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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: HSBC and StanChart help FTSE 100 outperform

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 grew in confidence as Tuesday morning progressed, going into the afternoon in the green and outperforming European peers.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC likes Bellway, Redrow among housebuilders

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:

IN BRIEF: Unilever starts EUR750 million last tranche of share buyback

Unilever PLC - London-based consumer goods maker - Launches EUR750 million fourth tranche of its EUR3 billion share buyback programme. It is the final tranche of a two-year programme first announced back in February 2022. The new tranche will be run by Merrill Lynch International. It starts on Friday and will end on or before December 22.

Barry Callebaut announces 500 mln Swiss franc investment plan

ZURICH, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut on Wednesday said it would spend 500 million Swiss francs ($563 million) over the next two years as part of a new strategic investment plan.

Post-Labor Day corporate debt spree revives U.S. Treasury selloff

Sept 5 (Reuters) - A post Labor-day rush of bond issuance by U.S. investment-grade-rated companies added renewed pressure on long-end U.S. Treasuries, as some investors switch to buying top-rated corporate debt offering higher yields than those on government bonds.

High-grade companies rush to tap US debt markets post-Labor Day

Sept 5 (Reuters) - Top-rated companies were tapping the U.S. debt markets on Tuesday, in a widely anticipated post-Labor Day rush for financing after August's end-of-summer lull.

UK's DS Smith cuts prices as costs ease and customers re-stock

Cuts prices as raw materials costs ease

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France says Nestle, Unilever, Pepsico among firms not toeing the line on prices

PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - France's finance minister said he had struck a deal with food retailers and suppliers to step up the fight against inflation, but singled out Unilever , Nestle and PepsiCo as being among companies which he said were not "cooperating" with the agreement.

France reaches agreement with food retailers and producers to cut prices - Le Maire

PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday said he had reached an agreement with major food retailers and producers to step up the fight against inflation and to bring forward annual price negotiations - initially planned next year - to September.

Why is France struggling to lower supermarket prices?

PARIS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is meeting France's top supermarkets and their suppliers on Wednesday and Thursday to try to persuade them to accelerate price cuts as shoppers struggle with the rising cost of food and other staples.

French consumers forced to cut back on essentials, Carrefour CEO warns

CEO Bompard warns of 'non-spending tsunami'

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UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

Sustainable Finance: Investors already know Washington’s message on China

Aug 23 (Reuters) - The conventional wisdom used to be that integrating China into the world economy would lead to the political liberalization of the country, but those hopes have faded as President Xi Jinping has set a hardline course on issues like the fate of Taiwan or workers’ rights.

Food tech company ENOUGH raises 40 million euros

New fundraising led by World Fund and CPT Capital

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Ex-Trump administration officials target corporate diversity efforts

Aug 18 (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc and Kellogg Co have joined a growing list of major U.S. companies to face claims from a group founded by former Trump administration officials that efforts to diversify their workforces amount to illegal discrimination.