News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
May 24 2017 - 1:15PM
Dow Jones News
IKEA CEO Quits Less Than Four Years Into the Job
IKEA Chief Executive Peter AgnefjÀll has resigned in a surprise
move less than four years after formally stepping into the
role.
France's Safran Cuts Offer for Zodiac Aerospace by About 15% to $8.2 Billion
French aerospace supplier Safran said it cut its bid price for
Zodiac Aerospace about 15% to about $8.2 billion after renewed
profit headwinds came to light at the beleaguered plane
cabin-interior specialist.
What J.Crew Missed: Technology's Radical Impact on Retail
Fashion executive Mickey Drexler concedes he didn't see how
speed and price would drive web shoppers. After 10 quarters of
falling sales, the retailer wants to create a more accessible image
and add digital marketing.
Investor Loeb to Seek Changes to Dow-DuPont Post-Merger Plan
Activist investor Dan Loeb plans to publicly push for changes to
the complicated combination and breakup of Dow Chemical and DuPont,
according to a presentation reviewed by The Wall Street
Journal.
CF Corp to Buy Fidelity & Guaranty Life
An acquisition company created by a former Blackstone Group
partner and Fidelity National Financial's chairman reached a deal
to buy life insurance provider Fidelity & Guaranty Life in an
all-cash deal worth about $1.84 billion.
Gillette Faces New Attack From an Old Razor Rival
Edgewell Personal Care Co., maker of Schick, the No. 2 U.S.
razor brand, is mounting a direct challenge to the Procter &
Gamble unit with an online subscription service that sells blades
that fit on a Gillette handle but cost less.
BMO Reports Slower-Than-Expected U.S. Business Activity
Bank of Montreal said loan and deposit growth in the U.S.
moderated in its latest quarter on slower-than-anticipated business
activity.
Ford CEO Shift Hands Larger Roles to Two Key Lieutenants
New CEO Jim Hackett is handing greater sway to lieutenants Joe
Hinrichs and Jim Farley.
Tech Startups Feel Squeeze as Obamacare Uncertainty Mounts
Many health-technology startups are revamping their business
strategies and others are finding it tougher to attract fresh
capital as they confront the possible repeal of the Affordable Care
Act.
Videogame Software Startup Unity Is Valued at $2.8 Billion
Unity Technologies is putting the finishing touches on a $400
million funding round of financing that values the videogame
technology company at about $2.8 billion, according to people
familiar with the matter.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 24, 2017 13:00 ET (17:00 GMT)
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