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...Sales at John Lewis were down 4 per cent to £4.8bn. Trading operating profit improved by £170mn to £1bn at Waitrose, while at John Lewis it rose by £13mn to £689mn year on year....
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...No mention of the B-word, then....
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...Fedspeak: Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic will deliver remarks at the Prosperity Partnership of Fort Lauderdale....
...The move, which comes after the meeting was delayed from Sunday as Saudi Arabia pushed members to make additional production cuts, boosted Brent crude above $84 a barrel — up about 1.4 per cent on the day...
...Electoral impact of the war: Pro-Palestinian firebrand George Galloway won a decisive victory in a UK by-election overnight in the northern seat of Rochdale. 4....
...A case in point: Moore Global, a global network of more than 200 mid-size accounting firms with annual revenue that rose 15 per cent last year to $4.5bn, said more than half its revenue growth in 2023 came...
...A new gene therapy to treat a very rare genetic disease that attacks the central nervous system of young children will be priced at $4.25mn in the US, making it the most expensive drug in history....
...Most other white first moves fail to Rh6+-h8 or Rf1+-b1 stopping White’s b pawn. Chess: 2287 (a) e3 (b) h1 (c) a8 and mate by 1 Qc8 (d) g7....
...Waitrose is only slightly ahead of M&S in the grocery market, with a 3.6 per cent market share this month versus the latter’s 3.4 per cent, according to data provider NIQ....
...The IEA predicts oil demand will grow by 1.2mn b/d, about half the pace of 2023, while Opec believes demand growth will be higher at 2.2mn b/d....
...Occhio Luna, from £778 OLEDs you win It’s the newest and largest of B&O’s Harmony TVs, made in partnership with LG – in fact, it’s the largest LG OLED screen currently available at some 2.15m wide....
...In 2012, Clark and his cousin Galahad founded Vivobarefoot, a footwear brand (certified B Corp) developing design solutions to tackle these issues....
...Fitch Ratings downgraded Vanke in October from triple B plus to triple B, citing weaker than expected sales....
...Microsoft took a board seat and 4 per cent stake in London Stock Exchange Group as part of a 10-year partnership....
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...With a knowing wink to multiple B-movies, a vintage twist awaits: a nasty surprise in the trunk....
...The debt from years of dealmaking, plus the failure of a slightly mysterious strategic partnership, in effect forced Embracer’s hand....
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