Read more Proctor stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1079/proctor.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:48:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/29799/this-bids-for-bud-belgian-brewer-offers-46b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Belgian-based brewer InBev has made a $46 billion cash bid for US beer giant Anheuser-Busch in what would be one of the largest foreign acquisitions of an American corporation, the Wall Street Journal reports. If it goes through—a prospect that is far from certain—the 132-year-old Budweiser brand...http://www.newser.com/story/29799/this-bids-for-bud-belgian-brewer-offers-46b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 22:28:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29140/smucker-nears-folgers-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA deal in which JM Smucker Co. will acquire Folgers from Proctor & Gamble is percolating and expected to close this week, the Wall Street Journal reports. The all-stock purchase, which could ring in at $2 billion or more, means Smucker will nearly double in size and take over the...http://www.newser.com/story/29140/smucker-nears-folgers-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Jun 2008 7:18:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29036/for-inventor-rip-rest-in-pringles-can.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe man who invented the Pringles can is taking the chips' "Once you pop, you can't stop" slogan to eternity, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Dr. Fredric J. Baur patented the iconic container in 1970 while working for Procter & Gamble, and had long wished to be buried in one; after...http://www.newser.com/story/29036/for-inventor-rip-rest-in-pringles-can.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Jun 2008 15:10:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20186/changes-in-lauder-dynasty-hardly-cosmetic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEstée Lauder might be a massive, publicly owned company, but it’s also a family business, tightly controlled by the Lauder clan—until now. On Monday, it will welcome new president Fabrizio Freda, who will likely eventually replace CEO William Lauder—and become the first outsider to run the cosmetics giant....http://www.newser.com/story/20186/changes-in-lauder-dynasty-hardly-cosmetic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 14:16:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10592/fed-doubts-drive-stocks-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks closed down today as confidence that the Fed will cut interest rates tomorrow faded. The Journal reported that policymakers are considering no cut at all, meaning borrowing costs may stay high. The Dow slipped 77.79 to 13,792.47, the S&P 500 was down 9.96 to 1,...http://www.newser.com/story/10592/fed-doubts-drive-stocks-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Oct 2007 15:51:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1801/layoffs-sink-stock-prices-says-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEconomists have long doubted the precept that cutting a company's payroll will lead to a spike in its stock price. But try telling that to CEOs, who are still trying to emulate the turnarounds achieved by G.E. and Proctor & Gamble. Now, a study reveals that markets actually have...http://www.newser.com/story/1801/layoffs-sink-stock-prices-says-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Apr 2007 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1643/physicist-wants-to-wipe-out-toilet-paper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA German physicist is engineering toilet paper that he says is more efficient and softer than the familiar white roll. TP visionary Siegfried Hustedt claims a single ply of his new paper—which can "hold its shape longer under pressure"—will be sturdy enough to do the job, not to...http://www.newser.com/story/1643/physicist-wants-to-wipe-out-toilet-paper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Apr 2007 9:20:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1331/advertisers-dump-imus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPiling on to the mounting outrage against Don Imus, three advertisers have pulled their support from the CBS radio show or its simulcast MSNBC TV program. The three include marketing heavyweight Procter & Gamble, Staples and Bigelow Tea, the Wall Street Journal reports.http://www.newser.com/story/1331/advertisers-dump-imus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Apr 2007 12:01:43 CDT