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Top 10 Consumer Goods companies with the highest gains on the NGX in H1 2025
Nairametrics
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July 9, 2025
Okoye Izuchukwu is a financial market writer and trader with extensive expertise in both Nigerian and international markets. With a keen eye for market trends and a passion for insightful analysis, he translates complex financial concepts into...
Aerospace and defence company acquired by Swedish group - advised by Mackrell
Yorkshire Business Insider
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Mangohojden AB has acquired Slingsby Advanced Composite (image credit: Pixabay) A supplier of complex composite structures to the aerospace and defence sector has been acquired by a Swedish group in a deal supported by law firm Mackrell....
IntelliAM targets US manufacturing sector with new partnership
Yorkshire Business Insider
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CTC's headquarters (image credit: CTC) IntelliAM, a South Yorkshire software company specialising in AI and machine learning in the manufacturing industry, has entered into a partnership with a US business to co-develop advanced smart sensing...
California Proposes Listing Microplastics Under Safer Consumer Products Program
JD Supra - California
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July 8, 2025
[co-author: Maxwell Bradley, 2025 Summer Associate] The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has taken a step toward regulating microplastics. On June 20, 2025, DTSC proposed to add microplastics to its Candidate Chemical List...
BigBasket to appoint Tata Consumer Products’ Deepika Khattar Bhan to its Board
The Hindu Business Line
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July 8, 2025
BigBasket plans to expand its dark store count to 700 by the end of FY25 from 400 | Photo Credit: KARUNAKARAN M BigBasket is set to appoint Deepika Khattar Bhan, president – packaged foods at Tata Consumer Products, to its Board, according to...
JLL adds finance director in consumer goods and services division
REJournals
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July 8, 2025
Mariana Joseph joined JLL recently as Finance Director of the company’s Consumer Goods and Services division. Joseph brings over 15 years of experience in corporate finance, asset management, private equity and investment banking. She most...
Costco Is One of the Largest Consumer Goods Companies by Market Cap. But Is It a Buy?
myMotherLode - California
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July 8, 2025
Costco Wholesale (COST 0.47%) is one of the top consumer goods stocks on the stock market. Since its IPO, the stock is up more than 4,000%, and Costco has been about as consistent a performer as they come in the sector as it benefits from a number...
Consumer goods firms likely to show uneven demand patterns in June quarter
Mint
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July 6, 2025
This divergence is largely attributed to untimely rains and a milder summer, hurting demand for seasonal categories. On Friday, homegrown consumer goods company Dabur India said that the Indian FMCG sector saw a sequential recovery in demand in...
How CeraVe built a $2B brand by blending education and entertainment
Marketing Dive
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CeraVe is often described as the “best” or “favorite” brand in survey rankings and social media posts, or as the number one skincare brand recommended by dermatologists. To further stake its claim as the “greatest of all time,” or “G.O.A.T.,”...
U.S. Import Prices Inch Up 0.1% In June, Less Than Expected
RTTNews
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July 17, 2025
Import prices in the U.S. inched up by less than expected in the month of June, the Labor Department revealed in a report released on Thursday. The Labor Department said import prices crept up by 0.1 percent in June after falling by a revised 0.4...
Mapped: The World’s Most Critical Oil Chokepoints
Visual Capitalist
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July 17, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Why the Strait of Hormuz is a Vital Oil Chokepoint This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
Government officials make game-changing decision about popular consumer product: 'Will neither be produced nor used'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 8, 2025
This feat sets a global example. by Katie LoweJuly 8, 2025 A province in a South Asian nation has heard the call to protect future generations and made the simple yet monumental decision to ban plastic bags. "The Punjab government has officially...
Amazon.com (AMZN) Rebounded in Q2
Yahoo Finance
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July 17, 2025
Investment management company Vulcan Value Partners recently released its second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The firm does not focus on short-term outcomes, whether positive or negative, and believes...
Bumper earnings boost consumer goods firms’ share price in H1
Business Day
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July 7, 2025
Nigeria’s consumer goods sector witnessed a strong first half (H1) of 2025, as bumper earnings results from top manufacturers drove significant gains in their share prices on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). According to Proshare, in a report titled...
Godrej Consumer Products share price jumps 6% as Q1 update signals growth momentum
Mint
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July 7, 2025
Godrej Consumer Products, a leading FMCG company, rose 6% in early trade on Monday, July 7, reaching ₹1,264 apiece after the company released its business update for the June quarter. The company expects its India business to deliver high...
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Is India mulling a change to the MRP formula? Why?
Firstpost
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July 17, 2025
Have you heard of that friend or family member who has fought with a storekeeper for charging more than the MRP (Maximum Retail Price) printed on it? Chances are you have; after all, most Indians have been taught to never pay a rupee more than...
Nifty top gainers today, July 7: Hindustan Unilever, Tata Consumer Products, Nestle India, Eicher Motors and more
Business Upturn
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July 7, 2025
The Indian stock market ended Monday (July 7) on a quiet note, with benchmark indices barely moving. The Nifty 50 closed at 25,461.30, up just 0.30 points, while the Sensex edged higher by 9.61 points to settle at 83,442.50. Despite the flat...
DOE efficiency rollbacks could trigger cheap imports, manufacturers say
E&E News
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July 17, 2025
The Department of Energy’s push to cancel efficiency regulations for appliances and industrial equipment will likely trigger a flood of cheap foreign imports, according to a range of critics, including U.S. manufacturers, Democratic attorneys...
Would a flood warning system have saved kids at Camp Mystic in Texas?
The Oklahoman
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To see the shining grins of the Mystic Camp girls ― dozens of little faces, each reflecting the promise, the joy, the trust of childhood ― and read how they were swept away in the flood: The horror defies words. As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and...
Zepto co-founder Kaivalya Vohra leads Avendus-Hurun India list of Under-30 entrepreneurs
The Economic Times
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July 17, 2025
Kaivalya Vohra, 22-year-old co-founder of Zepto, has topped the inaugural Avendus Wealth Hurun India 2025 Under-30 list of entrepreneurs released on Thursday, alongside co-founder Aadit Palicha. The list features 79 young Indian founders and...