Abbott to separate its nutrition unit as a public company

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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) on Wednesday announced plans to create a new independent, publicly traded company by spinning off its Nutrition business, which owns Similac and other well-known baby formula brands.
Ahead of its Q3 2026 earnings, the company announced the separation, which
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