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P&G Sales Surge 6% on Home Products Demand
Amid coronavirus lockdowns, consumers have been stocking up on P&G products ranging from toilet paper to laundry detergent.
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Matthew Heller
| April 17, 2020
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People
Kellogg CFO to Step Down After Two Years
CFO Fareed Kahn's replacement, Amit Banati, is the head of the consumer product group's Asia, Middle East, and Africa business.
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Vincent Ryan
| May 2, 2019
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Financial Performance
P&G Beats Estimates, Announces Price Hikes
P&G's risky pricing move "will serve as a test for how willing Americans are to pay up for big household brands."
By
Matthew Heller
| August 1, 2018
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Financial Performance
3M Shares Tumble on Lowered 2018 Guidance
The stock matched its biggest single-day decline in more than nine years but the company sees "sustained profitable growth in 2018."
By
Matthew Heller
| April 25, 2018
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M&A
Spectrum Brands Merges With Top Shareholder
Spectrum's deal with HRG Group will “result in an independent company with meaningfully increased trading liquidity in our common stock."
By
Matthew Heller
| February 26, 2018
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Financial Performance
Colgate Shares Drop 5% as Sales Disappoint
"The impression of stagnation ... has dogged Colgate and other consumer goods producers in the past year.”
By
Matthew Heller
| January 26, 2018
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Strategy
Newell to Streamline Portfolio to Core Assets
The restructuring would create a “stronger, simpler, faster Newell,” but the company's shares drop more than 20%.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 25, 2018
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Strategy
P&G Shares Fall as Price Cuts Eat Into Margins
"Second quarter was not a quality beat, with gross margin lower than expected, and little near-term benefit from the Tax Act,” an analyst says.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 23, 2018
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Strategy
Kimberly-Clark to Cut 12-13% of Workforce
The layoffs will add to last year's $450 million in cost savings as the personal care company continues to adjust to weak sales in North America.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 23, 2018
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Financial Performance
‘Nimble’ Rivals Take Bite out of Unilever Sales
The company's underlying sales rose only 2.6% in Q3 amid competition from upstarts such as Halo Top ice cream.
By
Matthew Heller
| October 20, 2017
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Financial Performance
Colgate Sales Sag Amid ‘Challenging’ Conditions
The company expects a low-single-digit sales increase in 2017, citing uncertainty in global markets and slowing category growth.
By
Matthew Heller
| July 24, 2017
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Financial Performance
J&J Posts $17.7B in Revenue, Misses Estimates
Tepid growth in pharmaceuticals and consumer products held back first-quarter sales but the company is still confident it will meet its full-year guidance.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 19, 2017
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Strategy
Unilever Revamps in Wake of Rejecting Kraft
The company is buying back shares and taking other steps to placate investors after its rebuff of Kraft's $143 billion takeover bid.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 6, 2017
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Strategy
Kraft Heinz Offers $143B to Acquire Unilever
The deal would be the third-biggest takeover in history but Unilever said Kraft's offer “profoundly undervalues the company."
By
Matthew Heller
| February 17, 2017
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Strategy
Reckitt to Acquire Mead Johnson for $16.6B
The deal allows the British consumer goods firm to add the Enfa line of infant nutrition products to its portfolio.
By
Matthew Heller
| February 10, 2017
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