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DS Smith’s £5.8bn takeover by US rival going ahead despite competition

Sports
Daniel Miller

DS Smith makes the cardboard boxes by retailers such as Amazon and Unilever.Photograph: Oscar Wong/Getty Images The boss of the FTSE 100 ...

Royal Mail owner backs takeover, Pets at Home profits fall, blue-chips slightly lower

Sports
Daniel Miller

FTSE 100 Live (Evening Standard) Royal Mail owner IDS today backed a £3.5 billion takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. The agreement ...

FTSE 100 Live 19 March Unilever slashes jobs, Close Brothers results

Sports
Daniel Miller

FTSE 100 Live (Evening Standard) As many as 7500 Unilever jobs are to go after the consumer goods giant unveiled a restructuring ...

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Jessica Roberts

16 Mins Ago FTSE 100 inches into positive territory for the year after UK inflation print A general view inside the foyer ...