1009 ET - Colgate-Palmolive CEO Noel Wallace says consumer uncertainty, tariffs, geopolitics and high cost inflation are all among factors weighing on sales and profit across the consumer-packaged goods industry. Despite these headwinds, Wallace says on a call with analysts that Colgate-Palmolive is well positioned to outperform compared with other consumer packaged goods companies. "The strength of our business in emerging markets gives us the ability to drive faster category growth as developed markets remain sluggish," he says. The company also stands to benefit from its new productivity program, which aims to in part optimize its global supply chain and streamline its organizational structure. Colgate-Palmolive slips 0.5%. (connor.hart@wsj.com)

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