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...crisis in the Middle East and Russia’s war in Ukraine leave the world facing its most significant geopolitical risks since the 1973 oil embargo, according to Lorenzo Simonelli, head of oil services business Baker...
...Grant Thornton and Baker Tilly have agreed to sell majority stakes to private equity in the past six weeks, and bankers and executives expect more deals to come. 4....
...Darren Woods, Exxon chief executive, has told investors his goal is to ensure the company holds best-in-class positions in all sectors in which it operates....
...Need to know: business The “Big Three” international oilfield services groups — Halliburton, Baker Hughes and SLB — reported their most profitable 12 months since the height of the US shale boom as high...
...Darren Jones, Labour MP and chair of the parliamentary business and trade committee, said McDonald’s “must remove the franchise rights from owners who don’t follow the law”....
...UK law firm Baker McKenzie has bumped up pay for newly qualified lawyers to £110,000, in contrast to some of its London rivals which have decided to freeze salaries as demand slows....
...But although oil majors such as BP and ExxonMobil pledged to quit Russia, oil services companies Schlumberger, Baker Hughes and Halliburton — partners of Russian state-backed producers Rosneft and Gazprom...
...Halliburton, one of the world’s top oilfield services companies, followed rivals Schlumberger and Baker Hughes by reporting a surge in profits as the oil industry roars back to life....
...Baker Hughes, the oilfield services company, blamed inflation and supply chain problems for disappointing profits, but others such as Nestlé, Europe’s largest foodmaker, have been able to weather the pressure...
...Services companies Halliburton and Baker Hughes struck an upbeat tone on oil market prospects as they announced quarterly results....
...Qatar Airways’ boss Akbar Al Baker told the FT that recovery for the industry was far off and more co-operation was needed to set up vaccine passports....
...Linklaters has promoted Greg Baker to the newly created role of global head of practice innovation, based in London....
...High-street staple Greggs, the baker, announced its first loss in 37 years as revenues fell 30 per cent during the pandemic....
...“Specialist food stores, such as bakers and butchers, saw increased sales as the continued closure of hospitality saw customers buying produce for Easter festivities at home,” said Darren Morgan, ONS director...
...Today we report a trebling of losses at Ted Baker and news that even the Queen’s coffers — Her Majesty is a big commercial landlord via the Crown Estate — have been hit by the enforced closures of stores...
...Its nearest comparisons would be Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers, Sean Baker’s The Florida Project and Andrea Arnold’s American Honey....
...Oil services group Baker Hughes said it would continue slashing costs on the expectation of industry volatility lasting through to the end of the year....
...Darren Rodwell, the leader of Barking and Dagenham council, said an area known for “factories and Fords” would be “famous for making films”....
...Letter in response to this article: Retail crisis hits councils and pension funds too / From Nina Baker, Glasgow, Scotland, UK...
...The law firm Baker Botts hired Nigel Stacey as a partner in its corporate department. He joins the London office from Gibson Dunn....
...We can measure policy uncertainty by an index constructed by Nick Bloom, Scott Baker and Steven Davis....
...According to Baker Hughes, the oil and gas rig count in the US reached a new record low of 339 last week (its lowest level since at least 1940)....
...Darren Shirley at broker Shore Capital predicted full-year profit of £4m....
...At the time Darren Throop, Entertainment One’s chief executive, said the change in approach was a response to the growing might of online streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon....
...In the 10 days before the vote in June 2016, Vote Leave gave £625,000 to a young fashion student called Darren Grimes, and £100,000 to a group named Veterans for Britain....
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