attending a secretive meeting kicking off in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday. AI will once again dominate discussions at the annual Bilderberg Meeting after catapulting onto the agenda last year following the meteoric rise of the burgeoning technology. U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg are also among the political figures who will attend for geopolitical discussions including on China and Russia. According to its organizers, the closed nature of the event aims to foster "informal discussions about major issues."

Persons: Demis Hassabis, Jane Fraser, Eric Schmidt, Albert Bourla, Wael Sawan, Peter Thiel, Wally Adeyemo, Dmytro Kuleba, Jens Stoltenberg Organizations: Google, Mobile World Congress, MWC, Microsoft, Mistral, Citigroup, Pfizer, NATO, Chatham House, Economic Locations: Barcelona, Madrid, Spain, Ukrainian, China, Russia, Spanish, Chatham, Davos, Switzerland

☆ Pfizer aims to save $1.5 billion by 2027 in first wave of new cost cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The announcement is in addition to another $4 billion cost-cutting effort, which Pfizer announced last year as demand for its Covid vaccine and oral drug Paxlovid slumped. One-time costs related to the initial stage of cuts are expected to be about $1.7 billion, including severance for an unspecified number of laid-off employees. Pfizer also expects the program to involve "product portfolio enhancements" and changes to the company's manufacturing and supply network, a spokesperson told CNBC. "The program will focus on streamlining our ways of working, reducing complexity and increasing productivity in Pfizer Global Supply," the spokesperson said in a statement. Pfizer is trying to shore up investor sentiment after its shares fell nearly 50% in 2023, making it the worst-performing pharmaceutical stock last year.

Persons: Paxlovid, Wall, Albert Bourla Organizations: Pfizer, CNBC, Pfizer Global Supply Locations: New York City

☆ Kishida US visit: Japan seeks investment in AI, semiconductors from American companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Junko Ogura | Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Speaking in Washington at a lunch with American CEOs, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan welcomes American collaboration in “critical and emerging technology” and assured them that any investment would flow both ways. Last year, Japanese foreign direct investment to the US exceeded $750 billion, Kishida said, making Japan the biggest foreign investor in America and creating more than 1 million jobs. It is reportedly the company’s largest ever investment in Asia’s second largest economy. Earlier this month, Japan’s industry ministry approved subsidies worth up to 590 billion yen ($3.9 billion) for Rapidus. It comes as Washington adds increasing restrictions on the types of semiconductors that American companies are able to sell to China.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Fumio Kishida, ”, Kishida, Joe Biden, Brad Smith, Gary Cohn, Sanjay Mehrotra, Ted Colbert, Albert Bourla, Mayumi Maruyama Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Microsoft, Microsoft Research Asia, IBM, Micron Technology, Boeing, Defense, Space & Security, Pfizer, CNN, US Chamber of Commerce, “, Intel, Samsung, US Locations: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Japan, Washington, American, United States, America, Asia’s, Russia, South, Taiwan, Hokkaido, chipmaking, China, Europe, Asia, Germany

☆ GSK posts blowout RSV vaccine sales, raises outlook as shots give big pharma a boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday lifted its long-term outlook following the smash-hit launch of its new RSV vaccine. GSK in November had forecast 2023 sales for the shot Arexvy between £900 million, or $1.1 billion, and £1 billion, or $1.26 billion, following its strong launch in the U.S. The company's RSV shot in part drove the higher forecast. The vaccine has about 70% market share for RSV, Walmsley added on Wednesday. Meanwhile, biotech company Moderna hopes to launch its own RSV vaccine this year.

Persons: Emma Walmsley, Walmsley, Arexvy, That's, Pfizer's, Albert Bourla, Bourla Organizations: GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, GSK, U.S, Pfizer, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Moderna Locations: Britain, British, U.S, Canada, Japan

☆ Heading to Davos, here's what was overheard on connecting trains from Zurich to the World Economic Forum
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The small Swiss Alpine town is again playing host to the World Economic Forum (WEF), where the world's top brass in finance and politics convene each year to try to solve the biggest problems that plague our planet. But the long and winding road to Davos offers another lesser-known benefit, which makes the lengthier commute well worth the while. Here's what was overheard on the connecting trains from Zurich Airport to Davos Platz. OpenAI's media representative declined CNBC's request to interview Altman in Davos, citing a "tight" schedule. One Davos attendee noted their company was in the IP space and had just raised this summer, because "the rights issue is so complicated."

Persons: MacKenzie, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Davos MacKenzie Sigalos, Altman, Marc Benioff, Albert Bourla, reminisced, Sting Organizations: Volvo, Economic, Zurich Airport, Davos Platz, Swiss National Railway, Microsoft, Pfizer, The New York Times, Switzerland Cantonal Police, Disney, Landquart Locations: DAVOS, Switzerland, Manhattan, Scalettastrasse, Davos, Swiss, Zürich, Zurich, Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Saudi Arabia, Grisons, Brazil

☆ Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is CNN Business’ CEO of the Year
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —It was the year of artificial intelligence, and no Big Tech company leaned into the trend like Microsoft. That’s why CNN Business’ staff chose Nadella as the CEO of the Year, beating out other contenders including Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. “There’s no question 2023 was the year of AI,” Nadella told CNN in an emailed response. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nadella shared the stage at OpenAI’s first developer conference to discuss their partnership. Nadella told CNN he indeed remains “focused” on empowering both people and organizations to achieve more, as it continues to make and deploy new products.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Nadella, Jamie Dimon, Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, “, ” Nadella, Pfizer’s Albert Bourla, Taylor Swift, Gil Luria, DA Davidson, ”, OpenAI —, Justin Sullivan, OpenAI’s Altman, Altman, “ It’s, OpenAI, ” OpenAI, ” Luria, Greg Brockman, Luria, Fred Havemeyer, “ Mr, Brad Barket, Stuart Carlaw, Nadella’s, he’s, ” Carlaw, hasn’t, ” Takeshi Numoto, — CNN’s Allison Morrow Organizations: New, New York CNN, Big Tech, Windows, CNN Business ’, Chase, Nvidia, CNN, Fortune, Microsoft, Ivy League, University of Wisconsin -, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, ChatGPT, Google, Macquarie, ABI Research Locations: New York, Silicon Valley, Seattle , Washington, Valley, India, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Instacart, OpenAI

☆ Pfizer to discontinue twice-daily weight loss pill due to high rates of adverse side effects
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Pfizer on Friday said it would stop developing the twice-daily version of its experimental weight loss pill after obese patients taking the drug lost weight but had trouble tolerating the drug in a mid-stage clinical study. The company is betting on a successful weight loss pill to help it rebound from plummeting demand for its Covid products and a roughly 40% share price drop this year. Pfizer's phase two trial on its twice-daily pill followed around 600 obese adults who did not have Type 2 diabetes. Meanwhile, placebo-adjusted weight loss was 8% to 13% at 32 weeks and 5% to 9.5% at 26 weeks, Pfizer said. No new safety issues were observed, and danuglipron was not associated with increased liver enzymes like Pfizer's other discontinued weight loss pill.

Persons: Albert Bourla, Eli Lilly, danuglipron Organizations: Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, Nordisk's Wegovy

☆ Covid vaccine rates in the U.S. are slumping — and it will be a challenge to boost them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

In this article PFEMRNANVAX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA sign advertises Covid vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Aug. 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | ReutersThree years into the Covid-19 pandemic, few Americans are rolling up their sleeves to get a Covid vaccine. Experts and vaccine makers can agree that low Covid vaccination rates are concerning, even as cases of the virus dwindle from their pandemic highs. However, Iovine of the University of Florida doesn't believe combination shots will have a significant effect on Covid vaccination rates. If combination shots don't do the trick, it's unclear what else could boost Covid vaccination rates down the line.

Persons: Brian Snyder, Ali Mokdad, Mokdad, Irfan Khan, Jennifer Kates, Brad Pollock, Nicole Iovine, epidemiologist, Iovine, Michael Yee, Albert Bourla, Arpa Garay, Garay, John Trizzino, Trizzino, Jamey Mock, Andrew Pekosz, Jefferies, Yee, doesn't Organizations: Walgreens, Reuters, Pfizer, Moderna, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, University of Washington, CVS Pharmacy, Los Angeles Times, KFF, UC Davis Health's, University of Florida, Jefferies, Arpa, CNBC, Istock, Getty, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Locations: Somerville , Massachusetts, U.S, Novavax, Covid, Eagle Rock , California

☆ Cramer: Diversification is crushing investors this year. Will 2024 be different?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

The stock of Club holding Morgan Stanley (MS) dropped to $70 from $100 before bouncing back to $80 when interest rates recently peaked. Morgan Stanley and Schwab did nothing bad or shameful, but their multiples are shadows of their former selves. At least Morgan Stanley has a nice dividend yield of 4.25%. Key, Huntington, First Horizon, Morgan Stanley and Schwab are all good franchises that are regarded as cheap. The Morgan Stanley headquarters is seen in New York City on Jan. 17, 2023.

Persons: It's, Huntington Bancshares, Stephen Steinour, Chris Gorman, Bryan Jordan, Morgan Stanley, That's, Charles Schwab, Schwab, We're, Macy's, Albert Bourla, Myers, Meyers, Eli Lilly, let's, Mills, Campbell Soup, WK Kellogg, McCormick, Neutrogena, Johnson, Edwards, Zimmer Biomet, Becton Dickenson, Baxter, BAX, Ford, Hess, Tesla, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Michael M Organizations: Dominion, Federal Reserve, Nordstrom, Pfizer, Bristol, Myers, Hostess Brands, Novo Nordisk, PepsiCo, Hershey, Brands, Spice, Johnson, Moderna, American Electric Power, Duke Energy, Motors, JetBlue, EOG Resources, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Nvidia, Apple, Federal Trade Commission, CNBC, Santiago, Getty Locations: Huntington, Memphis, Tennessee, Toronto, United States, Celgene, Bristol, New York City

Top business leaders in the U.S. meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco, California on Nov. 15, 2023. Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla chief Elon Musk and Blackrock's Steve Schwarzman were among the guests Wednesday night at a gala reception and dinner in San Francisco for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping. San Francisco Mayor London Breed also had a spot at the head table. According to the place cards, Cook was seated next to Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao. Event organizers said Musk attended the VIP reception, but did not stay for the dinner.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Steve Schwarzman, Xi's, Joe Biden, Biden, Xi, Marc Benioff, Stan Deal, Raj Subramaniam, Ryan McInerney, Ray Dalio, Albert Bourla, Janow, Larry Fink, Gina Raimondo, Nicholas Burns, Kurt Campbell, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Cook, of Commerce Wang Wentao, Musk Organizations: Apple, Tesla, U.S ., China Business Council, National Committee, U.S, China Relations, United, Boeing, FedEx, Visa, Bridgewater Associates, Pfizer, Mastercard, BlackRock, Commerce, White House, San Francisco Mayor London, of Commerce Locations: U.S, San Francisco , California, San Francisco, United States, China, White House China

☆ Xi tells US firms China ready to be partner and friend
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Michael Martina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Xi received a standing ovation as he entered the room, and two more before and after he took the stage to speak. "Whatever stage of development it may reach, China will never pursue hegemony or expansion, and will never impose its will on others. China does not seek spheres of influence, and will not fight a cold war or a hot war with anyone," Xi said. China and the U.S. reached an agreement to curb fentanyl production in earlier talks between Xi and Biden. Analysts have said Xi's speech alone is unlikely to dramatically alter U.S. business sentiment about China.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Carlos Barria, Xi, Joe Biden, Biden, Tim Cook, Laurence Fink, Broadcom's, Hock Tan, Ray Dalio, Albert Bourla, Gina Raimondo, Mike Gallagher, Gallagher, Gary Dvorchak, Dvorchak, Michael Martina, Valerie Insinna, Stephen Nellis, Lisa Baertlein, Niket, Ethan Wang, Liz Lee, Stephen Coates Organizations: National Committee, China Relations, China Business Council, Economic Cooperation, REUTERS, Apple, BlackRock, Pfizer, SAN FRANCISCO, U.S, Beijing, Congress, Bridgewater Associates, Commerce, U.S . House, Representatives, Muslim, U.S ., Communist Party, Thomson Locations: Asia, San Francisco , California, U.S, China, United States, San Francisco, Beijing, Washington, China . U.S, Iowa

Biden and Xi try direct diplomacyThe mood music was upbeat but pragmatic after the first face-to-face meeting in a year between President Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. There was no joint communiqué after Wednesday’s talks, but both sides issued positive statements trumpeting where they found common ground, including on tackling climate change and improving communications. The leaders agreed to restart military communications that were suspended last year after Nancy Pelosi, then speaker of the House, visited Taiwan. Larry Fink of BlackRock and Steve Schwarzman of Blackstone reportedly sat at the Chinese leader’s table. The measure would keep the federal government funded through early next year, clearing the way for President Biden to sign the legislation.

Persons: Biden, Xi, Wednesday’s, Nancy Pelosi, —, Larry Fink, BlackRock, Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone, Tim Cook, Albert Bourla, Ray Dalio, ” Richard McGregor, DealBook, “, they’re, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Nelson, Trian Organizations: Hyatt Regency, Apple, Pfizer, Bridgewater Associates, Lowy Institute, SpaceX, Tesla, Nvidia, Disney, ValueAct Capital, 13D, Microsoft Locations: San Francisco, U.S, Taiwan, China, Beijing, Iran, Israel, Australia, Ukraine

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