SOS PRODUCTS COMPANY

EU set to fine Oreo maker Mondelez for blocking cross-border sales

...This looked at whether the company was trying to restrict “parallel” trade, where products can be sold for lower prices because they have been brought in from a country where they cost less....

April 16, 2024

Nestlé S.A.

Nestlé shareholders call on food giant to reduce reliance on unhealthy products

...They added that the sales target was in line with the company’s overall growth targets and would therefore not reduce the sale of unhealthy products....

March 14, 2024

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Houthi movement

Fuel tanker’s crew extinguish fire after hours of struggle

...The ship was carrying a Russian-produced refined oil product on behalf of commodities trader Trafigura....

January 27, 2024

LexGreenwashing

Unilever: consumer watchdog sees red over green claims Premium

...Companies should take their environmental responsibilities seriously — but show restraint in so-called “virtue signalling”....

December 12, 2023

Personal Finance

Investors’ Chronicle: Ultimate Products, Tesco, THG

...The shares trade at an undemanding nine times forward consensus earnings, and the company is well placed in the market with about 80 per cent of UK households owning at least one of its products....

April 12, 2024

Brexit

Small businesses face punitive charges from new Brexit border fees

...The business had already absorbed higher food and haulage costs, he added, so he was having to respond to the new regime by cutting the number of product lines on offer by as much as 30 per cent and raise...

April 22, 2024

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Unilever PLC

Unilever sells slow-growing brands like Q-tips to private equity group

...The group currently has about 450 brands spanning food, toiletries, cleaning products and ice cream....

December 18, 2023

Apple Inc

Apple accused by Congo over conflict minerals in iPhones

...tungsten in its products....

April 25, 2024

News in-depthCovid-19 vaccines

Covid vaccine makers to clash in London over mRNA patent dispute

...“The sales of these products have fallen off a cliff so it’s all about past damages....

April 22, 2024

ReviewStyle

Knitwear label John Smedley wants to bring manufacturing home

...But that may start to change as the overseas price advantage that once enticed so many international businesses is diminishing....

April 24, 2024

GSK PLC

GSK readies for pivotal ruling in Zantac cases

...The US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency recommended suspension of ranitidine products and the FDA asked all manufacturers to withdraw their products based on the drug....

April 24, 2024

Kering SA

Shares in Gucci owner Kering sink after profit warning

...A more complete selection of the new designs is expected to be in stores by the summer, with about 40 per cent of product expected to be from de Sarno’s collections by the third or fourth quarters, the company...

April 24, 2024

Tesla Inc

Tesla steers back towards cheaper cars

...the company could focus on a self-driving “robotaxi”....

April 25, 2024

Claer Barrett

Heaven preserve us! Meghan’s jam brand may have a sticky start

...One obvious comparison is Goop, the wellness and lifestyle company founded in 2008 by Gwyneth Paltrow, which sells its own-label fashion and beauty products as well as a selection of luxury brands....

April 20, 2024

OutlookJoe Miller

The wrong trousers? Retail has a new solution to the returns problem

...The rush to ease so-called “return anxiety” has led to a revolution in the way consumers see clothes....

April 22, 2024

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Inside BusinessAndy Bounds

Business worries EU directive on consumer protection will leave them exposed

...European companies will be lucky to get off so lightly. andy.bounds@ft.com...

April 3, 2024

Brexit

The 22-mile trip for post-Brexit border controls starts next week

...Returning a large consignment of high value product like meat would constitute a big loss for a business, she said, so relabelling the product and finding an alternative market, like a wholesaler or restaurant...

April 26, 2024

Special ReportThe Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies

AI service providers mine a rich seam of demand for efficiencies

...The company has since added generative AI features to its product....

April 26, 2024

Big Tech

Microsoft and Alphabet enjoy AI-powered gains from cloud divisions

...from them so far....

April 26, 2024

Structured Investment Products

Are structured products to blame for suppressed volatility?

...A classic example of a yield-enhancing structured product is a so-called “covered call”: a purchase of the S&P 500 index and a simultaneous sale of a one-month call option on the index....

March 8, 2024

Letter

Letter: Why economies need ‘whole life’ product pricing

...pricing which incorporates so-called externality costs....

March 15, 2024

Special ReportThe Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies

Shopify sets its sights on big-ticket clients

...The company’s success stems from its unique product, says Ken Wong, software analyst at research company Oppenheimer....

April 26, 2024

Tesla Inc

Tesla’s biggest problem: cars

...In spite of these numbers Tesla is conceptualised as AI and/or robotics company by some, and thus we might be using the wrong valuation framework, so apologies to the “it’s not a car company” crowd in advance...

April 26, 2024

LexLego

Lego’s corporate model is key to its brick-by-brick success Premium

...Many one-product companies run out of road. Small plastic bricks have supported Denmark’s Lego for more than 70 years. A clear focus can pay off....

March 24, 2024

Meta Platforms

Zuckerberg defends Meta’s AI spending spree as shares tumble

...That didn’t exactly go so well, but this is different than Meta’s metaverse gamble because AI has real and practical use cases now,” said Forrester Research director Mike Proulx....

April 25, 2024

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