News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
June 26 2017 - 1:31PM
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
Berkshire Hathaway Buys 9.8% Stake in Store Capital
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has picked up a 9.8% stake
in real-estate investment trust Store Capital, at a time when many
investors are growing concerned about the health of the commercial
real-estate sector.
Arconic to Stop Selling Cladding Involved in London Fire
Arconic said Monday it will stop selling one type of aluminum
cladding after the material was suspected to have contributed to
the spread of a deadly fire through a London apartment tower.
Anthem Says Senate Health Bill Will Bolster Individual Insurance Market
Anthem Inc. said it believes that the Senate Republicans' health
bill will bolster the individual insurance market, an endorsement
for the legislation as many other insurers have suggested it could
undermine the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 26, 2017 13:16 ET (17:16 GMT)
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