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J&J moves to limit impact of Reuters report on asbestos in Baby Powder

Johnson & Johnson on Monday scrambled to contain fallout from a Reuters report that the healthcare conglomerate knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder, taking out full-page newspaper ads defending its product and practices, and readying its chief executive for his first television interview since investors erased tens of billions of dollars from the company’s market value.

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J&J announces $5 billion share buyback after shares extend losses

Johnson & Johnson announced a stock repurchase of up to $5 billion on Monday, following Friday’s Reuters report that the healthcare conglomerate knew for decades that its Baby Powder contained cancer-causing asbestos, which wiped off about $40 billion from the company’s market capitalization.

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