Lombard – Just Eat (JE.) investors left to read a moving menu. Attempt by Dutch vehicle of Naspers to gatecrash merger leaves investors with dilemma
Lex – Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.): no kidding. Managing supply and smoothing volatility should be reflexive for a consumer products company
Rio Tinto (RIO) has ‘eureka moment’ with US lithium discovery. Miner says it has found critical material for electric vehicle batteries while looking for gold
Just Eat (JE.) rebuffs hostile £5bn bid from South Africa’s Naspers. UK food delivery group agreed merger with Takeaway.com in July
Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) cuts sales and profit targets. New chief executive promises turnround plan in February
Whitbread (WTB) posts drop in profit amid ‘challenging’ UK market. Owner of Premier Inn shows Brexit effects as it looks to Germany for opportunities
