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...By comparison, in the same quarter Hong Kong recorded a rate of 2.9 per cent, London was at 5.1 per cent and, in June, New York’s rate was 5.4 per cent....
...“This is actually a correction from the press release,” Brewer said. Lyft shares jumped 35.1 per cent on Wednesday....
...Note also that Lyft guided for the current-quarter adjusted margin to be “approximately 1.4 per cent to 1.5 per cent”, so something very dramatic would have to happen after March....
...John Lewis-owned Waitrose “don’t want to go further than the UAE”, he said....
...By the autumn, the price had been reduced to €1.95mn “Today, we’re talking about a price of €1.85mn,” he says....
...Its underwriting profit reached £5.9bn, up from £2.6bn....
...The former Netflix and Spotify executive succeeded former chief and founder John Foley in 2022....
...“Diversification absolutely matters,” agrees Mark Haefele, chief investment officer of UBS Global Wealth Management. “You need to diversify geographically and across asset classes.”...
...Sweden / From Martin Bjornberg, Chief Financial Officer, Handelsbanken UK, London E1, UK...
...Japan’s biggest brewer Asahi is cutting down on alcoholic drinks as a growing number of consumers go teetotal....
...Since 2013, six large operators bought 1,500 of the 5,000 UK practices. Private equity firms including EQT and CVC have provided funding for some of these operators....
...Five more top stories 1....
...But Best has quietly helped expand the firm’s investment portfolio by pursuing a number of deals for UK retailers....
...But S&P expects prices to rise just 0.5 per cent this holiday season, compared with the “blistering” retail inflation of 6.1 per cent seen in 2022....
...The World of Work Can a chief happiness officer improve workplace morale?...
...March 6 to June 28; further information and tickets here Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier direct Puccini’s tragedy about a geisha who falls in love with a US naval officer, with Kevin John Edusei conducting...
...One story on Wall Street is that shorting Treasuries, a high-conviction trade for a while, went too far, and last week was the correction....
...Better salesmanship will not bring mortgage rates down from 7.5 per cent, or halve petrol prices....
...Now, the OBR expects the economy to grow by 0.8% this year and 1.9% next year — 0.5% higher than their autumn forecast. After that growth rises to 2%, 1.8%, and 1.7% in 2028....
...’s chief financial officer....
...$1.1bn (Reuters)...
...His comments led to a modest sell-off in consumer goods stocks, with Mondelez and PepsiCo shares sliding 7 and 5 per cent respectively in the following days....
...John Williams: Obviously, it’s not just about one report, but the totality of the data....
...However, powered by algorithms and artificial intelligence, it is being introduced at a rapid pace by a growing number of consumer industries....
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