1. Unilever leaves Dutch ice cream float on the menu
“Where eventually the listing will take place as well as its head office, that’s something that we’re going to have to determine in the next 18 months,” Bloomberg quoted Unilever’s chief executive Hein Schumacher as saying.
2. AstraZeneca to buy Fusion Pharma in $2.4bln deal
At a price of $21 per share, the offer represents a 126% premium to Nasdaq-listed Fusion’s last closing price.
3. Robinhood tours City of London as trading app goes live in UK
Unlike the US offering, Robinhood UK users do not have access to cryptocurrency trading.
4. FTSE 100 closes higher
London's blue-chip index ended the day up 15 points at 7,735.
5. Ted Baker owner Authentic Brands calls in administrators after Dutch spat
Authentic Brands Group, which purchased Ted Baker for £211 million in 2022, said the damage was caused by AARC, which ran the brand's online and in-store operations in Europe up until January.