divestiture

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While a divestiture could hurt earnings initially, it would allow management to focus on its faster-growing businesses, which could drive up Yum’s stock valuation.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The divestiture of its Russian assets in 2024 and a name change to Nebius paved the way for a resumption of trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

GlobalFoundries was formed through the divestiture of Advanced Micro Devices manufacturing arm in 2009.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The decrease was driven by the company’s divestiture of Medicare and related businesses last March, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Let the enfranchisement be made a tentative thing; and let there be a provision for the divestiture of the Indian of the right, in case disaster to him should supervene upon its application.

From A Treatise on the Six-Nation Indians by Mackenzie, J. B. (James Bovell)