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...He predicted that German milk prices could fall from €1.15 per litre back below the psychologically important “magic price” of €1 per litre, adding: “There is pressure in the market”....
...Very well done.£17.95 for 50cl Lea & Sandeman Ch Raymond Lafon 2009 Sauternes 13.5%Unspittable — I wrote that when tasting this wine professionally en primeur....
...Ecoanalítica, a consultancy in Caracas, said remittances totalled $3.5bn last year, about 5 per cent of gross domestic product....
...In addition, the Broad Front’s popularity suffered from a stalling economy, with average annual economic growth of just 1.6 per cent over the past five years dropping from 5 per cent during its first decade...
...Temps gris” (1887), sold in the room for £1.1m (£1.3m with fees, est £600,000-£800,000)....
...In addition, the Broad Front’s popularity has suffered from a stalling economy, with average annual economic growth of just 1.6 per cent over the past five years dropping from 5 per cent during its first...
...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 top fifth of performers outdid those in the bottom fifth by a fairly stunning margin — in the US 17.5 per cent to 9.5 per cent and in the UK 14.1 per cent to 3.6 per cent....
...At Birkbeck University of London, 1,455 of its 12,907 full-time students were aged over 50 last year — more than 11 per cent. Of these, 450 were aged over 60....
...In April and May, €17.6bn was dedicated to deals beyond the groups’ home markets compared with just €5.8bn in the same period in 2016....
...Gains appear to have been concentrated in France’s urban centres, led by Bordeaux (where median prices gained 15.5 per cent), Lille (8.5 per cent) and Paris (5.5 per cent)....
...Markets at 0800 BST Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +32.10 (+0.19%) at 16,907 Topix up +2.75 (+0.20%) at 1,366 Hang Seng down -251.54 (-1.17%) at 21,185 US markets S&P 500 up +6.46 (+0.31%) at 2,101 DJIA up...
...-252.15 (-1.47%) at 16,907 Nasdaq unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,836 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -17.97 (-1.27%) at 1,392 FTSE100 down -63.86 (-1.04%) at 6,073 CAC 40 down -105.71 (-2.36%) at 4,375...
...By close of trading in New York, the S&P 500 rose 0.4 per cent to 2,089.17, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5 per cent to 17,823.81 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.6 per cent to 5,104.92....
...In Colorado, the increase was three percentage points to 14.4 per cent, and Nevada saw a rise of 7.5 percentage points to 17.1 per cent....
...The S&P 500 gained 1.8 per cent to 2,062.14, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.8 per cent to 17,907.87 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.8 per cent to 4,736.19....
...Hang Seng down -292.95 (-1.24%) at 23,248 ASX 200 down -66.84 (-1.21%) at 5,444 US markets S&P 500 down -13.94 (-0.70%) at 1,964 DJIA down -117.59 (-0.69%) at 16,907 Nasdaq down -60.07 (-1.35%) at 4,391...
...) at 15,365 Topix up +19.70 (+1.58%) at 1,269 Hang Seng up +68.84 (+0.30%) at 23,251 ASX 200 up +77.08 (+1.43%) at 5,460 US markets S&P 500 up +14.99 (+0.77%) at 1,957 DJIA up +98.13 (+0.58%) at 16,907...
...March sales of homes priced at $500,000 or more rose 12.5 per cent from a year earlier, DataQuick figures show....
...US glass company Corning gained 14.1 per cent to $17.52 after it reached a deal to purchase the full ownership of its joint venture with Samsung Display....
...Repsol shares traded flat at €17.43 on Thursday. Additional reporting by Miles Johnson...
...Used copies of the first book are listed on Amazon for upwards of $1,295....
...5,458 RTS up +1.63% at 1,283 Warsaw Wig up +1.36% at 40,269 FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.17% at 988.10 Americas DJIA down -1.09% at 12,503 S&P 500 down -1.60% at 1,314 Bovespa down -2.95% at 53,805 Asia Nikkei...
...Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index down -1.48% at 907.17 Europe FTSE down -0.78% at 5,297 RTS down -0.84% at 1,302 Warsaw Wig down -0.43% at 37,067 FTSE 300 Eurotop down -0.60% at 975.56 Americas...
...However, lower refining margins over the year saw operating income at its downstream business drop 17 per cent to €1.22bn....
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