Reckitt Benckiser, the consumer-goods giant, said it would sell off some of its home-care brands and launch a strategic review of its troubled infant-formula unit Mead Johnson.
The red-hot hiring and rock-bottom unemployment that helped millions of workers find new gigs, boost their wages and reinvent their careers are giving way to more prosaic times.
Biden laid out in an address from the Oval Office why he decided to “pass the torch” to Harris and what he hopes to accomplish in his final months in office.
Khloé Kardashian got important news about her health on the Season 5 finale of "The Kardashians."
Former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris have been in close touch since she announced her 2024 candidacy on Sunday, having multiple conversations this week as she kicks off her campaign, according to four people familiar with their discussions.
By any other measure, it is a remarkable physical makeover that Daboll credits to making his competitive juices work in his favor.
Targeting a school during a war could be justified as, or at least argued, to have been a mistake. But striking over 120 schools, and killing and wounding thousands of civilians sheltering inside, can only be intentional, with each attack a horrific war crime in its own right. Between 7 October last year and 18 … Continue reading "What’s Behind Israel’s War Against UNRWA?"
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The capital’s latest attraction explores the art and science of optical illusions — but it’s really all about the selfie
The city is famed for its multitude of watering holes, from the colourfully traditional (often centuries-old) to the coolly contemporary
Labour’s election pledges on tax mean wealthy are likely to be hit
Low footfall before Games raises doubts among locals over scale of immediate economic boost for France
Plus, Reckitt splits itself up following shareholder demands and Lex Greensill goes up against the FT
Bipartisan realignment of antitrust stance shakes up corporate expectations of Republicans and Democrats
An investing class left for dead after early excesses and poor performance shows signs of life
The Lone Star state has attracted hundreds of corporations with its low-tax, light-touch approach, but the strains are starting to show
Penalty shows how chief executive Jane Fraser is struggling to resolve chronic issues plaguing the bank
Kyle Larson left Indianapolis in May in the middle of one of the most agonizing days of his racing career.
Lobby group’s warning comes as Labour lays ground for tough autumn Budget
More varied work and faster pace are tempting some corporate general counsel to make the switch
A return of Trump to the White House could reverse many of the measures that underpinned a strong investing environment
Kamala Harris won’t have much room to shift from industrial intervention and import tariffs
Governments should design tax policies to discourage the bigger-is-better instincts of consumers
Nothing is resolved until everything is resolved