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Centrica focuses on investment: Lower energy prices weighed on Centrica’s full-year earnings for 2025, which fell 40% from a year earlier, says Rachel Millard in the Financial Times. The owner of Brit

The household- and personal-goods sector sits at the heart of everyday consumer spending. It covers the staples people buy week in, week out – from laundry detergents and cleaning products to toothpas

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Snap election called: Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen (pictured) has announced a snap election for 24 March, saying the next four years are “decisive” for her country, says Paulin Kola on BBC

Cahillane’s secret sauce: Since September, Kraft Heinz had been planning to split its better-performing condiments and boxed goods, such as Heinz Ketchup, from its slower-growing food brands, which in

The world economy is beset by doom and gloom, but the beauty industry continues to boom. Global beauty retail sales hit $441bn in 2024, with the sector expanding 7% annually from 2022 to 2024, accordi