Danone’s sales of baby milk formula in China rose strongly in the third quarter, beating forecasts and sending the French food company’s shares to a record high. 

Reckitt Benckiser expects muted sales growth this year, after last month’s global cyber attack exacerbated ongoing difficulties at the British consumer goods firm.

Mustard is the new hot thing as US foods giant McCormick agreed to pay a scorching $4.2bn (€3.6bn) for Reckitt Benckiser’s food business, home to brands including French’s mustard and Frank’s RedHot sauce.

The admission of global consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser that a recent global cyber attack cost it millions in revenue should be a wake-up call to all businesses that nobody is immune, warns an Irish cyber security expert.

Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to buy US baby formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition for £13bn (€15.25bn), giving the British consumer goods company a new product line and expanding its presence in developing markets.

The FTSE 100 Index enjoyed more festive cheer in the last full trading day before Christmas today though the pound took a knock after it emerged UK growth was not as strong as first thought.

Demand for Nurofen painkillers and other health brands in emerging markets helped Reckitt Benckiser offset weaker markets elsewhere to post a rise in half-year profits today.

Consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser has reported a strong start to 2013 after a heavy flu and colds season boosted demand for Strepsils and Nurofen.

A surge in winter cold and flu bugs helped Nurofen and Strepsils maker Reckitt Benckiser report better-than-expected profits today.

Relief that China refrained from raising interest rates pushed the FTSE 100 Index to its highest level for a month today as miners surged ahead.

Cillit Bang-to-Dettol firm Reckitt Benckiser stuck by growth targets today despite pressure on its Vanish fabric care division in Europe.

The FTSE 100 rose more than 1% today as markets were cheered by strong US corporate results and a major acquisition at home.

Vanish-to-Cillit Bang giant Reckitt Benckiser has agreed a £2.5bn (€3bn) deal to snap up the consumer goods group behind Durex and Scholl footcare, it was announced today.

Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser today reported a 22% hike in second-quarter profits and outlined a raft of household brand product launches.

An industry outsider was named as the new boss of private equity-owned EMI’s recorded music division today.

Reckitt Benckiser said strong growth from recently-acquired brands Nurofen and Strepsils helped it deliver a 15% rise in full-year profits today.

UK household goods firm Reckitt Benckiser is expanding its healthcare operations in North America after today agreeing a £1.1bn (€1.5bn) takeover of a US cough mixture firm.

Investors received a shot in the arm today after the FTSE 100 Index followed the lead of US markets to rise by more than 100 points.

UK household cleaning goods company Reckitt Benckiser today said it was on course to hit its targets for 2006 after sales were boosted by products such as Vanish and Cillit Bang.

Household cleaning goods company Reckitt Benckiser forecast another strong year today as it posted record results driven by products such as Cillit Bang and Vanish.

British retailer Boots has lined up a shortlist of six in the £1.2bn auction of its Nurofen-to-Clearasil business, it was reported today.

A string of upbeat corporate announcements today helped the FTSE 100 Index to begin one of the busiest weeks in the trading calendar in the black.

The boss of household products group Reckitt Benckiser saw his bonus fall by 26% last year after failing to hit the top end of his targets, it emerged today.

The London market remained rooted in the red today as economic news pointed to another interest rate hike.

Household products group Reckitt Benckiser targeted further strong growth today after rounding off last year with record sales figures.

The FTSE 100 Index ended the week in the red amid weak US economic news and caution about Sunday’s election in Iraq.

A poor start on Wall Street helped take the shine off the London market today.

The FTSE 100 Index shrank back from the 4600 barrier today as it failed to recover from the early shock of a profits warning from Unilever.

Household products group Reckitt Benckiser raised the bar on its annual revenues target today after growth across all its product categories.

Household product maker Reckitt Benckiser said today that a range of successful new cleaning products helped deliver a strong start to the financial year.

The world's biggest household goods firm, Reckitt Benckiser, says it will start returning cash to investors, boosting its shares after it posted higher second-quarter profit and raised its 2003 targets.

UK investors should get useful mid-year reports from a clutch of blue-chip companies this week as activity in the London markets rises again after a quiet month.

Harpic-to-Calgonit group Reckitt Benckiser today pledged to grow sales by up to 6% this year as it prepared to launch a range of new products.

Harpic-to-Calgonit group Reckitt Benckiser said it was more confident than ever of meeting higher full-year targets today after a jump in quarterly sales.