Multinational corporations , such as procter & gamble co. ( pg ) , typically one of the network 's largest bidders , and coca-cola co. ( ko ) , were represented .
Their father-in-law suggested that the candle - and soapmakers should merge their business interests , and so on halloween 1837 , the legendary procter & gamble company was born .
Consumer-durables giant procter & gamble co.says its sales in china are growing at the slowest rate in six years , but sales in other markets are shrinking .
Procter & gamble co. said thursday morning it will move its global beauty , skin , cosmetics and personal care unit to singapore from cincinnati , according to an internal memo .
Household goods giant procter & gamble co. ( pg ) 's core operating margin , which strips out one-time factors , fell by 1.60 percentage points in the quarter through december from a year earlier , as rising commodity prices added to costs , hitting the company 's bottom line .
Former procter & gamble ceo a.g. lafley 's demand that the company cull product ideas from outside the company , rather than developing them all from within , was a step in this direction .
Many pinned the blame on an erroneous trade for a basket of stocks which caused shares for companies such as procter & gamble co. , one of the market 's most stable blue-chip stocks , to fall 35 % in two minutes .