J&J Faces Key Test in Defense Against Talc-Safety Lawsuits 
 

Johnson & Johnson, still facing thousands of lawsuits over the safety of its signature baby powder, will make a high-stakes attempt to head off future losses in a courtroom battle beginning Monday.

 
Consumer Giants Turn From Diapers to Eye Rollers and Jelly Masks 
 

Facing stagnant sales of household mainstays from diapers to detergent, the world's biggest consumer-products companies are trying to crack the lucrative market for influencer-pitched, millennial-approved skin-care products.

 
With So Many Vacant Stores, E-Commerce Is Only Part of the Problem 
 

Don't blame all the vacant stores on e-commerce. Sky-high rents are squeezing retailers, too. Although commercial retail rents are down from recent peaks, they haven't fallen as fast as sales at struggling chains.

 
CBS Goes Dark on AT&T Amid a Dispute 
 

Programming from CBS went dark for about 6.6 million viewers of AT&T's DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse packages Saturday morning after the two companies couldn't come to terms on a new distribution agreement.

 
'Avengers: Endgame' Set to Become Global Box-Office Champ 
 

Walt Disney's "Avengers: Endgame" is poised to become the new all-time box-office champion, passing by 2009's "Avatar."

 
'Lion King' Roars to Blockbuster Status 
 

"The Lion King" became Disney's fifth blockbuster of 2019 this weekend, with the digital remake grossing $185 million at the domestic box office.

 
Another Enterprise Software IPO Catches Investors' Attention 
 

Medallia shares surged in their trading debut, the latest enterprise technology company off to strong start in the 2019 IPO market.

 
Drug Makers, Distributors Failed to Stop Suspect Opioid Shipments, Filing Alleges 
 

Many of the nation's largest drug manufacturers and distributors failed to implement even the most basic systems to halt suspicious drug orders as the opioid epidemic came into sharp focus, plaintiffs lawyers allege in a new court filing.

 
Schlumberger Names New CEO as Shale Woes Persist 
 

Schlumberger named Olivier Le Peuch as its next chief executive, while the Houston oil-field-services company continues to suffer from a slowdown in spending by U.S. shale drillers.

 
Equifax to Pay Around $700 Million Related to Data Breach 
 

The credit-reporting firm is nearing a deal to settle a slew of state and federal investigations into a 2017 data breach that exposed nearly 150 million Americans' Social Security numbers and other personal information.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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