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...Thompson’s appointment, first reported by Sky News, will be effective immediately and ends a protracted search for a replacement for previous HS2 boss Allan Cook, who left in July 2021....
...Need to know: business John Allan, chair of British supermarket chain Tesco, is to step down next month following misconduct claims....
...Thanks to that coal, says Catherine Bailey in her wonderful book on the family dynasty, Black Diamonds, his wealth had increased 1,000-fold. Lucky man. He wasn’t the only one....
...tries to unwind its ties to the country Volvo took a $423mn hit after suspending operations in Russia London blocked the sale of new Russian platinum and palladium The US imposed sanctions on Russian diamond...
...Allan Jordan is a maritime historian with expertise in cruise ships. “Finance for the buyer is the whole problem, because you’re not selling a true asset like a piece of property....
...Also on the block at Sotheby’s is the refined collection of Hester Diamond, who died last year....
...A four-month-long rally in crude prices stalled last week, but Brent, the international benchmark, remains above $60 a barrel, up over 60 per cent since the start of November....
...They vary from the ornate, scalloped patterns of Suffolk and Norfolk, with their elaborate diamond patterns, to the simple, “flush” style of the south-west, where the roof line is continued smoothly all...
...The price collapse has just begun’ ROBERT McNally at Rapidan Energy Group March 9: Brent crude falls a quarter, having dropped 30 per cent at the opening of Asia trading, after Saudi Arabia responds to...
...Brent crude did not so much fall as implode, losing 24 per cent in just one session and continuing to slide for the next six weeks....
...Brent threatened to dip back below $50 yesterday and this morning was $50.03 in early London trading....
...The Brent Cross and Westfield malls, both easily reachable from Watford, also have a John Lewis. There are three other Debenhams within 10 miles....
...“Energy is certainly leading the charge in terms of new issuance in high yield,” said John McClain, a portfolio manager at Diamond Hill Capital Management....
...Job moves Landsec, the UK’s largest listed property group by assets, has appointed Mark Allan as chief executive to replace Robert Noel, who announced his retirement earlier this year after a decade at...
...Brent crude prices are down 15 per cent this year to $56 per barrel, with the sell-off intensifying this week....
...But Brent crude is now down almost 17 per cent from its early January peak, while US natural gas prices are also under pressure due to a mild winter....
...The UK Foreign Office advises against tourism to the country The best herring in Jutland Tom Allan I was meant to eat at Noma in the spring....
...Mr Wang was in charge of crude oil transactions with China at Mitsubishi’s subsidiary Petro-Diamond Singapore....
...I long for the colourful diamond knit worn by Christopher Wood in his 1927 self-portrait, and the pink sweater captured by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye in her glorious Jewel painting of 2012....
...The rogue trader was a local hire in charge of crude oil transactions with China at a Mitsubishi subsidiary called Petro-Diamond Singapore....
...And of course there’s Brent: What to make of it all?...
...Brent crude trades at around $61 a barrel on Tuesday. It was closer to $80 a year ago. BP is the first of the oil giants to report, so expect this to be a familiar theme by the end of next week....
...“While the Huawei case was clearly a blow, I believe [presidents] Xi and Trump will aim to separate the Trade War from the Tech War,” said Allan von Mehren, chief analyst at Danske Bank....
...What should be one of the richest countries in Latin America, given its extensive oil and mineral resources from gold to bauxite and diamonds, is now one of the poorest....
...Chief executive Mark Allan said the move was designed to “increase our portfolio focus on assets with better structural growth characteristics”, such as logistics hubs....
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