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...Brent crude, the international benchmark, extended gains into a fourth successive trading session, rising above $95 for the first time since November....
...Chris is Chris Perkins, the president of crypto outfit Coinfund (and running Citi’s clearing unit in the pandemic turmoil)....
...Brent crude slipped a further 3.4 per cent to $37.81 a barrel, taking the global benchmark’s fall for the week to nearly 10 per cent....
...Also out today are updates from building supplies merchant Travis Perkins and Weir Group....
...He was previously chairman and chief executive of Perkins Investment Management....
...“Some investors are talking about the curve inverting in 2018, traditionally a leading recession signal,” said Dario Perkins at TS Lombard....
...John Carter of Travis Perkins meanwhile complains results in the plumbing and heating division of the builder’s merchant have been disappointing....
...Builder’s merchant Travis Perkins is waiting to see what impact the Brexit vote will have on confidence and house sales. Profits before tax in the first six months were 11 per cent higher at £176m....
...Bunzl, GKN and Travis Perkins are all trading in line with expectations, according to updates....
...“GMV is the new eyeballs,” says Mood Rowghani, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, a VC investor....
...Brent crude prices rose by more than a dollar in early Asian trading but any concerns about supply disruptions seem muted....
...We expect Brent to end the decade at $70 a barrel.”...
...A bounce for Brent crude encouraged bargain hunting among the oil explorers on Friday, with Tullow Oil leading the risers....
...(FT) Sexism and Silicon Valley Opening arguments begin today for the trial of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which is being sued for $16m for gender discrimination and retaliation...
...In past rounds, Shazam raised $95m from investors including Carlos Slim’s América Móvil and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the US venture capital fund....
...Building materials supplier Travis Perkins lost 1.7 per cent to £16.00. Overall, the FTSE 100 fell 0.5 per cent to 6,793.14 in early trade, a loss of 32 points....
...Brent crude settled 24 cents higher at $108.07 a barrel for a five-day gain of $1.15....
...(Financial Times) Frank Perkins Hixon, a long-time Wall Street banker, pleaded guilty to six counts, including securities fraud, in an insider trading case on Wednesday....
...“Over the past 12 months, US monetary expansion has provided a vital offset to aggressive fiscal tightening,” said Dario Perkins at Lombard Street Research....
...Soundcloud, leading light of Berlin’s start-up scene, raised a reported $50m from big-name Silicon Valley investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers....
...Brent prices surged after Mr Perkins took a long position – a bet on higher prices – of 7,125 lots, each equal to 1,000 barrels....
...in Brent crude oil....
...Mr Perkins traded in the Brent futures market from his home using an internet-based access to the exchange at about 02.00 in the morning, one of the most illiquid times of the trading day....
...The story of what triggered almost $10m (€7m, £6m) of losses on the Brent oil market on Tuesday is still being pieced together, but one thing is clear: Steven Noel Perkins, the broker accused by bosses at...
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