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The world’s biggest names are racing to enter India
The Economic Times
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July 17, 2025
As tariff concerns begin to cast a shadow on growth prospects in major global markets such as the United States — where inflation risks and pressure on consumer spending loom large — India is increasingly emerging as a sweet spot for foreign...
PepsiCo still has 'a lot of wood to chop': Q2 was 'not good'
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A PepsiCo rising after topping second-quarter estimates and reiterating its full-year outlook. The maker of Lays and Gatorade citing strong international growth for the results. Joining me now is Nick Modi, RBC Capital Markets...
Dynamite Publish ThunderCats: Pumyra by Ed Brisson and Alice Leclert
Bleeding Cool - Illinois
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July 17, 2025
Posted in: Comics, Comics Publishers, Current News, Dynamite | Tagged: Ed Brisson, thundercats Dynamite Entertainment publish ThunderCats: Pumyra #1 by Ed Brisson and Alice Leclert in October 2025 Dynamite launches ThunderCats: Pumyra #1 in...
Trump’s combustible mix: tariffs, inflation, and Fed meddling
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Escalated threats of sharply higher tariffs on major trading partners that don’t cut trade deals with him by the end of the month. Lifted a ban on sales of powerful computer chips to China, potentially helping the US’s top rival close the gap in...
Bounteous hires Kelly Jessop as chief solutions officer
Consultancy.org
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July 17, 2025
Bounteous, a Chicago-headquartered digital consulting firm, has hired Kelly Jessop as chief solutions officer. Based in New York, Jessop will report to CEO Sudarshan Mandayam and will help strengthen the consultancy’s innovation and client...
Godrej Consumer Products sees strong Q1 FY26 growth in home care segment
The Statesman (India)
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July 5, 2025
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) released its quarterly business update for Q1 FY26 here on Saturday, reporting steady growth momentum across its standalone and global business operations, especially in home and international markets. According...
NGX market cap hits ₦126.73tr in H1 2025, up 16%
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 17, 2025
The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) recorded a total market capitalisation of ₦126.73 trillion at the end of the first half of 2025, representing a 16 per cent increase from ₦112.60 trillion in January. The NGX Group, in a statement on Wednesday,...
Disney's spent 70 years funneling IP into its theme parks. Here's why it works
CNBC
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July 17, 2025
General views of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland on April 06, 2024 in Anaheim, California. Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images The "Happiest Place on Earth" turns 70 this week. Disneyland, a pillar of the Anaheim, California,...
Seniors calling for Social Security catchup payments as latest COLA forecast isn’t encouraging
MLive - Michigan
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July 17, 2025
Seniors who depend on Social Security are calling for catchup payments on the heels of the latest forecast for the annual cost-of-living-adjustment. On Tuesday, the nonpartisan senior advocacy group The Senior Citizens League released its latest...
Godrej Consumer Products expects India margins to stay below normative range, volume improving sequentially
The Economic Times
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July 4, 2025
Godrej Consumer Products expects its margin from India business to stay below 'normative range' in June quarter, but is likely to deliver high-single digit value growth aided by volume expansion. The company's volume growth, in its standalone...
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd - Quarterly Update - Q1FY26
Equity Bulls
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Our Standalone business is likely to deliver high-single digit value growth on the back of mid-single digit UVG. Volume growth has been strongly competitive and is sequentially improving. Home Care business has had a broad-based and strong growth...
What It Really Takes To Start A Business As A College Student
Forbes
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Georgetown SIL cohort and mentors. From right to left, and back to front: Margot Gorra-Stockman, ... More Michael Bratslavsky, Shahla Fatemi, Dorian Nowell, Jacob Stiglitz, Cindy Kelleher, Brooke Rogers, Saousen Boudouaour, Sophia Levit, Aishwarya...
Reliance Industries plans to spin off new consumer products arm; invests in UK beauty business
domain-b.com
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July 4, 2025
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which runs India’s largest retail network that brings together Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), Reliance Retail Ltd (RRL) and Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), is reported to be planning to launch a new...
Setting stage for Retail IPO: Reliance to consolidate consumer goods brands under New RCPL unit
Financial Express
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Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is planning to transfer all its consumer goods brands to a new wholly-owned subsidiary as Mukesh Ambani-led oil-to-telcom major is getting ready for an initial public offering for its retail business. A Bloomberg...
Reliance Industries To Consolidate Consumer Goods Brands, Prepares New Subsidiary For Retail IPO Launch
Free Press Journal
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July 4, 2025
Reliance Industries Gears Up for Retail IPO. | Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is setting the stage for a major move—an IPO for its retail business—and it’s making sure everything is neatly in place before the big reveal. One of the...
Hope returns to Nigeria’s consumer goods sector after volatile year
The Sun Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
By Chinwendu Obienyi The growth of Nigeria’s consumer goods industry slowed in 2024, but early signs of recovery are beginning to emerge, driven by operational recalibrations, strategic investments and subtle macroeconomic shifts. According to the...
New standards proposed for consumer goods in Bahrain
Gulf Daily News Online
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NEW specifications could be introduced for consumer products and electronic appliances in Bahrain, if MPs have their way. The proposed standards aim to ensure products are environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and built to last, aligning with...
Reliance Industries to spin off consumer goods business into new unit
VC Circle
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FILE PHOTO: A woman checks her phone next to a Reliance Retail kiosk at the annual Retail Leadership Summit in Mumbai, India, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani/File Photo Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries said it will spin...
India’s Reliance to spin off consumer goods business into new unit
Deal Street Asia
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Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries said it will spin off its consumer goods unit into a new entity to allow the fast-growing business to attract investors beyond those backing its retail unit. Reliance‘s consumer business...
Consumer Reports: Circuit Court Preserves Bipartisan Leadership at the Consumer Product Safety Commission Pending Appeal
Consumer Reports
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July 2, 2025
CR calls on Congress to preserve the CPSC as an independent agency, and support its vital mission to protect the public from hazardous consumer products WASHINGTON, DC — Consumer Reports (CR) welcomed an order from the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of...