Business Update

Potentially huge legal issues are hovering over Kenvue. But Kimberly-Clark, which agreed to buy it for $40 billion, appears to think they’re manageable. Source link

President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines. Source link

The Defense Department’s new press policy led to an exodus of traditional journalists. Supporters of the president have stepped in. Source link

Niche is the latest company to help families predict what they might pay. If only colleges would do more. Source link

Poland and other countries across Europe that found economic success in an era of collaboration are now facing a crumbling of international alliances. Source link

Prepared pasta sold at grocery chains across the country, including Albertsons and Trader Joe’s, were recalled after 27 people in 18 states became ill, federal health officials said. Source link

Plus: How much does a reader owe a big tech company while planning to depart? Source link

Boyu Capital will pay $4 billion for a stake in the coffee giant’s 8,000 stores in China. Source link

The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism. Source link

Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark” against conflicts. Source link