The sun rises over the city on Feb. 6, 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. is facing the weakest growth prospects in the G-7 and a catalogue ...
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TransMedics is a total winner
SoFi Technologies Inc: “There was a report that came out earlier this week that said that they are, like many other banks, struggling with the idea that [interest] rates went up really fast, muc...
Prices have not peaked yet, says Unilever CEO
Unilever CEO Alan Jope photographed at the World Economic Forum in May 2022. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of consumer goods giant Unilever said Tuesday that prices would likely cont...
Ferrero to buy Halo Top owner Wells to further U.S. expansion
Halo Top pints of ice cream in Los Angeles, California. Kirk Mckoy | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Candy maker Ferrero is buying Wells Enterprises, the ice cream giant that owns Blue Bunny, Blue Ri...
Ciena, GameStop, Rent The Runway and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Ciena (CIEN) – The networking equipment maker’s stock surged 19.1% after a substantial top and bottom line beat in its latest quarter. C...
Big businesses trumpet ESG credentials. Scrutiny is on the rise
As the 2020s progress, discussions about climate change, the environment and issues related to equality and diversity are at the forefront of many people’s minds. The corporate world is no excep...
Lowe’s chief marketing officer Marisa Thalberg leaves company in shakeup
Marisa Thalberg, executive vice president and chief brand and marketing officer. Source: Marisa Thalberg Lowe’s chief marketing officer Marisa Thalberg has left the retailer as part of a broader...
Stores, suppliers fight over price hikes as inflation squeezes shoppers
A woman shops in a supermarket as rising inflation affects consumer prices in Los Angeles, California, June 13, 2022. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Long before shoppers fill up their carts with hot dogs or...
Premium products take priority as companies battle cost-of-living
“As we create more premium beverages, it becomes more difficult for customers to replicate it at home and we think that helps with the concept of trade down,” Starbucks CFO Rachel Ruggeri ...
Walmart, General Motors, Polaris and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walmart (WMT) – Walmart slumped 9.5% in the premarket after cutting its outlook for the current quarter and full year. The retail giant said h...
Ben & Jerry’s sues parent company Unilever over sale of Israeli business
A tub of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, manufactured by Unilever Plc. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ben & Jerry’s is suing parent company Unilever to stop the sale of its Isra...
Companies forced to weigh in on privacy, health care
Pro-choice activists are seen outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 15, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The challenges posed by the end of Roe v. Wade are only just beginnin...
3 Undervalued Predictable Stocks In The Consumer Cyclical Space
Overview of the major U.S. indexes year to date. GuruFocus.com Summary Tyson FoodsTSN , Ingles MarketsIMKTA and Unilever offer potential value opportunities currently. As investors await a key monetar...
American Eagle Outfitters, Unilever, Nio and more
Nio began deliveries of its new ET7, an upscale electric sedan, on Monday, March 28, 2022. Nio Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Marathon Oil, Diamondback Energy — Energy sto...
Yamana Gold, Credit Suisse, Unilever and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Yamana Gold (AUY) – The Canadian gold producer agreed to be acquired by Gold Fields (GFI) in an all-stock deal valued at $6.7 billion. Yamana ...
Ice cream freezers to get ‘warmed up’ in trial by Unilever
According to Unilever, the industry standard for freezer temperatures in many markets stands at minus 18 degrees Celsius (around 0 degrees Fahrenheit). The temperature of freezers in the trials will b...
Fertility benefits are the new work perk
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images When Priya and her husband discovered they were infertile, it cost them $20,000 and years of intrusive treatment to conceive their daughter. A couple of years ...
Ex-Unilever CEO namechecks Tesla, says firms should focus on long term
The ex-CEO of British consumer goods giant Unilever has shared his view on how businesses should operate in the years ahead, namechecking Elon Musk’s Tesla, Danish energy firm Orsted and Beyond ...
This company offers its contract workers benefits and job security
Harriet Talbot quit her full-time job at Unilever to take part in its U-Work program in London. Courtesy: Harriet Talbot Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want whe...
Kohl’s, Snap, Peloton and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Kohl’s (KSS) – Kohl’s soared 27.3% in premarket trading as takeover interest in the retailer ramps up. Starboard-backed Acacia R...
The dust has settled on COP26. Now the hard work begins
The COP26 climate summit, held in the Scottish city of Glasgow last year, made headlines around the world. After days of painstaking and at times fraught negotiations, countries agreed upon a deal whi...
Alibaba, Citrix, 23andMe and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Alibaba (BABA) – Alibaba fell 3.8% in the premarket after a Reuters report said the Biden administration was reviewing the China-based company...
Unilever skids after attempt to snag Glaxo’s consumer-health unit, as FTSE 100 climbs
Unilever shares slumped Monday as the consumer products giant suggested it might increase its offer for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer health unit. Unilever ULVR, -7.02% fell 7% as Glaxo revealed it’s rej...