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...Sunak also earned £84,000 from his salary as a MP, an additional £55,000 ministerial wage, £13,204 in interest on investments, and £3,985 in bank interest in the year....
...Sotheby’s May 18 contemporary art sales just met expectations, with a total $175.8mn ($204.6mn with fees, est $169.1mn-$229.4mn)....
...China’s CSI 300 index of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed stocks added 1.9 per cent, having risen 13 per cent since the start of November, even as the country battles unprecedented outbreaks of Covid-19....
...Private equity executives attending the conference were treated to an intimate Duran Duran concert in a former malt factory, followed by a DJ set from Mark Ronson, with free drinks flowing....
...In the 12 months to October, the average property price in Pembrokeshire increased 13.7 per cent to £204,710, according to estate agency Hamptons using ONS data....
...The Internet of (Five) Things 1....
...The data also showed a record surge in those identifying as multiracial, from 1.9 per cent in 2010 to 4.1 per cent in 2020....
...“The economic situation in the eurozone continues to improve,” Sentix said on Monday, after surveying 1,204 investors late last week....
...A survey of global fund managers by Bank of America found more than half of the 204 respondents remained bullish towards equities, while just 13 per cent believed stocks were in a bubble....
...In the week to September 13, South Tyneside had 93.4 cases per 100,000 people, while Sunderland’s rate was 82.1 and Gateshead’s 81.7....
...Virgin’s net interest margin — the difference between what it pays for funds and earns from lending — dropped from 1.78 per cent to 1.66 per cent, but it said the decline would slow next year....
...Our survey of Chinese exporters reflects optimism that agreement can be reached, with 63 per cent of 204 respondents saying they expect the dispute to be resolved in the first half of this year....
...The Munich-based luxury automaker said global sales of its BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce cars were down 2.1 per cent from a year ago to 204,041, led by a 13.6 per cent decline in Germany and a 10 per cent drop...
...The Las Vegas-based company said it swung to a loss of $204.3m, or $1.99 a share, — which it largely attributed to a $436.4m litigation settlement expense related to Steve Wynn and his departure from the...
...Athem shares climbed 1.7 per cent to $186.84, Aetna shares gained 2.5 per cent to $155.31, Cigna shares rose 1.4 per cent to $186.67 and Humana shares climbed 1.7 per cent to $241....
...08:05 Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -192.64 (-0.98%) at 19,537 Topix down -18.19 (-1.12%) at 1,599 Hang Seng up +320.42 (+1.19%) at 27,204 US markets S&P 500 up +3.11 (+0.13%) at 2,441 DJIA up +14.31...
...A further 204,000 said it allowed them to attend school or college. The downside is that many shift workers barely get to bed....
...Concerns over the US also weighed on industrial metals and iron ore, with copper falling 1.2 per cent Thursday to $5,541 a tonne, down from its peak this year at $6,204 a tonne on February 13....
...) at 1,518 FTSE100 down -33.23 (-0.46%) at 7,204 CAC 40 down -4.37 (-0.08%) at 5,267 Dax down -5.78 (-0.05%) at 12,438 Currencies €/$ 1.09 (1.09) $/¥ 112.06 (111.83) £/$ 1.29 (1.29) €/£ 0.8465 (0.8457)...
...Aldi’s sales growth doubled to 13 per cent....
...S&P only rose 1 .8 points, or 0.08 per cent, at the closing bell which was slightly lower than the all-time intraday high of 2,204.80 it marked on Tuesday....
...The S&P 500 index rose 0.1 per cent to 2,204.72, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 hit new records as well....
...US two-year yields closed at a six-year high of 1.13 per cent as the probability of a Fed rate rise next month sits at 100 per cent....
...(+0.96%) at 1,404 FTSE100 up +22.66 (+0.33%) at 6,954 CAC 40 up +28.59 (+0.60%) at 4,764 Dax up +24.21 (+0.22%) at 11,204 Currencies €/$ 1.06 (1.06) $/¥ 115.71 (115.24) £/$ 1.26 (1.26) €/£ 0.8391 (0.8388...
...On January 1 2014, $1 bought Rb35.18; in January 2016, the rouble hit a historical low against the dollar of Rb85.97. On the first day of this year, it had moderately recovered to Rb60.66....
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