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...March 15 and 16; further information and tickets here....
...June 1 to 16; further information here July Performance ‘Dido and Aeneas’, Melba Hall A new production of Purcell’s Baroque opera by VOYCE (Victorian Opera Youth Chorus Ensemble) in a grand Melbourne...
...The president tabled about 1,000 reforms aimed at deregulating the labour market, promoting competition and raising some taxes to balance the budget....
...Eurofins trades on a historic price/earnings ratio of 22, well above the CAC40 average of around 16.5....
...The decline in the lira was steep enough to drag on BBVA shares, which closed 5.5 per cent lower....
...€5,000 more to those who complete a six-month probation....
...Our hike was designed to keep us in the shade — at this time of year a blistering sun rises at 5:30am and doesn’t set for 16 hours....
...In Andalucía, a reduction in property transfer tax (from a sliding scale of 8-10 per cent to flat rate of 7 per cent) and stamp duty on new-builds (1.5 to 1.2 per cent) introduced in April has helped stimulate...
...Italy reported growth of 16.1 per cent and Spain’s output was up 16.7 per cent....
...£5.50 (usually £6.25) for 37.5cl Morrisons Don Luis Fino del Puerto 16.5% A Waitrose exclusive from Lustau. Much firmer and nuttier on the nose than the average Fino. Stronger, too....
...For the year as a whole, BBVA expects to take provisions equivalent to between 1.5 and 1.8 per cent of its total outstanding loans....
...Torres of Catalonia is usually ahead of the game and its Natureo range of no-alcohol wines (£5.99 Waitrose) is better than most....
...The absence of Americans, East and South-East Asians and, until recently, Brits — the last group alone accounted for about 5.1m visitors in 2019 — is palpable....
...Maldonado, Uruguay’s up-and-coming wine region, is right in your backyard....
...2018: Polymath No. 968 May 5 2018: Puzzle 15,850 May 4 2018: Puzzle 15,849 May 3 2018: Puzzle 15,848 May 2 2018: Puzzle 15,847 May 1 2018: Puzzle 15,846 April 30 2018: Puzzle 15,845 April 28 2018:...
...in 2013 to 16 per cent....
...Markets at 0806 GMT Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +127.65 (+0.56%) at 22,939 Topix up +9.61 (+0.53%) at 1,813 Hang Seng up +345.71 (+1.21%) at 28,986 US markets S&P 500 up +14.52 (+0.55%) at 2,652 DJIA up...
...BBVA’s Spanish operations reported net interest income of €929m, down 5.4 per cent, and net earnings of €295m, down 21.8 per cent....
...A beer that cost $3 now costs $1.50.” Even before the US election, prices for prime homes on the Mayan Riviera (valued above $1m) had been rising about 4 to 5 per cent a year, according to Kinnon....
...Hang Seng down -16.25 (-0.07%) at 22,939 US markets S&P 500 down -6.63 (-0.31%) at 2,126 DJIA down -8.49 (-0.05%) at 18,161 Nasdaq down -25.87 (-0.50%) at 5,190 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -4.79...
...Roselinde Torres Senior partner and managing director, Boston Consulting Group 63. Rakesh Kapoor CEO, Reckitt Benckiser 64....
...Intraday Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -114.55 (-0.64%) at 17,751 Topix down -10.63 (-0.73%) at 1,452 Hang Seng down -148.66 (-0.76%) at 19,447 US markets S&P 500 down -0.86 (-0.04%) at 1,939 DJIA down...
...+0.72%) at 16,516 Nasdaq unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,686 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +14.05 (+1.05%) at 1,349 FTSE100 up +57.41 (+0.98%) at 5,929 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,379 Dax unchanged...
...Markets Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -498.38 (-2.76%) at 17,572 Topix down -35.41 (-2.42%) at 1,427 Hang Seng down -191.15 (-0.90%) at 21,112 US markets S&P 500 down -3.98 (-0.20%) at 1,939 DJIA down...
...about 22.5 rand....
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