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The St. Paul, Minn.-based company said that the spinoff of the unit, which will be called Solventum Corp., would occur on April 1.

P&G has developed Tide detergent squares that eliminate water and plastic bottles after 10 years in the making.

Spain’s Data Protection Agency on Wednesday ordered a precautionary measure prohibiting Worldcoin’s activities in the country for up to three months.

The Akron, Ohio-based tire maker said the move is part of its plan aimed at delivering annualized cost reductions of $1 billion by 2025.

The government also said AstraZeneca and the U.K. Health Security Agency plan to partner “to advance science for developing and evaluating vaccines.”

Dispute involving a stake in an oil project in Guyana intensifies, threatening to scuttle Chevron’s $53 billion deal to buy Hess.

Rentokil raised its synergies expectations from the Terminix acquisition and laid out new plans for North America, aiming to achieve full-year revenue growth there of 2%-4%.

Aviva lifted its operating profit target to around £2 billion by 2026 as it reported better-than-expected full-year results.

Continental posted full-year profits below consensus and warned that wage costs would rise to around €500 million in 2024 and weigh heavily on earnings.

Hugo Boss gave earnings projections for this year that are below analysts’ current forecasts and warned that it might not meet its 2025 sales guidance due to weak consumer sentiment.