Jana Partners push to break up Cooper Cos. could change the stock’s outlook

Company: Cooper Companies (COO) Business: The Cooper Companies is a global medical device company. It operates in two business units: CooperVision and CooperSurgical. The CooperVision segment is involved in the contact lens industry, while the CooperSurgical segment is involved in the fertility and women’s health care market through its diversified portfolio of products and services,…

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Trump nominates Brett Matsumoto for BLS commissioner

President Trump on Friday nominated economist Brett Matsumoto as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), after the president ousted the previous agency head over substantial revisions to previous jobs reports. “For too many years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the hands of weak and foolish people, has been failing American businesses, policymakers,…

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