News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
June 26 2017 - 11:16AM
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Nestlé Unmoved by Demands From Activist Investor Third Point
Newly minted Nestlé Chief Executive Mark Schneider is facing the
first big challenge of his short career in packaged foods.
With 54 Million to Go, This Airbag Recall Is Never Going To End
Japan's Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection and agreed to
sell most of its business. But it could go on for years supplying
parts for the tens of millions of its potentially deadly air bags
that still need to be replaced.
Rio Tinto Rebuffs Glencore Again in Bidding for Australian Coal Assets
Glencore suffered another setback in the bidding for Australian
coal mines, after the commodity giant's rival Rio Tinto said it
would rather take a sweetened offer from a Chinese-owned
company.
Google Could Be a Day Away From At Least $1 Billion EU Antitrust Fine
The European Union's antitrust watchdog will as soon as Tuesday
hit Google with a fine of more than $1 billion and demand changes
to the company's business practices, according to people familiar
with the matter.
Credit Suisse Denies Charging Excessive Fees in Mozambique Loan Scandal
The Swiss lender says audit by the risk management firm Kroll
Inc. is 'incorrect and misleading.'
In Unilever's Radical Hiring Experiment, Resumes Are Out, Algorithms Are In
To diversify its candidate pool, Unilever has ditched resumes
and traditional campus recruiting. Its new process relies on
algorithms to sort candidates and targets young potential hires
where they spend much of their time: their smartphones.
Martin Marietta to Buy Bluegrass Materials for $1.63 Billion
Martin Marietta Materials said it has agreed to buy Bluegrass
Materials for $1.63 billion in cash, in an effort to expand its
southeastern U.S. footprint and product range.
Amazon's Grocery Ambitions Spell Trouble for Food Brands
Amazon's deeper push into the grocery business threatens to
further pinch packaged-food companies already coping with slowing
sales.
China's Best Logistics Files for U.S. IPO
A Chinese logistics company backed by technology giants Alibaba
Group Holding and Foxconn Technology Group filed for an initial
public offering in the U.S., according to securities filings.
Takata Counting on Car Maker Support to Save Its Business
Takata says it will finalize its U.S. bankruptcy survival
agreement in less than a month, gathering signatures from major car
makers on a pact that pledges support for the effort to save its
automotive-parts business.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 26, 2017 11:01 ET (15:01 GMT)
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