LONDON (Alliance News) - WPP PLC said Thursday its operating company XM Asia has acquired a majority stake in Vietnamese digital creative agency Sofresh Co Ltd. Sofresh has a range of clients including Diageo PLC, GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Unilever PLC. It had revenues of VND35.7 billion in 2 Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Unilever Non-Executive Buys Shares

6th Jun 2014 16:33

LONDON (Alliance News) - Unilever PLC Friday said non-executive Director Malcolm Rifkind bought 300 shares at a price of GBP26.75 each. Shares closed down 1.7% at 2,632.00 pence Friday. By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]; @ArvindBhunjun Copyright 2014 Alliance New Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Cuts View On Mining Sector

3rd Jun 2014 09:09

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- GOLDMAN RAISES BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PRICE TARGET TO 3630 (3470) PENCE ---------- GOLDMAN RAISES AB FOODS PRICE T Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Canaccord Raises Brooks Macdonald To Buy

2nd Jun 2014 09:05

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- BERENBERG RAISES ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS TARGET TO 3,060 (2,600) P. - 'HOLD' ---------- PANMURE INITIATES WEIR GROUP Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Royal Mail Warns Of Tough Competition

22nd May 2014 13:14

LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Mail shares have fallen sharply after the company warned of increased competition in the parcels market and a big potential hit from rival TNT's plans to expand its own letter delivery service to more UK cities. Equity markets in the U Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Unilever Non-Executive Buys 400 Shares

22nd May 2014 11:14

LONDON (Alliance News) - Unilever PLC Thursday said Non-Executive Director Mary Ma bought 400 shares at a price of GBP26.95 each. Shares in the consumer goods giant were trading at 2,674.00, down 0.8% Thursday morning. By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]; @ArvindBhunjun< Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Beer And Bikes Top FTSE 100 And FTSE 250

22nd May 2014 10:57

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- SABMiller, up 3.3%. The brewing giant reported a higher pretax profit for it Read More

TOP NEWS: Thai Army Chief Announces Coup After Political Talks Fail

22nd May 2014 10:36

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Royal Mail PLC dropped to the bottom of the FTSE 100 after the company reported a full-year performance in line with expectati Read More

Japan's Mizkan To Pay USD2.15 Billion For Unilever Pasta Sauces

22nd May 2014 08:39

LONDON (Alliance News) - Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever PLC said Thursday it is selling its North America pasta sauces business, including the Ragu and Bertolli brands, to Japanese condiments maker Mizkan Group, in a deal worth USD2.15 billion. Unilever, the maker of consumer pro Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: SABMiller And Royal Mail Bookend FTSE 100

22nd May 2014 07:39

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher across the board Thursday, after latest indications from US Federal Reserve policy makers left little concern about an imminent rate increase. A flurry of IPO plans were confirmed early Thursday, led by property site Zoop Read More

PRESS: Unilever In Talks To Sell Ragu Sauce To Mizkan Group - Reuters

22nd May 2014 05:53

LONDON (Alliance News) - Unilever PLC is in advanced talks to sell its Ragu pasta sauce business to Mizkan Group for more than USD2 billion following a months-long auction process, Reuters reports. Citing people familiar with the matter, Reuters said the Japanese condiments maker prevailed Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Unilever Executive Transfers Shares

21st May 2014 15:59

LONDON (Alliance News) - Consumer goods giant Unilever PLC Wednesday said that Pier Luigi Sigismondi, a divisional executive, transferred 11,500 shares at no cost to a connected person. The shares closed up 0.87 pence at 2,694.87 pence Wednesday. By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@allia Read More

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