Procter and Gamble News

A.G. Lafley, shown here speaking in New York in 2010, retakes the reins of Procter & Gamble Co., effective immediately, after the sudden retirement of current chief executive Bob McDonald.

The company operates in five segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric Care and Home Care, and Baby Care and Family Care.

It won't be easy, past experience suggests-though leaders like Steve Jobs and Harold Schultz have carried it off brilliantly Yesterday Procter & Gamble made the surprise announcement that A.G. Lafley, 65, who successfully ran the 175-year-old Cincinnati consumer products company from 2000 to 2009, would resume the top job, replacing CEO Bob ... (more)

Household-products giant Procter & Gamble Co., which sells Crest and Pampers, changed leaders Thursday, but it was unclear whether that would affect a joint venture with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Student loan company Nelnet says it will seek to fill more than 300 jobs in Lincoln over the next three months.

Much like turning to Star Trek and Iron Man sequels for a safe way to ensure box-office sales, recalling popular former leaders has become a reliable corporate script in times of crisis.

It's a global consumer product company, and it's based here in Cincinnati. Procter and Gamble has given us everything from Tide to Charmin to Crest Whitening Strips.

The stock market headed slightly lower Friday, keeping on track for its first weekly loss in a month.

In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, file photo, Trader Donato Cuttone works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the close of trading.

"In Tokyo we've seen an attempt at a recovery," said Nick Beecroft, senior market analyst at Saxo Capital Markets.

Procter & Gamble Co on Thursday brought back A.G. Lafley to run the world's largest household products maker, replacing Bob McDonald immediately in the midst of a major restructuring.

Bob McDonald, the 59-year-old CEO of Procter & Gamble and a 33-year veteran of the company, has stepped down suddenly.

Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother's house because... Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, ... (more)

The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations... The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that ... (more)

Procter & Gamble is bringing back former CEO A.G. Lafley to its top post in a surprise move as the world's largest consumer goods maker tries to grow globally.

Procter & Gamble Co. has tweaked its logo, returning to the moon symbol reminiscent of the one that caused it so much grief over the years.

Based on a study by Procter and Gamble , the bus is the dirtiest of all public utility vehicles traversing EDSA, with contamination levels higher than that of a trash bin.

Drawn by Greater Cincinnati's growing reputation for marketing and advertising expertise and the presence of major brands such as the Procter & Gamble Co.

During sales training with Procter and Gamble many years ago, my trainer told me to "shut up" after asking for the order.

Think of those classic sporting clashes between old rivals Springboks and All Blacks, Chiefs vs Pirates, or Nadal vs Djokovic.