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...Of 1,700 institutions that applied for arts funding over the next three years — a record number, according to Mendoza — 990 were successful, including existing recipients such as the Yorkshire Sculpture...
...A Rasmussen survey of potential Democratic primary voters conducted in November put Cisneros on 36 per cent support, compared to 35 per cent for Cuellar, 7 per cent for “other” and 17 per cent undecided....
...Public disappointment lingers over the failure to deliver on the promise of inclusive growth after the People Power uprising, Mendoza said....
...Wall Street’s S&P 500 index rose 0.7 per cent to close at a record high of 3,915.59 as equities rallied into the close....
...2018: Puzzle 15,957 September 6 2018: Puzzle 15,956 September 5 2018: Puzzle 15,955 September 4 2018: Puzzle 15,954 September 3 2018: Puzzle 15,953 September 1 2018: Polymath No. 985 September 1 2018...
...Deposits grew by 56 per cent to £7.95bn during 2016, and in the fourth quarter by 9 per cent to £654m. The number of customer accounts increased by 260,000 to 915,000 last year....
...Wall Street expects a 7 per cent increase in pro-forma revenue, to $24.26bn. This includes a predicted $1.05bn contribution from LinkedIn, the professional network acquired late last year....
...S&P 500 futures were down 0.07 per cent to 2,102.25, while Dow futures fell by 0.1 per cent to 17,915. Nasdaq futures were slightly up at 2,102.25....
...) at 18,915 Topix down -17.36 (-1.14%) at 1,510 Hang Seng down -153.72 (-0.66%) at 23,165 US markets S&P 500 up +0.68 (+0.03%) at 2,280 DJIA up +26.85 (+0.14%) at 19,891 Nasdaq up +27.86 (+0.50%) at 5,643...
...The rally came as the price of three-month copper edged up 0.1 per cent on the London Metal Exchange to $4,979 a tonne, after earlier hitting a one-month low of $4,915....
...Hardline Republicans say the 1,954-mile border should be shut, and Texas is one of the party’s anchors....
...Total pay was 1.7 per cent higher than a year earlier and just 1 per cent higher after stripping out bonuses. Annual inflation was 2.9 per cent in June....
...Kazakhmys was the top stock, up 13.7 per cent at 777.2p. Just 17 constituents fell, united by their defensive properties....
...Update: 17:49 (EST) Once a punter, always a punter. Fortescue’s Forrest Buys 5m Shrs in Co. for Around A$20.1m Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) — Raises holding to 1,015,690,915 shares via on market trades....
...Over the same period, a net 1.1 per cent of companies said they had reduced their marketing budgets with a net 1.7 per cent cutting main media display advertising, crucial in brand building....
...Bovespa up +0.72% at 62,198 Asia Nikkei 225 up +0.74% at 9,632 Topix up +0.17% at 811.46 Hang Seng up +0.50% at 20,915 Shanghai Composite down -0.20% at 2,400 MSCI Asia ex-Japan [Symbol not found: MIASJ0000PUS...
...The company said it was still on track to reach full-year output of 7.6m-7.8m ounces. It recently announced two sizeable new discoveries at its Cortez property in Nevada....
...Commerzbank recovered slightly from Tuesday when it lost 15.1 per cent on fears that it will have to find €5bn to meet new European Banking Authority capital requirements, rising 1.7 per cent to €1.17....
...The S&P 500 climbed 0.2 per cent to 1,349.96. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 5 points to 12,883.95, while the Nasdaq Composite index rallied 0.4 per cent to 2,915.86....
...The FTSE Eurofirst 300 fell 3.5 per cent over the week to 915.52 while Germany’s Xetra Dax shed 6.3 per cent to 5,189.93 and France’s CAC 40 lost 6.6 per cent to 2,974.59....
...Nasdaq up +10.66 (+0.39%) at 2,748 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -8.19 (-0.70%) at 1,154 FTSE100 down -20.87 (-0.35%) at 5,915 CAC 40 down -32.83 (-0.81%) at 4,034 Dax down -42.18 (-0.58%) at 7,181...
...Asian markets Nikkei closed for a national holiday Topix closed for a national holiday Hang Seng down -34.63 (-0.17%) at 20,915 US markets S&P 500 up +7.65 (+0.65%) at 1,191 DJIA up +53.28 (+0.48%) at 11,045...
...Financials lost ground with ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank both down 1.3 per cent to Rs903.70 and Rs1,915.35, respectively. The Japanese, South Korean and Thai markets were closed for holidays....
...Hong Kong took its cue from the mainland’s losses, with the Hang Seng index shedding 2.1 per cent to a three-week low of 21,405.17....
...LG Display rose 5.7 per cent to Won41,500 while Hynix Semiconductor added 4.1 per cent to Won24,100....
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