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The investor’s Trian Fund Management holds a 1.5% stake in the Dove owner, his move to the board comes as the company seeks to reinvigorate its performance.

The Tom Cruise fighter-pilot sequel takes in $156 million to open the summer movie season.

Pools, restaurants and camps cut operations even though demand is back. Labor costs are higher and so are prices. “What, no one is applying?”

Pfizer’s antiviral drug sees an uptick in prescriptions, as more doctors order patients take it over the Merck-Ridgeback pill called Lagevrio.

The French food giant said about half a million cans of specialized medical formula made by its Nutricia business will be flown into the U.S. in the coming weeks, as part of a broader push to alleviate shortages faced by babies with allergies.

Mike Cannon-Brookes had opposed AGL Energy’s effort to spin off its coal-fired power plants. The scrapping of the plans handed a win to environmentalists who want a faster shift to cleaner energy.

The Biden administration says the funds will help small businesses grow. Republicans say the spending is delayed and unnecessary.

Rising wages and worker shortages, compounded by increases in Covid-19-related absenteeism, are changing some manufacturers’ attitudes about robots.

The unemployment rate hit record lows in 17 states in the Midwest, South and Mountain West in April, a sign of a labor market where there are too few workers to keep pace with consumer spending and employer demand.

Covid-19 restrictions and pandemic disruptions caused a shift in the way parents feed their babies, according to health experts.