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Bloomberg
14 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Erratic Weather Is Hurting Indian Firms in The Biggest Consumer Market
By and Satviki Sanjay Save Some of India's largest companies, already hit by a demand slump, are facing a new threat in wooing the country's 1.4 billion consumers: unpredictable weather. A cooler-than-usual summer this year — followed by the earliest onset of rain since 2009 — has hurt companies selling everything from talcum powder to air conditioners.
Wall Street Journal
21-05-2025
- Health
- Wall Street Journal
The FDA Takes a Trial-Lawyer Turn
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already using his pulpit as Health and Human Services Secretary to target vaccine makers. Now he and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary are helping plaintiff attorneys broaden their attacks against food and drug makers. The FDA on Tuesday held a panel discussion on the alleged risks of talcum powder. Talc, an anti-caking agent that is mined from rock, is prevalent in food and pharmaceutical products. Plaintiff firms have filed hundreds of lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson, alleging its talcum baby powder was contaminated by asbestos and caused ovarian cancer.
