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        <title><![CDATA[Sabah Meddings - Senior Reporter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Tobacco Is Doubling Down on Cheap Cigarettes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As rivals focus on smoke-free products, the world’s third-largest tobacco maker is taking a different path. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:01:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unilever CEO Plans Shakeup of Top 200 Managers in Overhaul]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kiss Cam to Nestlé: CEOs Lose Their Jobs Over Office Liaisons]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Remy Cointreau Lifts Outlook Over Smaller US Tariff Hit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:07:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Jean-Marie Bernard, master distiller, checks the condensers during the second distillation at the Remy Cointreau SA distillery in Touzac, France, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. Luxury spending is set to benefit if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump succeeds in lowering U.S. taxes, spurring rich consumers to buy more, according to the CEO of French cognac maker Remy Cointreau SA.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pernod Shares Jump Most in a Year After Earnings Beat Estimates]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BAT CFO Unexpectedly Steps Down as Turnaround Takes Shape]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Connelly]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:22:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Soho House $2.7 Billion Buyout to End Club’s Market Pain]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marthe Fourcade]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Carlsberg Falls After CEO Warns of Weak Consumer Spending]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabah Meddings]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:06:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[JP Morgan, Commerzbank and ING to Back European Defense Bank]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[From Novo to Renault, Insiders Take Charge of Corporate Europe]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/why-novo-nordisk-renault-are-picking-insider-ceos-to-handle-economic-turmoil</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 04:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Diageo Soars as Sales Growth, Cost Cuts Offset Tariff Hit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 06:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky. Photographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unilever’s Sales Rise on Strong Performance of Ice Cream]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 06:10:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AB InBev Shares Slump as Beer Sales Slide in China, Brazil]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/ab-inbev-volume-declines-on-lower-demand-in-china-and-brazil</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:09:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heineken Beer Sales Fall as Price Dispute Took Longer to Fix]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabah Meddings]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:06:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philip Morris Slumps After Zyn Shipments Miss Estimates]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabah Meddings]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:19:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Diageo Turns to CFO to Begin Turnaround After Crew’s Sudden Exit]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-16/diageo-starts-search-for-new-ceo-to-replace-debra-crew-ft-says</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabah Meddings]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:56:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tween Retailer Claire’s Considers Bankruptcy for US Operations]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Reshmi Basu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:52:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[London Must Drop Listing ‘Snobbishness’ to Fix Decline, CBI Says]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-08/london-must-drop-listing-snobbishness-to-fix-decline-cbi-says</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabah Meddings]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ben & Jerry’s Fights Unilever on Social Justice in the Trump Era]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The battle between the two sides has heated up as Unilever prepares to spin off its £15 billion ice-cream business.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabah Meddings]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elliott-Backed Claire’s Eyes Sale as Tariffs Hit Budget Jeweler]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Nimmo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:35:56 GMT</pubDate>
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