McCormick and Unilever’s $45B food merger hits antitrust snag in UK
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This report does not map to a usual set of affected companies.
Directly affected
- UL Unilever+4.1% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF-0.7% 14d
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“uk”).
- HSBC HSBC Holdings-5.8% 13d
HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares.
- LIN Linde+8.8% 30d
Linde (industrial inorganic chemicals) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares.
- ARM Arm Holdings-27.1% 18d
Arm Holdings (semiconductors and related devices) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares.
- RIO Rio Tinto Group
Rio Tinto Group (metal mining) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL | +0.68% | -0.72% | base | -1.05% | after close | after close | after close |
| EWU | +2.09% | -1.48% | base | -0.09% | after close | after close | after close |
| HSBC | -0.56% | -3.15% | base | +0.33% | after close | after close | after close |
| LIN | +0.59% | -1.26% | base | +0.93% | after close | after close | after close |
| ARM | +5.74% | -3.79% | base | +12.10% | after close | after close | after close |
| RIO | +0.01% | -0.98% | base | +0.51% | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
McCormick and Unilever’s $45B food merger hits antitrust snag in UK Food Dive
Source: Food Dive
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARM | that day | +12.10% | final price |
| ARM | three days earlier | -3.79% | final price |
| ARM | five days earlier | +5.74% | final price |
| EWU | that day | -0.09% | final price |
| EWU | three days earlier | -1.48% | final price |
| EWU | five days earlier | +2.09% | final price |
| HSBC | that day | +0.33% | final price |
| HSBC | three days earlier | -3.15% | final price |
| HSBC | five days earlier | -0.56% | final price |
| LIN | that day | +0.93% | final price |
| LIN | three days earlier | -1.26% | final price |
| LIN | five days earlier | +0.59% | final price |
| RIO | that day | +0.51% | final price |
| RIO | three days earlier | -0.98% | final price |
| RIO | five days earlier | +0.01% | final price |
| UL | that day | -1.05% | final price |
| UL | three days earlier | -0.72% | final price |
| UL | five days earlier | +0.68% | final price |
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- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Linde (LIN) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 47 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Linde (LIN) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 17 Sep 2026. That is 55 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Linde (LIN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 68 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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12 out of 100
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