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...Prime housing prices — defined as the top 5 per cent of the market — grew by 6.4 per cent in the 12 months to Q4 2023 to €9,412 per sq m, according to Knight Frank Research, yet this is still much cheaper...
...Last week, Dollar Tree announced plans to close down nearly 1,000 — or 12 per cent of — Family Dollar stores....
...The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.1 per cent and 0.9 per cent, respectively, over the past five sessions, but have each risen for 12 of the past 13 weeks. Energy stocks were a bright spot....
...A record 1.2mn EVs were sold in the US in 2023, according to data from Kelley Blue Book, a research company. EVs made up 7.6 per cent of the domestic car market, up from 5.9 per cent in 2022....
...The bank also lowered its outlook for return on tangible equity (Rote), a key measure of bank profitability to a target of about 12 per cent next year and more than 13 per cent by 2026....
...They’ve invited photographers to participate in 13 discrete exhibitions across 12 Kyoto-wide venues, ranging from palaces and temples to former printing plants and contemporary galleries....
...Why The nearly 12 acres of grounds comprise a walled garden, a wild-flower meadow and a rose garden. The outbuildings include a spa, art studios and a large party barn....
...It was followed by Finland on 5.6 per cent and Sweden on 5.3 per cent....
...Samsung, which is preparing to launch its flagship Galaxy S24 model this week, reported a 13.6 per cent fall in shipments last year, as Huawei regained share in China and cheaper Android handset makers posted...
...Weaker Stellantis sales in North America as well as the impact of last autumn’s strikes saw margins across the whole company fall last year, dropping from 13.4 per cent to 12.8 per cent....
...The package included $1.5mn in base salary, a $7.9mn cash bonus, $5mn in deferred equity and a $13.2mn long-term incentive award....
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...That is not far behind UPS which, annualised, handled about 6.9bn units....
...Shares in BP climbed 6 per cent to 480.80p by lunchtime, making it the best performer on the FTSE 100 index. Before Tuesday’s jump, the shares were down 2 per cent over the past 12 months....
...Still, despite the sharp slowing of inflation from peaks of 9.1 per cent in the US and 10.6 in the eurozone in 2022, it remains a threat to investment portfolios....
...Combined revenue at the ambient and frozen and chilled divisions rose 12 per cent. Leverage sat at 1.4 times at the year end, a manageable position and well under the company’s 2.5 times limit....
...Once fully bedded in, the new 15 per cent minimum tax is expected to force multinationals to pay between 6.5 per cent and 8.1 per cent more tax, according to the OECD....
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...October 3 to 13; further information and tickets here Expovina Wine Fair Every year, this charming — and incredibly popular — wine fair is held on 12 boats on Lake Zürich....
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