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...A rare bright spot for European manufacturers comes from Volkswagen, which has successfully increased sales in China to compensate for the slowdown at home....
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...China’s economy has not “peaked” and its growth prospects remain “bright”....
...If he says the sky is bright pink, you have to say you’re excited the sky is pink.”...
...Kristalina Georgieva highlighted “strong momentum” in the US economy while also singling out India as a bright spot....
...A small bonfire had been lit and 500 metres away, the Towner gallery blazed bright for the Turner Prize exhibition opening....
...We start with the simplest of narrative techniques: a group of people gathered around a fire; a storyteller (played with bright-eyed eagerness by Fernandes) summoned to help King Janamejaya decide on peace...
...One bright spot is London, where new data yesterday showed the capital powering ahead of other regions in England, thanks to growth in professional services, underlining the challenges ahead for the government...
...So when the fintech group CAB Payments raised about £300mn in a UK listing in July, it came as a rare bright spot. Alas, it was short lived....
...Overall, the sector has been hit badly by the slowdown in China’s economy, with rare bright spots from US political spending, the Beijing Winter Olympics and the current World Cup in Qatar....
...Aerospace and defence has been a rare bright spot for UK manufacturing in recent years but is coming under increasing pressure as it falls prey to foreign takeovers as well as being faced with rising inflation...
...On the other, determining the proper post-Covid value of office buildings could take a long time, said M&T CFO Darren King....
...One of the few bright spots is pet care. “Most consumers prioritise their pets over spending on themselves,” said investment bank Peel Hunt....
...The boom in tourism is one of the eurozone’s few bright spots as the outlook for the bloc’s wider economy dims....
...Citigroup was a rare bright spot as it reported higher-than-expected earnings as trading and cash management offset rising credit costs and a drop in deal activity....
...The red-hot labour market remains the bright spot for policymakers as growth slows and consumers start to rein in spending....
...Planting includes the bright pink poppy Papaver dubium subsp lecoqii Albiflorum and dandelion, an important insect food source because they flower so early....
...(Darren Dodd) Latest news US labour costs and inflation gauge rise, heaping further pressure on Fed Colgate revenues buoyed by price rises as inflation hits profit margin Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe...
...The one bright spot for him is better than expected public finances....
...The “e-tail” boom has been one of the few bright spots for the British economy.The decision by the US Food and Drug Administration to grant full approval to the BioNTech/Pfizer Covid-19 jab has spurred American...
...As a result of this process, “[detainees] stopped noticing the glare of bright lights in the middle of the night. They stopped feeling their constant hunger....
...executives gathered downtown in the George R Brown Convention Center argued that their companies would play a starring role in the transition to cleaner energy and the fossil fuel age was still burning bright...
...Digital streaming has been Disney’s only bright spot this year as lockdowns boosted demand for TV-based content, helping to offset losses from shuttered cinemas, theme parks and film studios as well as weaker...
...Despite some bright spots such as south-east Asia, progress in countries most affected is flatlining, with disruption from Covid-19 likely to add to malaria deaths this year....
...Rare bright spots include German manufacturing enjoying a rebound in exports....
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