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...In April, the government announced it would double its tax on private property purchases by foreigners to 60 per cent, in a move to cool a housing boom that has in part been driven by buyers from mainland...
...The “great retirement” of the Covid-19 pandemic has left 500,000 more people economically inactive than in 2019....
...Whereas the S&P 500 is in a bear market in dollars (down by more than 20 per cent) it is not even in a correction (down by more than 10 per cent) for sterling investors....
...The group has roughly 500 stores in Russia, its second-largest market in terms of physical outlets....
...The roughly 150 beneficiaries of Jakob’s bequest live in 67 terraced houses covered in ochre-coloured stucco and ivy, in a walled site near the city’s medieval heart....
...UK investors with holdings aligned to world markets might also be more exposed to dollars than they think: the US stock market accounts for around 67 per cent of the MSCI World Index....
...The number of UK newspaper articles referring to a “culture war” rose from 21 in 2015 to 534 in 2020. In 2021, it reached nearly 1,500....
...Third, in the week in which we learn that nurses are to get only a 1 per cent pay rise worth an average £3.50 a week, the public accounts committee report reveals that the test and trace programme’s 2,500...
...This is particularly important, he added, because the company manages more than half a trillion in savings, the bulk of which are accounts that range from €75,000 to €500,000....
...That last question takes geography into account....
...US equities account for nearly 60 per cent of the MSCI World index, while Japanese stocks make up only 6.5 per cent....
...accounts of these retired parliamentarians every month for life....
...In addition, the age group most vulnerable to Covid-19, those over 60, is an important demographic to the industry; 25% of cruisers are 60 and older....
...For a £1m investment, the calculator generated a one-off advice fee of £17,500, an ongoing advice fee of £542 per month and investment charges of £916.67 per month, assuming a 1.1 per cent charge comprised...
...Now the 60-year-old Gateshead warehouse has a 2.4MW system yielding 6KW of heat for each kilowatt of electricity used....
...When you add in aircraft, ships and trains, transport accounts for about 60 per cent. So any attempt to reduce our oil habit hinges on this sector....
...In this scenario, Next expects FY 21 PBT of £200m (versus guidance provided in Jan for £734m). Note that this already accounts for the business rates holiday....
...“The odds of yet another hike in December have firmed over the past month and currently stand at 60 per cent.”...
...A total of 73 schools took part in the 2018 edition of these rankings, 67 in the pre-experience ranking and seven in the post-experience listing. One school, SMU: Lee Kong Chian, took part in both....
...The US farming sector relies heavily on soyabean sales to China — they account for almost 60 per cent of US agricultural exports to the country....
...up +118.77 (+0.49%) at 24,505 Nasdaq down -12.76 (-0.19%) at 6,862 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +11.67 (+0.76%) at 1,543 FTSE100 up +46.93 (+0.63%) at 7,500 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 5,427...
...With 67% of companies having reported 1Q results, industrials are delivering the highest revenue surprises within the market....
...Its latest results show losses are widening — reaching £9.3m on turnover of £2.56m in the year to December 31 2016, according to accounts filed with Companies House in September....
...The company said it is aiming for an operating ratio in the “mid-60s” this year....
...In its first financial year, Pink Boutique turned over £500,000. Started in a sitting room, the company now occupies 60,000 sq ft of warehouses on an industrial estate on the edge of Newcastle....
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