11:23pm

P&G buoyed by return of Lafley

Reappointment seen as test of value of second-time leaders

11:18pm

Valeant nears $9bn Bausch & Lomb deal

Purchase of eyecare maker could be made in days

Alan G. Lafley ©Bloomberg 11:18pm

P&G gambles on A.G. delivering the goods

Activists say company had lost its way under chief executive

7:27pm

Circus ringmaster of the investment world

Influencing big companies is becoming Bill Ackman’s trademark

A woman shops in a Louis Vuitton store during Vogue's 4th Fashion's Night Out: Shopping Night with Celebrities in downtown Shanghai September 7, 2012. Louis Vuitton is courting China's wealthy with one-of-a-kind shoes and bags it is branding as unique works of art to reclaim its exclusive cachet in the luxury market ©Reuters 5:37pm

Louis Vuitton designs its own slowdown

Luxury group chief’s strategy is to put brakes on rapid expansion

Alan G. Lafley ©Bloomberg 3:25pm

Wall St welcomes Lafley’s return to P&G

Shares rise 4% in response to departure of McDonald

1:04pm

Whirlpool in talks to buy Sanyo stake

US group aims to purchase Panasonic’s share of Sanyo

Alan G. Lafley ©Bloomberg From LEX 12:47am

P&G: best man for the job

Market signals its happiness with AG Lafley’s return

Corsodyl advert From MANAGEMENT May 22, 2013

Marketing the unpleasant truth

A franker approach is being used to advertise personal products

From WORLD May 21, 2013

Dublin cut tax burden after US lobbying

Ireland accused of enabling complex tax avoidance strategy

From LEX May 21, 2013

Burberry: entrenched in Asia

UK luxury group should provide more detail about its sales

From RETAIL May 21, 2013

M&S hit by weak clothing sales

Pre-tax profit drops 14% to £564.3m

May 19, 2013

Loeb’s vision for Sony draped in risk

Investor suggests selling up to 20% of entertainment unit

The Monday Interview from MANAGEMENT May 19, 2013

Karl-Johan Persson, H&M chief

The grandson of the Swedish brand’s founder says price is not the only way to judge a company

From LUXURY 360 May 19, 2013

Report points to LVMH operation on Hermès

Leaked document from regulator says group built stake in rival

Week in Review from ENERGY May 17, 2013

Week in review, May 18

Hayward likes life ‘on the edge’

Inside Business May 16, 2013

Nestlé has time to deal with L’Oréal stake

Arguments in favour of a sale to cosmetics group are enticing

From LEX May 16, 2013

Richemont: clocking off

Swiss luxury goods group’s biggest market is slowing

May 16, 2013

Walmart suffers as US sales drop

Retailer blames payroll tax rise, bad weather and low food inflation

May 15, 2013

Alliance Boots chief defends tax payments

Group says it pays more than £300m tax a year as it unveils rise in profits

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