(Reuters) - Unilever ( UL ) on Thursday said that it was taking steps to close its skincare business REN, citing internal challenges that were made worse by market conditions and left the brand unable to sustain success in the long term. The consumer goods company, which makes Dove soap and Vaseline, said there was no fixed date for the...

06:59 AM EDT, 05/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Becton, Dickinson ( BDX ) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings Thursday of $3.35 per diluted share, up from $3.17 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $3.28. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $5.27 billion, up from $5.05 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $5.35 billion. For...

(Reuters) - Harley-Davidson ( HOG ) on Thursday suspended its annual forecasts as the motorbike maker navigates headwinds related to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. The results come at a time when Trump's vacillating tariff policy is upending companies across sectors, with many pulling their annual forecasts. Rival Polaris, which makes the Indian brand of motorcycles, withdrew its annual sales...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...