LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - Danone is recouping some of the market share it lost to retailers' private label brands with high prices, it said on Thursday, winning both cash-strapped and wealthy shoppers. In the wake of the pandemic and subsequent supply chain crunch, input costs across commodities and raw materials sky-rocketed, prompting consumer companies to sharply raise prices which...

April 18 (Reuters) - Snap-On missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter sales on Thursday, as vehicle service and repair technicians bought fewer tools and equipment made by the company, offsetting steady demand for its products from auto dealerships. Higher tool prices are causing U.S. repair technicians to cut back on spending, denting demand for Snap-On's smaller wrenches and ratchets. The...

08:15 AM EDT, 04/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Lion Electric Company ( LEV ) , a manufacturer of all-electric urban vehicles, said Thursday that it will fire almost 10% of its workforce as part of cost-cutting measures to reduce operating expenses. The workforce reduction combined with steps announced in November 2023 and February of this year are expected to result...

08:15 AM EDT, 04/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with response from Google ( GOOG ) throughout.) Alphabet's (GOOG) Google ( GOOG ) dismissed 28 employees over workplace protests against the company's collaboration with Israel's government and military, the company said Thursday. In a note emailed to MT Newswires, a Google ( GOOG ) spokesperson described the protests as part of...