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...She is beloved for a packing list — “2 skirts, 2 jerseys or leotards, 1 pullover sweater . . . cigarettes, bourbon . . ....
...Airline shares fell on Friday, with British Airways owner IAG losing 2.5 per cent and easyJet down 1.5 per cent....
...The recently renovated Yemaya, though it can be credited with putting the Corn Islands on the Caribbean map, comprises only 16 suites....
...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:...
...The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite ended 0.2 per cent weaker at 7,954....
...Shares rose by more than 2 per cent in morning trading to 175.9p....
...The Dow gained 0.5 per cent to bring it to 19,954.28, while the Nasdaq hit yet another fresh closing high this week....
...The non-professional cohort earned a median £16,500 a year....
...Ahead of third-quarter results on Wednesday, Next slid 3.2 per cent to £48.16....
...DJIA down -18.77 (-0.10%) at 18,142 Nasdaq down -0.97 (-0.02%) at 5,189 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -7.44 (-0.55%) at 1,339 FTSE100 down -42.04 (-0.60%) at 6,954 CAC 40 down -39.32 (-0.86%) at...
...Since 2012, prices across the state of Quintana Roo have risen 16 per cent, according to the Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal, which publishes Mexico’s house price index....
...Analysts forecast that the company will report that its revenues rose 13.7 per cent to £2.95bn in 2015. Adjusted earnings per share are expected to have jumped 16.5 per cent to 16.1p....
...Angel Gurría-Quintana Literary non-fiction White Sands: Experiences from the Outside World, by Geoff Dyer, Canongate, RRP£16.99/Pantheon, RRP$25 A companion piece of sorts to his excellent Yoga for People...
...Markets Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -362.06 (-1.96%) at 18,070 Topix down -29.53 (-1.98%) at 1,462 Hang Seng up +99.71 (+0.46%) at 21,954 US markets S&P 500 down -5.11 (-0.26%) at 1,990 DJIA down -65.21...
...up +12.90 (+0.25%) at 5,083 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +0.99 (+0.06%) at 1,587 FTSE100 down -30.85 (-0.44%) at 6,954 CAC 40 up +13.68 (+0.27%) at 5,039 Dax up +8.97 (+0.08%) at 11,445 Currencies...
...Indeed, sales of physical books rose in the UK for the first time since 2007, with Nielsen BookScan figures for January-November up 5.4 per cent on the previous year....
...The 13-Storey Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, Macmillan, RRP£5.99 Looking for the next Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants or Tom Gates? Look no further....
...Core inflation also edged up to 5.4 per cent year on year from 5 per cent in July....
...The price paid by Apollo marks an 11.5 per cent premium to the restaurant group’s Wednesday closing price of $48.43....
...MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.30% at 519.12 CNX Nifty up +0.31% at 5,974 Currencies €/$ 1.31 (1.32) $/¥ 99.30 (99.09) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.16 at 107.98 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.29 at 105.71...
...at 58,406 Asia Nikkei 225 up +0.50% at 11,307 Topix down -0.22% at 954.88 Hang Seng up +0.85% at 23,413 Shanghai Composite up +0.57% at 2,432 MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.36% at 479.53 S&P CNX Nifty Index...
...Anglo American rose 2.1 per cent to £19.29. Financial stocks held their gains. Royal Bank of Scotland led the sector, up 2.5 per cent at 325p. Lloyds Banking Group gained 2.1 per cent to 49.1p....
...Bovespa down -0.44% at 61,007 Asia Nikkei 225 up +1.49% at 10,230 Topix up +1.16% at 847.71 Hang Seng up +0.16% at 22,541 Shanghai Composite up +0.25% at 2,219 MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.11% at 462.52 S&...
...The economy expanded almost 6 per cent last year, and Mauricio Cárdenas, the finance minister, forecasts an expansion of 4.7 – 5 per cent in 2012....
...… CHILDREN Ethan’s Voice , by Rachel Carter, Scholastic, RRP£5.99 Narrowboat-dwelling Ethan has been left mute by a traumatic incident he witnessed....
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