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...Some of the larger contractors are also looking at partnerships....
...That low p/e ratio may prove deceptive as the “e” declines. So, how’s that bet going?...
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...This week the Federal Trade Commission sued Altria to unwind the investment, saying the transaction had squashed competition in the e-cigarette market....
...Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber chief executive, told reporters last week he wanted the company’s app to become “a one-click gateway to everything that Uber can offer”, including ride-hailing, e-bikes, scooters,...
...E-commerce darling Wayfair is counting on repeat customers of home furnishings to eventually lower its massive spending on marketing....
...As well as having to recoup the cost of buying vehicles, scooter operators must recruit contractors to collect and charge the scooters every day....
...Dubbed “NUMMI” — New United Motor Manufacturing Inc — the joint venture achieved defect rates and quality ratings unheard of at GM’s other plants....
...In April, Uber paid more than $100m for Jump, an e-bike start-up, then in July, its rival Lyft bought Motivate, which operates bike-share services in New York and several other American cities....
...The extra cost would also make e-bikes and scooters less competitive with other forms of transport, Uber added....
...US defence contractor Northrop Grumman on Monday said it plans to buy Orbital ATK in a $9.2bn deal, marking the latest sign of consolidation in the industrial sector....
...Meanwhile, Associated British Foods is continuing to prove that e-commerce needn’t be so important....
...Between 2010 and 2016, the number of employees (excluding contractors and temps) has gone up almost 10 fold while sales have increased only by four times as much....
...Studio E did not respond to an email requesting comment....
...The experts are “Amazon employees, not contractors”, Amazon notes on its website....
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...Atwood Oceanics, an offshore rig contractor, was down by roughly the same margin at $8.67....
...A spate of research by everyone from high-profile academics to McKinsey consultants points to the idea that in the next 10-20 years, the number of people working as freelancers, independent contractors...
...Lord Byron, the poet, made an eloquent speech in parliament in support of the Luddites, motivated by concern for men thrown out of skilled work with no other means of employment....
...Included in that $5.9bn were Uber’s $1.2bn Series D round, which closed in June 2014; a $1.6bn debt financing led by Goldman Sachs in January this year; and a Series E equity round that totalled $2.8bn in...
...The price values E-shelter at about five times the company’s latest sales figures....
...Today they resemble public sector contractors....
...Ensco, the offshore drilling contractor building six rigs, said last week that a loss of $27 million for a pair of vessels contracted to OGX reduced quarterly earnings by 12 cents per share… …General Electric...
...Some car dealerships are using a service from Dataium that lets them know which cars you have browsed online, if you have given them your e-mail address, before you arrive on the dealership lot....
...With a p/e ratio of 7.6, BAE trails many US rivals. Since his arrival, the shares have outperformed the FTSE 100 and BAE earnings have trebled....
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