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...Women were outnumbered five to one in the 533 most senior leadership positions in S&P 100 businesses in 2023, with only 17 black women on that list, according to USA Today in March....
...We see fair value 12m forward P/E of 21x (if the TIPS yield falls to -2%). • Excess liquidity remains highly supportive: Growing at 20%, consistent with a 90% re-rating....
...Company commentary supports our view of limited direct impact to P&C : Hannover Re: noted a potential €200m loss across P&C and L&H; Munich Re: noted a €500m loss should all the events it covers for communicable...
...His annual January letter to the chief executives of the S&P 500 is a must-read, and last year he called on them to take a more active role in addressing societal issues, from retirement to infrastructure...
...It also owns the world’s only mine for rheology grade hectorite clay, which goes into anti-wrinkle gunk....
...In January, Oregon state treasurer Tobias Read and attorney-general Ellen Rosenblum wrote to CoreCivic and Geo....
...The ONS estimates the value of land and assets-over-land to be over £5tn compared to a GDP of c£2tn....
...The UN climate talks in Madrid got an infusion of American star power on Tuesday with the arrival of Mike Bloomberg, Harrison Ford and Al Gore....
...Revenues rose 1 per cent from a year ago to C$1.6bn in the first quarter. Earnings a share slid to C$2.93 a share, from C$3.51 in the year-ago period but exceeded analysts’ estimates....
...Under Mr Tillerson, however, Exxon has lagged behind, returning 104 per cent compared with 120 per cent for the S&P 500....
...c) “Another day, another $4.7m, eh?” d) “How is Panama at this time of year?”...
...Blended with extra minerals — such as Cornish clay, for a nicer finish — the range is aimed at affluent householders with a green conscience....
...It is unlikely that he will go much further unless a) financial crisis intervenes b) the election is brought forward or c) war is declared....
...“Any sector that has had a three year-plus run like biotech, the risk grows as correlations between stocks grow,” says Matthew Harrison, an analyst with Morgan Stanley....
...The New York Stock Exchange Arca biotech index has risen by over 200 per cent since the start of 2011 to 4,131 points, easily outpacing the S&P 500, which has grown 64 per cent....
...OVERNIGHT MARKETS Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -261.12 (-1.71%) at 15,047 Topix down -15.68 (-1.24%) at 1,248 Hang Seng down -41.97 (-0.18%) at 23,156 ASX 200 down -12.82 (-0.23%) at 5,452 US markets S&P...
...Futures trading is predicting modest falls on Wall Street at the open, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average called down 6 points and the S&P down 2 according to data from Valutrade....
..., beyondbrics Bolivia: not all investors are equal, beyondbrics S&P upgrades Bolivia amid upbeat growth outlook, beyondbrics...
...C -1.17% economists estimate that China will report a record $3.99 trillion in reserves within the next week.”...
...The FTSE All-World index is up 0.2 per cent to 266.7, sitting less than 3 points shy of a six-year high, as US futures show Wall Street’s S&P 500 holding Tuesday’s gains and the FTSE Eurofirst 300 opens...
...Attorney Preet Bharara and U.S. banking regulators intend to announce a total of more than $2 billion in fines this week, these people said....
...Watson computer into big business (WSJ) OVERNIGHT MARKETS Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +234.05 (+1.48%) at 16,048 Topix up +17.95 (+1.40%) at 1,301 Hang Seng up +173.51 (+0.76%) at 22,886 US markets S&P...
...“We have been instructed to prosecute the lawsuit,” said attorney Maxwell Blecher. He said co-owner Donald Sterling would not be signing off on the deal to sell....
...Valukas, a former United States attorney who is conducting an internal investigation.”...
...(Financial Times) “J.C. Penney moved to raise as much as $1 billion by selling stock, boosting its cushion of cash ahead of what could be a hard-fought holiday season.”...
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