News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
June 25 2018 - 3:15PM
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Hain Celestial Announces CEO Succession Plans
The Hain Celestial Group announced a chief executive officer
succession plan Monday, which would allow current CEO Irwin D.
Simon to become nonexecutive chairman of the board once his
replacement is found.
Supreme Court Rules for American Express in Swipe-Fee Antitrust Case
The Supreme Court backed American Express's policy of preventing
retailers from offering customers incentives to pay with cheaper
cards, a major victory for the company that puts its business model
on solid legal ground.
Harley-Davidson to Shift Production Overseas to Offset EU Tariffs
Harley-Davidson plans to shift production overseas to avoid
European Union tariffs on its iconic motorcycles, the latest
manufacturer to reconfigure operations amid a widening global trade
fight.
GE Agrees to Sell Industrial-Engines Unit
General Electric agreed to sell a unit that makes large
industrial engines to private-equity firm Advent International for
$3.25 billion, a move that would bring in needed cash for the
struggling conglomerate.
AT&T Plots Marketplace for TV, Digital Video Ads
AT&T's advertising chief said the company's acquisition of
AppNexus is part of a strategy to build a first-of-its-kind
marketplace for TV and digital video advertising and give it more
firepower against Google and Facebook.
Xerox CEO Calls Fujifilm Lawsuit 'Misguided'
Xerox Chief Executive John Visentin responded to Fujifilm
Holdings's lawsuit against the company calling it "desperate" and
"misguided," marking the new CEO's first public statement about the
suit.
French Executive at Toyota Makes Nearly Triple Japanese CEO's Pay
Toyota Motor's highest-paid executive got a pay increase of
millions of dollars, and he now makes nearly three times as much as
his boss.
Hearst Magazines President Is Stepping Down
David Carey, the president of Hearst Magazines who helped launch
such titles as HGTV Magazine and The Pioneer Woman Magazine, is
stepping down from that role at the end of the year.
Court Blocks Payday for Chief of Bankrupt Mt. Gox Bitcoin Exchange
Creditors in Mt. Gox, a bitcoin exchange that collapsed in
February 2014, are in line for a bigger payday after blocking a
liquidation that could have netted former exchange chief Mark
Karpelès hundreds of millions of dollars.
Gray TV to Buy Raycom in $3.65 Billion Deal
Gray Television agreed to buy fellow television station owner
Raycom Media in a $3.65 billion deal that will create a company
that reaches nearly a quarter of U.S. TV households.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 25, 2018 15:00 ET (19:00 GMT)
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