CPGs Talk Tariffs, Price Hikes, and Marketing Budgets as Consumer Confidence Drops

Alphabet, TFI International, Teck Resources, PepsiCo, Unilever and Procter & Gamble opened their books on Thursday. In addition to the technology giant, all were affected to varying degrees by customs duties imposed by Washington.

SLB Joins Other Oilfield Services Giants to Warn of Gloomier Outlook

The world’s biggest oilfield services provider, SLB (NYSE: SLB), flagged heightened uncertainties about upstream oil and gas investment amid fears of economic slowdown, fluctuating oil prices, and unknown tariff talks outcomes and impacts.   SLB reported on Friday earnings per share (EPS) of 0.72 for the first quarter, which it described as “subdued”, and flagged potential changes in the industry’s appetite for upstream investment going forward.…

CPGs Talk Tariffs, Price Hikes, and Marketing Budgets as Consumer Confidence Drops

Executives from PepsiCo, Kimberly-Clark, and Procter & Gamble share their thoughts on navigating an uncertain economy.

Corporate Giants Shred Outlooks Over Tariffs

“The CEOs of American Airlines, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and many other major U.S. companies warned that shape-shifting tariff threats make it virtually impossible to plan and are spooking consumers,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Publicis took the lead in the quarter, but projections for the year reflect the groups' cautious stance in the face of the tariff war

Tariff concerns continue to affect businesses at a time when they report their latest financial results and try to provide guidance on their way forward. Some tariffs remain in place against key US trading partners, but others have been postponed to give nations time to negotiate. The tariff and trade landscape [...]