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Johnson & Johnson has proposed to pay no less than $8.9 billion to settle claims that its talcum powder causes most cancers.
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Inventory futures dipped Wednesday following a session that noticed the
Dow Jones Industrial Common
and
S&P 500
snap four-session successful streaks amid indicators of a slowing economic system.
These shares have been poised to make strikes Wednesday:
Shares of
Johnson & Johnson
(JNJ) rose 2.7% in premarket buying and selling after the healthcare big mentioned it proposed to pay no less than $8.9 billion to settle claims that its talcum powder causes most cancers. J&J additionally mentioned that its subsidiary, LTL Administration, which was set as much as deal with the litigation, would refile for chapter safety and be funded with $8.9 billion over 25 years to cowl talc liabilities. J&J hasn’t admitted to any wrongdoing.
C3.ai
(AI) was falling 3.2% after closing down greater than 26% on Tuesday after short-seller Kerrisdale Capital revealed a letter to the synthetic intelligence software program firm’s auditors alleging a sequence of accounting irregularities, together with that it has been overstating income and margins. C3.ai denied any wrongdoing and mentioned that Kerrisdale was misconstruing its monetary filings.
Walmart
(WMT) fell 0.5% in premarket buying and selling after the retailer reaffirmed steerage for its fiscal first quarter and yr. The steerage replace was issued as a part of the corporate’s two-day assembly with buyers.
Lithium producer
Livent
(LTHM) was rising 3.4% in premarket buying and selling after the inventory was upgraded to Purchase from Impartial at BofA, the Fly reported.
Albemarle
(ALB) fell 2.9% after shares of the lithium big have been downgraded to Underperform from Impartial at BofA.
Hedge fund Farallon Capital Administration is planning to wage a proxy battle at Exelixis (EXEL), The Wall Avenue Journal reported, citing individuals accustomed to the matter. Farallon has nominated three director candidates that it recognized in a securities submitting in late March, the Journal mentioned. Farallon has a roughly 7.2% stake in Exelixis, a biotech firm.
Conagra Manufacturers
(CAG),
Merely Good Meals
(SMPL), and
Schnitzer Metal
(SCHN) are anticipated to report earnings earlier than the inventory market opens Wednesday.
Write to Joe Woelfel at joseph.woelfel@barrons.com
