James Pomfret

Position: South China Correspondent
I cover political and general news in South China for Reuters.

Articles

Market wary of whether Reckitt, Colgate should merge November 19, 05:20pm EST 

LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Reckitt Benckiser <RB.L> and Colgate-Palmolive <CL.N> declined to address speculation about a possible link-up, and analysts were skeptical of a deal between the two consumer goods titans.  Full Article 

UPDATE 3-Reckitt up on talk of Colgate link, mkt sceptical November 19, 02:39pm EST 

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Reckitt Benckiser <RB.L> shares rose as much as 3.7 percent on Thursday on a report of a link-up with U.S. peer Colgate Palmolive <CL.N>, but analysts were sceptical of an immediate tie-up between the two.  Full Article 

Market wary of whether Reckitt, Colgate should merge November 19, 05:20pm EST 

LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Reckitt Benckiser <RB.L> and Colgate-Palmolive <CL.N> declined to address speculation about a possible link-up, and analysts were skeptical of a deal between the two consumer goods titans.  Full Article