Shares of 3M Co. took a hit Wednesday ... the company said it agreed to pay $6 billion to settle litigation around its Combat Arms earplugs. And in May, the company cut its dividend, to snap ...

3M faces significant legal and financial challenges ... in payments related to PFAS-related liabilities and the Combat Arms Earplugs lawsuit. The gross margin improved by 2.1% despite higher ...

3M Co.’s stock rose 4.6% Tuesday after the ... “forever chemicals” in drinking water and the company’s Combat Arms earplugs — which have been headwinds for years — and the spinoff ...

This trend could help raise switching costs for 3M as workers are trained to use increasingly complex equipment. The Combat Arms earplugs lawsuit potentially hurt the trust of 3M’s customers ...