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24 Maggio 2019 - 1:30PM
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Nestlé Focuses on Factories, Procurement to Hit Cost-Cutting Goal
Nestlé has achieved about half of the cost savings it hopes to
implement by 2020 in a cost-cutting effort focused on boosting
efficiency and centralizing procurement.
Who Needs Google's Android? Huawei Trademarks Its Own Smartphone OS
Huawei is pinning its hopes on a self-designed operating system
to replace Google's Android following a U.S. blacklisting. The
question is: Can it succeed where others have failed?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Boosts Outlook Despite Falling Revenue
Hewlett Packard Enterprise raised its financial targets for the
year even as sales fell in its most recent quarter.
MiMedx Injectables Don't Meet Regulatory Standards Despite Claim to FDA
The biomedical company's injectable wound-care products don't
meet regulatory standards more than two years after MiMedx told the
Food and Drug Administration it complied with requirements.
Broker Sales Practices to Face Limits
Stockbrokers will soon have to disclose more about conflicts of
interest that can bias investment advice under a government plan
favored by Wall Street.
Intuit Raises Outlook Amid TurboTax Scrutiny
Intuit raised its profit and sales outlook for the year, citing
strong results in the latest quarter despite mounting legislative
scrutiny over the business practices of its TurboTax
tax-preparation software unit.
Endeavor Group, Owner of UFC and Miss Universe Pageant, Files for IPO
The company that owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the
Miss Universe pageant and Hollywood's largest talent agency filed
for an initial public offering on the NYSE.
Target Looks to Acquire WPP's Retail Ad Firm
Target is in talks to buy retail advertising firm Triad Retail
Media from WPP, as the retailer seeks to boost its digital
advertising business, according to people familiar with the
matter
Blackstone, Prologis Separately Bid for U.S. Arm of GLP
Blackstone Group and Prologis are vying to buy the U.S. arm of
Singapore's GLP in a deal that could be worth more than $20 billion
and create an industrial-warehouse giant.
PG&E Clings to Sole Control of Its Bankruptcy Through September
PG&E will stay in control of its bankruptcy proceeding until
Sept. 29, less time than it wanted, but long enough to find out
what California lawmakers will do this year about wildfire
liabilities facing the state's largest utility.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 24, 2019 07:15 ET (11:15 GMT)
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