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...A frozen spring for US housing The US economy continues to beat expectations and risk assets are doing great....
...The company, he told analysts, had in recent years “added rigour” to its “quality processes”....
...“Let’s give people comfort that it’s not going to be hot-cold-hot-cold, and so on. That would allow us to ultimately attract more companies back to the public markets.”...
...If by chance it’s a spring Sunday and sunny, we can take the whole thing outside and enjoy the blooms....
...Moreover, the cold snap across Europe is not expected to last for a lengthy period, with “most of mainland Europe trending warmer than normal next week”, according to US weather data company DTN....
...A survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) in November found that just over half of the country’s construction companies were struggling to fill vacancies....
...But this year it has already received about $20.5mn for the construction of the first phase of new fortifications that will be finished by end of spring, he said....
...Some companies offer to send plants with a heat pack, which should offer limited protection from the cold, but this costs extra and won’t completely protect your plant from a deep freeze....
...Expect more travel companies to encourage trips to familiar places in the so-called shoulder months in spring and autumn. Extending the travel season is not simple....
...Key economic and company reports Here is a more complete list of what to expect in terms of company reports and economic data this week. Monday France, Germany, Italy, UK: Easter Monday holiday....
...Spring is historically the peak season for steel demand in China. When futures plunge just ahead of that time of year, you know that something is not right....
...AC Milan’s private equity owner Gerry Cardinale has pledged to build a new 70,000-seater “American-like” stadium for the Italian football club, pouring cold water over efforts by the city’s mayor to salvage...
...A big donor to the Conservative party under Boris Johnson, Morgan attacked the government in an interview last spring over concessions to anti-development MPs, saying: “It’s like the government wants to...
...Until June 30; further information and tickets here ‘Close-up’, Landesmusuem Praesens-Film, Switzerland’s oldest surviving film company, turns 100 this year....
...Construction companies blamed the slowdown on “cutbacks to new residential development projects in the wake of sluggish demand and rising borrowing costs”, said Tim Moore, economics director at S&P Global...
...“In March, as companies accelerated their resumption of work and production after the spring festival, market activity increased,” Zhao Qinghe, senior statistician at the National Bureau of Statistics, said...
...The sunny days of early spring have also helped, Gerus said. The current warm weather means that at midday, solar power is generating between 20-25 per cent of the country’s energy needs....
...The impact on the construction industry is another factor, though no contracts have been awarded for the northern leg yet. Costain and Kier are most exposed to HS2....
...On a recent Tuesday evening in London, editors and influencers invited to preview Jigsaw’s new collection tried on fringed suede jackets and flicked through rails of spring dresses....
...A reading below 50 indicates a majority of companies reporting a contraction....
...However, pension funds and other investors prefer to invest in assets that are already built or come with substantial government guarantees that minimise construction risks....
...The declining numbers for public works, machinery orders and construction starts, he says, made it a “strange time” to be tightening....
...It is now targeting £1.5bn in pre-tax profits between the current year and spring 2026 — implying a modest reduction in its forecast. Shares fell 2 per cent in early trading....
...The triangle’s cold, wet winters provide ideal conditions for the Siberia-native roots to grow....
...Lagarde’s comments that information needed to assess the strength of wage pressures would only be fully available by “late spring” caused a sell-off in bond and equity markets on Wednesday as investors adjusted...
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