AstraZeneca profit jumps 23% on cancer drugs as it unveils major savings plan

EuroNews30 October 2026, 12:17 UTCUnited Kingdom

AstraZeneca's net profit jumped 23% in the third quarter on booming sales of its cancer drugs, as the British drugmaker unveiled a programme to save $1.5 billion (€1.34bn) a year to invest back into developing new medicines.

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