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A jury in ​St. Louis on Thursday rejected claims that Reckitt unit Mead Johnson's specialized formula ‌for preterm babies was to blame for causing an infant's dangerous bowel disease.

Reckitt Benckiser Group LON: RKT executives used an investor “Focus On” event to outline how the company is applying digital science, artificial intelligence and predictive modeling across its innovation process, saying the capabilities are intended to support faster product development, stronger launch execution and efficiency gains.

UBS sees nearly 60% total return potential in Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT, FRA:3RB, XETRA:3RB with the Swiss bank repeating a Buy rating and 7,400p price target. It comes after a meeting with the consumer goods group's finance chief reinforced confidence in 2026 targets, even as the broker acknowledged the Dettol and Durex owner has become a “show me story”.

Reckitt stock fell about 5% in early trading on Wednesday after the consumer goods group said first-quarter core like-for-like net revenue rose only 1.3%. The figure was well below the 2.9% analysts had expected, and warned that first-half adjusted operating margin would be roughly 200 basis points lower than a year earlier.

Lysol maker Reckitt Benckiser booked a rise in first-quarter like for like revenue, helped by strong emerging markets performance, where like-for-like sales grew 7.6%.