All Share prices articles – Page 5
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City News: Premier Foods weathers mini sell-off as it faces tough comparatives
As consumers returned to out-of-home eating, the business came up against last year’s Covid-elevated figures.
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City News: Sainsbury’s bumper profits not enough to offset Argos concerns
Continued strong grocery performance was not enough to reassure investor concerns over increasing costs and tumbling Argos sales.
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‘Not a great day’ for THG as investor confidence collapses
THG shares were already on a starkly bearish run, having dropped from 685p in early September to 456p at the start of the week
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Comment & Opinion
Why investors are getting jittery over The Hut Group
THG wants to concentrate on its Ingenuity arm, which is less well understood than its beauty business
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Comment & Opinion
Apollo’s bid for Sainsbury’s may be speculation, but UK grocers remain attractive investments
The market has reacted wildly to hints of a bid for Sainsbury’s. But there’s little substance to the report just yet
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Analysis & Features
What does £5.5bn takeover tussle mean for Morrisons?
Clayton Dubilier & Rice has form in UK retail. Is its bid likely to succeed, and what would the implications be for Morrisons and the sector?
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Comment & Opinion
Morrisons takeover: where’s the succession plan?
The potential retirement of David Potts and Andy Higginson puts a huge weight on heir apparent Trevor Strain in a takeover scenario
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Morrisons defends record on obesity after shareholder revolt
ShareAction has written to Morrisons chairman Andy Higginson ahead of today’s AGM
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City News: Analysts react positively to THG/Softbank tie-up
Softbank has provided THG with $730m as part of a $1bn capital raising.
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City News: AB InBev’s new top team will benefit from post-lockdown resurgences
AB InBev confirmed on Thursday that CEO Carlos Brito would step down after 15 years in charge, to be replaced by North America chief Michel Doukeris, amid a strong rebound of first quarter sales as coronavirus restrictions eased across key markets.
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Campaigners abandon AGM revolt after Tesco makes new obesity pledges
ShareAction was planning to stage a revolt at next month’s Tesco annual meeting
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Moody’s: supermarket share prices at risk due to slow progress on plastic
The credit ratings giant also warned retailers could face environmental law suits for the harm done by plastic packaging
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Comment & Opinion
Deliveroo share price rise shows investors aren’t bothered about gig economy workers
While CEO Will Shu and early investors have made hundreds of millions (despite the IPO flop), a damning report last month found many workers are paid less than the minimum wage
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Virgin Wines announces £100m London float
The fast-growing wine importer and distributor expects its shares to be admitted to London Stock Exchange’s AIM on or around 2 March
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‘Trend-setter’ Unilever to give shareholders say on climate changes plans
Unilever this week pledged to become the first FTSE 100 company to offer investors a vote to approve of its plans to tackle climate change.
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Analysis & Features
Share prices: who were food and drink’s winners and losers of 2020?
Coronavirus has caused some food and drink share prices to soar but it’s not been as simple as adding extra sales
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City News: Ocado shares drop despite profits upgrade
It’s not often a profits upgrade is accompanied by a share price plunge
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City snapshot: Premier Foods upgrades profits outlook after ‘exceptional’ half
Premier Foods has raised its profit expectations for the year after “exceptionally” strong first-half results as consumers flocked back to its stable of household brands during the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, the latest Kantar and Nielsen supermarket data shows no sign of rampant panic buying after the new lockdown was announced. And the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales report. Finally, a host of food and drink stocks rallied yesterday after the hopeful vaccine announcement by Pfizer.
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Media Bites 10 November: Covid vaccine, Reckitt Benckiser, Ocado, EG Group
Global markets roared higher in a rally led by companies hit hardest by the pandemic after Pfizer and BioNTech revealed a breakthrough in the race to find a vaccine for Covid-19.
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Global fmcg giants RB, P&G, Nestlé and Unilever report strong results
Recent earnings releases show 2020 is proving to be a good year for global fmcg giants