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...Noboa declared a state of emergency, and more than 1,000 gangsters have been arrested in 18,000 raids, according to official figures, during the crackdown that followed Macías’s escape....
...From July 14 to 20, or July 22 to 28; it costs £1,950 per person....
...It has 2.4 hospital doctors per 1,000 people, compared with 2.6 in France and 3.2 in Switzerland, and only 5.6 qualified nurses per 1,000 people, way behind Norway with 9.1....
...“You can get one for $1 which will last you a day or you can get a proper one for $7-$8. But — just imagine — we’re on salaries of $5-$6 a month — not enough to buy a single mask.”...
...UK sales rose 1.3 per cent to 343,255 compared to the same month a year earlier, when sales fell by a fifth because of a new testing regime that meant many vehicles were not on sale....
...Three-month Hibor has dropped from 2.3 per cent in December to 1.7 per cent, its lowest level since May....
...unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 13,203 Currencies €/$ 1.21 (1.20) $/¥ 111.31 (111.24) £/$ 1.35 (1.35) €/£ 0.8897 (0.8886) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.29 at 68.97 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.45...
...Pre-tax losses rose to £13.6m in the first half from £8m a year earlier....
...up +80.63 (+0.33%) at 24,585 Nasdaq up +13.48 (+0.20%) at 6,876 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -4.66 (-0.30%) at 1,538 FTSE100 down -3.90 (-0.05%) at 7,497 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 5,399 Dax...
...up +2.43 (+0.16%) at 1,518 FTSE100 up +9.31 (+0.13%) at 7,323 CAC 40 up +11.81 (+0.22%) at 5,294 Dax up +47.24 (+0.37%) at 12,705 Currencies €/$ 1.18 (1.18) $/¥ 112.67 (112.33) £/$ 1.34 (1.34) €/£ 0.8778...
...It sits at 1,817m, in a ski area that’s open all year. Don’t be put off by the fact that The Shining was filmed here. $255; timberlinelodge.com Have we missed anything?...
...Gold was up 0.2 per cent at $1,255.92 per ounce....
...European markets Eurofirst 300 up +32.72 (+2.20%) at 1,517 FTSE100 up +150.13 (+2.11%) at 7,265 CAC 40 up +209.65 (+4.14%) at 5,269 Dax up +406.41 (+3.37%) at 12,455 Currencies €/$ 1.09 (1.09) $/¥ 110.19...
...while the economic calendar is relatively light (all times London): 09.00: Germany IFO business climate and expectations11.00: UK CBI industrial orders The markets at 07:53 Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +255.13...
...Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, climbed by almost 1 per cent to $54.93 a barrel. US crude rose by roughly the same amount to $52.13....
...-0.11%) at 1,548 FTSE100 up +3.43 (+0.05%) at 7,301 CAC 40 down -49.45 (-0.91%) at 5,383 Dax down -22.34 (-0.18%) at 12,695 Currencies €/$ 1.09 (1.09) $/¥ 113.32 (113.21) £/$ 1.29 (1.29) €/£ 0.8433 (0.8439...
...) at 6,011 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -19.98 (-1.28%) at 1,538 FTSE100 down -18.56 (-0.25%) at 7,503 CAC 40 down -88.21 (-1.63%) at 5,318 Dax down -172.92 (-1.35%) at 12,632 Currencies €/$ 1.11...
...+39.03 (+0.19%) at 20,689 Nasdaq up +3.93 (+0.07%) at 5,899 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +3.29 (+0.22%) at 1,498 FTSE100 up +39.13 (+0.54%) at 7,322 CAC 40 up +15.22 (+0.30%) at 5,101 Dax up +25.14...
...50.95 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.20 at 47.93 100 Oz Gold (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 1,255 Copper (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 2.63 10-year government bond yields (%) US 2.38% Germany 0.41% CDS (closing levels...
...(-0.41%) at 1,351 FTSE100 down -33.29 (-0.47%) at 7,000 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,480 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,569 Currencies €/$ 1.11 (1.11) $/¥ 103.91 (103.93) £/$ 1.25 (1.26) €/£ 0.8921...
...Gold, which tends to benefit from a falling dollar and lower borrowing costs, is jumping $13 to $1,353 an ounce....
...Aviva lifted operating profits 13 per cent to £1.3bn and cash remittances from £495m to £752m....
...The FTSE 100 rose 1.5 per cent, or 87.5 points, to 6,037.73....
...Renault is among the top 10 biggest fallers on the CAC-40 which is 1.34 per cent lower at 4,255.04....
...It hit its 2016 low of 1,810.10 on February 11, and has since rallied nearly 13 per cent....
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