Stock Spotlight: Diageo's rum expansion has managers in high spirits

CEO change

Cristian Angeloni
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Diageo’s recent acquisition of premium rum company Don Papa Rum and the news its CEO will retire this summer have been welcomed by the market, with its share price rising 3.8% in March alone, according to data from Morningstar.

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