The merger of International Flavors & Fragrances and DuPont’s nutrition and biosciences unit will create a company with double the research and development of any of its rivals, DuPont’s chairman said. “This creates the global leader across all the ingredients spaces. It’s the broadest portfolio by far, and we’ll have double the R&D of any
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Jim R. Bounds | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Democrats are pushing to add several health-care provisions to a $1.4 trillion spending bill that must pass by Dec. 20 to avoid a government shutdown, according to congressional aides familiar with the legislation. U.S. lawmakers are in talks to raise the minimum tobacco age to 21
Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company Scott Mlyn | CNBC It’s been a tough decade for big media companies as more people stream content over the internet instead of paying for cable subscriptions. But this year in the movie business, the Force has been with Walt Disney. The company released six of the eight
A traffic policeman wearing a face mask directs in heavy smog on in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province of China. VCG | Getty Images It’s been yet another decade of lost opportunity to act on climate change. The planet’s average temperature has warmed over 1 degree Celsius since the Industrial Revolution, and is on pace to heat
In November 2020, Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum will mark its 25th anniversary with a retrospective show featuring work from its past 40 exhibitions. Pictured here, “What, Me Worry” bed by Patty Kuzbida. Nick Prevas | AVAM If history, art and eclectic adventures are what you seek out when you travel, you’ll have plenty of
Babe Ruth’s 500th home run bat is shown before it goes up for auction by SCP Auctions in Laguna Niguel, California, November 25, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters A piece of Babe Ruth memorabilia that was given to a friend 75 years ago could sell for a record price when it gets auctioned off this
An initial United States-China trade agreement appears to finally be coming to fruition. CNBC’s Jim Cramer noted that the Chinese government has a history of backing away from its verbal commitments, but said the tariffs that remain on imports from China are a “powerful enforcement mechanism.” The “phase one” deal, which has yet to be
Costco has a problem in China, but it has nothing to do with tariffs, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday.e problem is Shanghai, a city of nearly 25 million people, has only one Costco store, the “Mad Money” host said. Pair it with Costco’s ability to deftly handle tariffs in the U.S.-China trade war, and it
Berkshire Hathaway: “John, we stick with Berkshire B. The stock is breaking out, my friend.” Gannett: “It’s newspapers. Sorry. Forget it, Jake. It’s newspapers.” Textron: “You know what, Textron is a serial disappointer in my eyes. I don’t want you in this stock. I’d rather see you in United Technologies or Honeywell. Textron has let
CNBC’s Jim Cramer gave viewers a peek at the week of earnings reports. Later in the show the “Mad Money” host says Costco has a China problem, but it’s not the tariffs on imports from the country. Cramer’s look at the week ahead An initial United States-China trade agreement appears to finally be coming to