Inflation is hurting Unilever, but investors shouldn’t give up just yet
Inflation is hurting Unilever, but investors shouldn’t give up just yet
Consumer goods group Unilever has been underperforming as inflation bites. It's made errors in the past, says Rupert Hargreaves, but with valuable bra…
28 Apr 2022
Why GSK should turn down Unilever’s billions
Why GSK should turn down Unilever’s billions
Unilever has offered GSK £50bn for its consumer division. But while the cash will be a temptation, the deal is not in the interests of shareholders or…
22 Jan 2022
Unilever slides and GSK bounces after GSK knocks back £50bn bid
Unilever slides and GSK bounces after GSK knocks back £50bn bid
Unilever shares fell to their lowest level in around five years, after its £50bn takeover bid for GSK’s consumer health unit was rejected.
17 Jan 2022
Why Unilever will have to Remain
Why Unilever will have to Remain
Unilever, the consumer-goods giant, is staying in the UK after all. That tells us something important about Brexit, says Matthew Lynn.
14 Oct 2018
Unilever puts the U in U-turn
Unilever puts the U in U-turn
The Anglo-Dutch consumer-products giant irritated shareholders with plans to redomicile in Rotterdam. Now it has beaten a retreat. Marina Gerner repor…
12 Oct 2018
Unilever leaves Britain
Unilever leaves Britain
Consumer-goods giant Unilever has chosen Rotterdam over London for its unified headquarters. Takeover threats and taxes played a part. Alice Gråhns re…
23 Mar 2018
A poor deal for deferred pension scheme members
A poor deal for deferred pension scheme members
Some five million deferred members of company pension schemes are missing out on valuable opportunities to make the most of their savings because of p…
8 Sep 2017
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Nick Train: the value in Unilever
Nick Train: the value in Unilever
Quality growth companies are still cheap relative to history, thinks fund manager Nick Train.
19 May 2017
Unilever should snub the “crazy cost-cutters”
Unilever should snub the “crazy cost-cutters”
Unilever could soon dispose of some of its best-known brands in a bid to appease shareholders. But should it listen to them?
24 Mar 2017
Unilever sees off Kraft
Unilever sees off Kraft
US food giant Kraft, which swallowed up Britain’s Cadbury in 2010, has failed – for now – to do the same to Unilever. Ben Judge reports.
24 Feb 2017
Shares in focus: Unilever's supertanker drifts onto the rocks
Shares in focus: Unilever's supertanker drifts onto the rocks
Unilever is massive and laden with goodies, but is the plain sailing behind the consumer goods maker, asks Phil Oakley.
30 Jan 2015
Company in the news: Unilever
Company in the news: Unilever
Big consumer companies such as Unilever are popular with investors, says Phil Oakley. But is it worth the price?
1 Aug 2014
Unilever hit by the emerging-market sell-off
Unilever hit by the emerging-market sell-off
Sliding emerging-market currencies have hit the growth targets of consumer goods giant Unilever.
3 Oct 2013
Shares in focus: Should you buy Unilever shares?
Shares in focus: Should you buy Unilever shares?
Unilever is a solid consumer goods company. But are the shares cheap enough to buy right now? Phil Oakley reports.
6 Sep 2013