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...Kimberly-Clark said it would raise the price of brands such as Kleenex and Huggies by mid- to high-single digits early next year, to offset higher commodity costs....
...This week, Kimberly-Clark, maker of Kleenex tissues and Andrex toilet roll, said “significant commodity inflation” had dented margins and operating profit....
...“The challenging conditions Cobham reference in maritime look consistent with what we know already,” said Jefferies. “We don’t see the language today as particularly incremental.”...
...Kimberly-Clark shares were down 0.4 per cent to $92.90; P&G was off 0.2 per cent at $76.16....
...Kimberly-Clark also succumbed to disappointment surrounding its fourth-quarter earnings....
...Mr Icahn said he was seeking $7.8bn of funding from Jefferies. Financiers said the size and structure of the financing looked ambitious in current markets....
...Mr Icahn named other potential buyers as Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, Reckitt Benckiser, Kimberly-Clark and Henkel....
...Taser International, the stun gun maker, shot up 19.4 per cent to $6.52 on an upgrade to “buy” from Jefferies & Co....
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