07:00 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Novo Nordisk's ( NVO ) pending acquisition of Catalent ( CTLT ) is facing a roadblock after US consumer groups and two large labor unions urged regulators to block the deal, citing competition concerns. In a letter to the US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday, the US Public Interest Research Group, Service Employees...

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble ( PG ) missed Wall Street expectations for first-quarter sales on Friday, as consumers in its major markets, the U.S. and China, switched to cheaper household and personal care brands. The company's first-quarter net sales fell to $21.74 billion from $21.87 billion a year earlier. Analysts had expected $21.91 billion, according to LSEG...

JAKARTA, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to export nickel-based material used to make electric vehicle batteries to the United States next month, its energy minister said on Friday. Bahlil Lahadalia said Indonesia would provide the material, known as EV battery precursor, to U.S. electric carmaker Tesla , but did not give details on the volume involved. We will export...

06:56 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Fifth Third Bancorp ( FITB ) reported Q3 earnings Friday of $0.78 per diluted share, down from $0.91 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.83. Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, expressed as the sum of net interest income and total noninterest income, was $2.13 billion, compared with $2.15...