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...The target temperature is adjustable from 20°C (slightly pointless) down to -20°C, and on its Max setting (ie, rapid cooling) it got down to fridge temperature from a standing start after 20 minutes of gentle...
...It’s only a bad thing for corporate C-suites, which are doing everything they can to keep profit margins near record highs: from cutting workers (in the case of overstaffed and oversized tech groups) to...
...PS I watched so much Danish TV in lockdown that I decided to learn the language. Sadly, watching Borgen reminds me that I still need those English subtitles....
...But at an eye-watering C$75bn ($50bn) price tag for the project, the companies also want Alberta’s provincial government to help....
...He was called by the headmaster of a local school and asked if his studio could create a temporary school for students of PS 234, displaced by the disaster....
...Smart read In order to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2050, it’s going to cost a pretty penny....
...Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe’s C....
...But really, out of the three Ps that bore down Boris Johnson — Owen Paterson, partygate and Pincher — it was partygate was the one that dominated the beginning of the year....
...A hash on the name means Peel Hunt’s house broker): With Brent up c.80% in two months, E&Ps are slowly shifting mind-set from survival to growth and for cash-rich companies, the opportunity set is increasing...
...Ibstock reports brick volumes are currently c.-70% YoY and concrete c.-50%, while Forterra reports bricks and blocks currently c.-50% YoY....
...We believe it is unlikely Supermajors (CVX, RDS, TOT, BP, XOM) will pursue wide-scale corporate M&A with independent E&Ps....
...as financing continues to be tighter for smaller E&Ps....
...Dr Niccolo Caldararo Dept of Anthropology,San Francisco State University, US...
...It confirmed today that on balance COVID-19 had a largely neutral impact on non-retail businesses (we expect these to contribute c.£1bn of EBITDA in 19/20, after c.£860m in 18/19), which should continue...
...Every 1% change in bad debt will impact by £82mn, or c.1.1p/share. Bad debt in 2019 was c.1.5% for residential and 0.7% for business....
...At Brent USD40/bbl, the sector FCF yield will still be at c. 3-4%, while balance sheets are strong....
...As we have stressed before, C&I loan conditions are crucial for investment in human, physical and working capital....
...Deutsche Bank’s beleaguered staff are now facing institutionalised vitamin C privation, amid ever tighter cost controls....
...Dr Niccolo Caldararo Dept of Anthropology, San Francisco State University, CA, US...
...PS: I suspect some of you might be interested in Mr Harari’s views on cryptocurrencies....
...Exhibit C (coin RELAUNCHES are now a thing!)...
...Hanson, Jeremy C. Stein, and Adi Sunderam Recommendations for financial regulation — US Treasury Dept...
...To: Mr D Cameron, c/o The Shed, Witney, Oxfordshire David, Can you believe it’s just a year since we were in Downing Street?...
...Ps. My plan to start up an informal FR reading list was somewhat mistimed as I am away for a few days from this evening....
...A telegram from MI5 HQ to its liaison in Washington spells it out: “Do your best to prevent FBI informing State Dept....
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