U.S. shoppers continue to cut back spending on household goods from paper towels to diapers, depressing sales at Procter & Gamble Co., and the consumer giant would like to know why. The maker of Tide and Pampers reported another quarter of sluggish growth Friday. Fresh off an apparent victory over activist investor Nelson Peltz, P&G is under pressure to show it can bolster sales.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 20, 2017 12:02 UTC