• The Makeover Avon Needs After Coty Breakup
    With shares tumbling after Coty, the privately held maker of Beyoncé Knowles perfume, withdrew its hotly contested $10.7 billion takeover offer, Avon Products CEO Sherilyn McCoy needs to prove to investors that a turnaround plan is possible for the beauty products giant.

  • Coty Withdraws Takeover Bid for Avon
    Coty said on Monday it is withdrawing its $10.7 billion takeover bid for Avon Products, saying the world's largest cosmetics direct seller had missed its deadline to start talks.

  • A Politically Potent Diamond Goes Up for Auction
    A diamond coveted by kings, queens and princes for centuries, used to reinforce alliances between nations and pawned to pay off royal debts goes on sale at Sotheby's in Geneva on May 15.

  • Avon Board Considering Coty's $10.7 Billion Offer
    Avon Products' board said Sunday it will consider Coty's lastest offer, and expects to respond within a week.

  • The Hot Beauty Product You Never Heard Of
    If you don?t know what a ?beauty balm? or ?blemish balm? is yet, chances are you will soon.  Sales of the products, which are also known as BB creams, have grown significantly in the past several months, according to a new report from market researcher NPD Group. And it?s no wonder, as the creams blend together the benefits of several beauty products all in one ? a plus for time-pressed women.

  • Mother's Day Boost for Estee Lauder?
    Shares of Estee Lauder are up 5% this year, but the stock is underperforming the S&P Consumer Discretionary Index. William Lauder, executive chairman of Estee Lauder, discusses whether the firm could see a boost on Mother's Day.

  • Procter & Gamble to Move Beauty Unit to Singapore
    The world's largest household products maker will be moving its skin care, cosmetics, and personal-care headquarters from Ohio to Singapore to be closer to the growing Asian market.

  • Coty Raises Avon Bid, Gets Berkshire's Backing
    Coty has raised its bid for Avon, with the backing of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, but the beauty products company said it would withdraw the offer if Avon did not enter into talks by May 14.

  • Macy?s Outlook Disappoints, Shares Drop
    Macy's kept its full-year profit forecast despite reporting better-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, sending the retailer's shares down 4 percent.

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