J&J ‘Encouraged’ By Prospect Of Corporate Tax Reform Following Trump Meeting
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky took the occasion of the firm’s fourth-quarter and year-end earnings call to discuss key policy issues in the US following a “productive” meeting between business leaders and President Trump.
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