Unilever investors want split or change amid rumbling discontent

Fallout from failed GSK unit bid dogs board as group prepares for results presentation

After its ‘near-death experience’, where does Unilever go from here?

Joe Brennan: Behemoth has been struggling to grow its sales at same pace as rivals

Unilever defends €60bn bid for GSK consumer health unit

Analysts negative on potential deal’s impact on debt and what it indicates about management thinking

European shares retreat on rising bond yields

Rapid spread of Omicron Covid variant also dents sentiment

Investors gear up for ‘gold rush’ in metaverse hardware

Theory is that people will spend ever longer periods in virtual worlds

BNP Paribas to exit US retail market with $16.3bn Bank of the West sale

European banks have been retreating from US after struggling to compete with big lenders

Keys brothers of Tyrone unlock $1bn Euro Auctions sale

Firm runs auctions of equipment such as excavators, cranes and agricultural machinery

Chinos, sneakers and ballet flats: The new Wall Street is dressing down

Banking relaxes its conservative dress code as firms seek to rival big tech in attracting recruits

Strong earnings and M&A activity push European stocks higher

Airline stocks fare well as UK eases restrictions on travel from US and EU

US economic growth weaker than expected in second quarter

GDP advanced 6.5% on annualised basis as strong consumption offset by lagging private investment

European stocks ease from peaks as Ryanair rises on traffic forecast

Automakers lead the losses, with Porsche down 5.3% and Faurecia slipping 3.6%

Why your cup of coffee could be about to jump in price

Crops in top producer Brazil have suffered worst drought in almost a century

Market fears over Delta variant cap gains

Iseq up marginally while bank stocks fall

US economy adds 850,000 jobs as hiring gains pace

June data show signs of progress in labour market’s recovery although unemployment rate edges up to 5.9%

Can Flutter find friends again in Fox to deliver on US online gambling promise?

Market Beat: Potential investors will need assurances that both sides can be partners

European shares fall after Fed signals early policy tightening

Ryanair the main market mover in Dublin as it rises 3% while Glanbia and AIB dip

Who will blink first to prevent UDG Healthcare deal flatlining?

Market Beat: Just two weeks out from the egm, there are no signs of any rival bidders

China orders Jack Ma’s Ant to revamp business

Ant will now be supervised more like a bank, a move with far-reaching implications for growth

European stocks mark longest weekly winning streak since November 2019

Dublin market subdued with Ryanair, Flutter and Smurfit Kappa all lower

Deliveroo debut triggers customer indigestion

Takeaway delivery group invited customers to buy shares that promptly slumped

Shares in Dublin-based Prothena surge as it seeks to raise $67.8m

Nasdaq-listed company was spun out of Irish drugmaker Elan back in 2012

Vodafone’s towers arm plans biggest European IPO of 2021 so far

Vantage Towers underpinned by growth in data traffic and 5G

Kerry shares slide as ‘short seller’ questions M&A record

Stock down as much as 11.5% before partly recovering

Britain’s Boohoo swoops for last Arcadia brands

Purchase of Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton would not include stores or staff

Asian shares near record highs as US stimulus plans offset virus woes

Hopes of a $1.9 tn fiscal stimulus plan to help revive the US economy lifts markets

Malin-backed Immunocore files for $100m IPO

Irish investor has 7.4% stake in UK biotech company developing eye cancer therapy

Renault to revive its famous 5 supermini as it lays out cost-cutting plan

New boss of French car company plans leaner, electric future

European markets extend year-end rally

Ryanair pushes Dublin’s Iseq up as Bank of Ireland and AIB lose ground

Unilever’s Dutch and British arms merge after 90 years ahead of Brexit

Unilever’s Dutch shares trade in Amsterdam for last time before group’s unification

Beyond Meat’s deal with McDonald’s leaves investors unhappy

Maker of plant-based burgers plunges the most in five months after confusing announcement that is light on details

Wall Street cautiously optimistic ahead of Big Tech results

Amazon, Alphabet, Apple and Facebook to report quarterly earnings this evening

European stocks flat as upbeat earnings offset US stimulus doubts

Upbeat earnings reports helped offset uncertainties surrounding a fresh US stimulus package

Nike beats profit estimates as online sales rise 82%

Shares open at record high after shoemaker posted stellar quarterly results

Oxford Covid trial pause a reminder of huge challenges in race for vaccines

Pharma industry trying to pull off unprecedented feat

Adidas predicts profit rebound after pandemic hit

Big loss in second quarter as stores close down to curb coronavirus spread

Surge in eating at home cushions pandemic hit for Unilever

Sales of Knorr soups and Magnum ice-cream boosted by lockdown

Stocktake: Markets should not bet on a Covid vaccine in 2020

Only 26 per cent of super-forecasters expect a vaccine before April 2021

Deloitte was top Irish dealmaker in first half of this year

Big Four firm advised on eight deals, worth a combined $556m in the first six months of 2020, topping the league table here

Dalata trading at 45% discount to property – Jefferies report

Bank gives Irish hotel group a ‘buy’ rating and says investors don’t appreciate its strong balance sheet and UK growth

Banks rush to borrow record €1.3tn at negative rates from ECB

First time major central bank has offered such loans

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