Kenvue's Debut Shares Spotlight With J&J's Plan

Announced first results as standalone firm, Kenveu doesn’t downplay significance of J&J announcing its plan for selling shares from nearly 90% ownership it retained after spinning off Kenvue out in May.

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Investors’ view of Kenvue Inc. may have been captured well when the firm announced its quarterly results on 20 July.

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