FTSE 100 logs weekly loss as lacklustre results weigh LONDON: Britain’s FTSE 100 fell on Friday, with the benchmark index posting its second weekly drop after a series... Published 30 Oct, 2023 05:24am
Business & Finance Major global firms warn of slow China sales as post-pandemic surge fades NEW YORK: Global firms from consumer goods giant Unilever to automaker Nissan and machinery maker Caterpillar have... Published 07 Aug, 2023 07:25am
Business & Finance Unilever quarterly sales beat estimates LONDON: Unilever on Tuesday beat underlying sales growth forecasts after again raising prices to offset higher ... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
World Kyiv adds Unilever to 'war sponsor' list LONDON: Kyiv has placed British consumer goods giant Unilever on Ukraine's "International Sponsors of War" list,... Published 03 Jul, 2023 10:38pm
Business & Finance Nestle ramps up Nigeria raw material sourcing as forex squeeze bites LONDON: Food giant Nestle’s businesses in Nigeria and other African countries are ramping up sourcing of local raw... Published 26 Jun, 2023 12:11pm
Business & Finance Unilever revenue up on price hikes for consumer goods LONDON: Unilever on Thursday reported higher revenue in the first quarter as high inflation pushed the British... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Business & Finance Unilever sales beat estimates even as price rises slow LONDON: Unilever smashed quarterly sales forecasts on Thursday as another big rise in prices from the maker of Dove... Published 27 Apr, 2023 12:42pm
Business & Finance Unilever enjoys strong 2022 on higher prices LONDON: British consumer goods group Unilever said Thursday that 2022 profits soared as sales leapt after product... Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Business & Finance Unilever enjoys strong 2022 on higher prices LONDON: British consumer goods group Unilever said Thursday that 2022 profits soared as sales leapt after product... Published 09 Feb, 2023 05:13pm
Markets FTSE 100 gains ahead of central bank meetings LONDON: The FTSE 100 gained on Monday as investors awaited a slew of central bank decisions this week, with Unilever... Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:58am
Business & Finance Unilever India posts Q3 profit beat, to pay higher royalties to UK parent BENGALURU: India’s Hindustan Unilever (HUL) posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by... Published 19 Jan, 2023 06:33pm
Perspectives Using Artificial Intelligence for hiring: there are pros and cons Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) creeping in or is it the new normal? 10 seconds is how long a new ChatGPT takes to... Updated 08 Jan, 2023 07:37pm
Business & Finance OICCI launches ‘white paper’: ‘Synergizing the climate ambition...’ KARACHI: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), the collective body of over 200 foreign... Published 24 Dec, 2022 05:50am
Business & Finance Unilever mulls $3bn sale of some US ice cream brands NEW YORK: British consumer goods giant Unilever is considering the sale of a portfolio of US ice cream brands such ... Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am
Opinion European retailers are on investors’ naughty lists this Christmas As the cost-of-living crisis squeezes consumers and shrinks disposable incomes, this year’s Christmas shopping... Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am
Business & Finance Unilever warns high prices to continue into 2023 LONDON: British consumer group Unilever on Thursday warned that it expected prices to remain high into next year as... Published 27 Oct, 2022 05:42pm
Opinion Ben & Jerry’s Unilever fight shows risks of ceding control Ben & Jerry’s legal battle with Unilever sheds light on an issue affecting a growing number of purpose-led... Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am
Pakistan Excluding the disabled from work: ILO puts economic losses at 3-7pc of global GDP KARACHI: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that the economic losses incurred through excluding... Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:43am
Business & Finance Sell few, make more: luxury companies' strategy paying off amid economic downturn Wealthier consumers' savings are still being eroded by inflation, but they currently seem focused on enjoying the freedoms that have returned with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions Published 30 Jul, 2022 04:52pm
Markets FTSE 100 ends flat LONDON: UK’s top share index was subdued on Tuesday as worries about an energy crisis in the continent and a... Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am
Business & Finance Unilever sales jump on higher prices, but profit slips LONDON: British consumer goods group Unilever said Tuesday that first-half revenues jumped on higher prices, but net... Published 26 Jul, 2022 12:56pm
Business & Finance Cnergyico partners with Unilever to improve service KARACHI: Cnergyico Pk Limited (formerly Byco Petroleum), Pakistan’s largest vertically-integrated oil refining... Published 30 Jun, 2022 07:10am
Business & Finance Unilever CEO sees crisis as new normal for industry DUBLIN: Unilever chief executive Alan Jope said on Tuesday that consumer goods companies should get used to the idea... Published 21 Jun, 2022 08:09pm
Business & Finance Billionaire investor Peltz, with 1.5% stake, joins Unilever board Billionaire activist Nelson Peltz will join the board of Unilever, the consumer goods giant said on Tuesday, heaping... Published 31 May, 2022 01:06pm
Supplements ekaterra – Regenerative power of plants Text: ekaterra, the tea division of Unilever, is the biggest tea business globally, with world-class purpose-driven... Published 22 May, 2022 06:54am
Markets FTSE 100 rises LONDON: UK’s blue-chip index rose on Monday, aided by gains in healthcare and resource-linked stocks, though... Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am
Business & Finance India’s Reliance to acquire dozens of brands in $6.5bn consumer goods play MUMBAI: India’s biggest retailer Reliance will acquire dozens of small grocery and non-food brands as it targets... Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am
Business & Finance Standard Chartered leads FTSE 100 higher LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 closed higher on Thursday driven by strong earnings updates from companies including... Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am
Business & Finance Unilever hikes prices as costs pressure builds Unilever beat first-quarter sales forecasts as the maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice cream hiked prices ... Updated 28 Apr, 2022 02:33pm
Markets London’s FTSE 100 ends flat LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 pared losses to end flat on Wednesday as gains in cyclical and energy stocks countered... Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am