Colgate-Palmolive Company

Colgate-Palmolive on Thursday said it was working to review and evolve its Chinese toothpaste brand, Darlie, the latest in a string of brand reassessments amid a U.S. debate on racial inequality.

Colgate-Palmolive Co must face a proposed class action alleging its Tom's of Maine subsidiary misled consumers into paying a premium for products including toothpaste and deodorant by labeling them as "natural," a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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Colgate-Palmolive Co <CL.N> said on Thursday it would buy Hello Products LLC, a company which bills itself as a maker of eco-friendly and animal cruelty-free toothpastes, in a push to tap into a growing base of environmentally conscious consumers.

Colgate-Palmolive Co <CL.N> is warning Venezuelans not buy fake versions of its toothpaste brands, leading local authorities to issue a health warning, as demand for imported products in Venezuela's dysfunctional economy encourages the spread of knock-off goods.

Colgate-Palmolive Co <CL.N> said on Thursday it would buy the skin care unit of France's Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques for 1.50 billion euros ($1.69 billion), as the consumer goods company bolsters its personal care business.

Colgate-Palmolive Co said on Thursday it would buy Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques' skin care business for 1.50 billion euros ($1.69 billion).

Colgate-Palmolive Co said on Monday it has named Noel Wallace as its chief executive officer, replacing Ian Cook who has led the company since 2007.

Colgate-Palmolive Co <CL.N> forecast a surprise drop in 2019 profit on Friday, blaming higher raw material costs and a stronger dollar, sending its shares down 3 percent.

Colgate-Palmolive Co reported quarterly revenue that beat Wall Street estimates on Friday, benefiting from higher demand for its products in North America, its second biggest market.

U.S. consumer goods maker Colgate-Palmolive Co <CL.N> has halted production at its detergent and dish soap plant in Venezuela because it lacked cardboard boxes to ship products, a union leader said on Thursday.

Colgate-Palmolive has won the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that a talcum powder the company used to market contained asbestos and caused a deceased Georgia woman to develop ovarian cancer and mesothelioma.

The family of a deceased woman who unsuccessfully sued Colgate-Palmolive Co claiming asbestos in one of its talc-based products caused her cancer must pay some of the company's legal costs, a California appeals court ruled on Wednesday.

Colgate-Palmolive Co <CL.N> said on Friday that it would "modestly" raise prices in the second-half of the year, mainly in emerging markets, as the world's largest toothpaste maker seeks relief from surging raw materials costs.

Colgate-Palmolive Co, the world's largest toothpaste maker, reported quarterly sales on Friday that fell below Wall Street estimates, as sales in Latin America declined.

Colgate-Palmolive on Monday settled after eight days of jury selection a lawsuit brought by a California man who alleged his use of talcum powder made by the company's predecessor exposed him to asbestos and caused his mesothelioma.

Colgate-Palmolive Co <CL.N> said on Friday company veteran Dennis Hickey will step down as chief financial officer and would be succeeded by corporate controller Henning Jakobsen.

* COLGATE APPOINTS HENNING JAKOBSEN AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND DENNIS HICKEY AS VICE CHAIRMAN