Procter & Gamble is buying supplement brand Thorne for $3.8 billion, CEO Shailesh Jejurikar said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” The acquisition, which is set to be announced Tuesday, is a bid for P&G to grow its health and wellness division. The consumer goods giant already owns other health brands, like Vick’s and Oral-B….
A smart acquisition strategy has made Bristol-Meyers, which has bought seven companies since October 2007, a big player in the cancer-treatment industry. Its purchase of Medarex in July added a key drug for metastic melanoma that’s in Phase III trials. The drug has possible multiple indications – industry jargon for its ability to treat more…
Sunglasses are displayed at the reception of the fast-fashion brand Shein’s office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 15, 2025. Jorge Silva | Reuters Shein won Beijing’s approval for a Hong Kong listing after it publicly embraced the Chinese roots it spent years playing down. Now investors are questioning whether that blessing can carry a $40-billion-plus…
Shares of Jersey Mike’s fell about 7% during trading on Thursday afternoon after the company made its public market debut on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “JMKE.” The stock opened at $21 per share, below its initial public offering pricing of $23 per share, at the midpoint of the expected range of…
Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly submitted a joint bid to acquire PayPal in a deal worth about $53.4 billion. reuters The proposal was reportedly submitted earlier this month and is backed by approximately $50 billion in committed bank financing. Under the proposal, Stripe and Advent would jointly own PayPal, with each…
An EasyJet Airbus A320 aircraft is seen at Malpensa Airport near Milan, Italy, October 3, 2018. Stefano Rellandini | Reuters EasyJet stock soared Friday after the budget carrier said it is considering a $7.7 billion takeover bid from Apollo Global Management. Under the terms of the cash offer, easyJet shareholders would be entitled to £7.15…
MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA – 2022/09/20: A man checks his phone near the Cred logo during the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Indian fintech startup Cred will raise $900 million in a funding round led by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta— but has lost its founder and chief executive, Kunal Shah,…
A sign hangs above the front of a Pizza Hut restaurant on Feb. 9, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Yum Brands on Tuesday announced it is selling Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital for roughly $1.5 billion. The deal excludes the pizza chain’s locations in mainland China; Yum China…
Public markets are beginning to reopen for biotech companies after several years of muted activity. But the strongest companies may still be more likely to sell themselves to Big Pharma rather than testing investor appetite in an IPO, according to JPMorgan’s top healthcare dealmakers. The IPO window has reopened for high-quality biotech companies, but investors…
Americans have more money invested for retirement in passive S&P 500 Index funds than any other investment. The Vanguard and BlackRock S&P 500 ETFs alone manage nearly $2 trillion in assets, with the Vanguard ETF (VOO) recently passing the $1 trillion mark. But they won’t be managing SpaceX shares any time soon for retail investors…
