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...As such, Raine could have a hand in shaping the future of an entire sport, especially if the peace deal announced last June can be turned into something concrete....
...While William Caxton was setting up his printing press in London, Lodewyk van Bercken of Antwerp was cutting the city’s first major diamond, a whopper of 137 carats for the bling-loving Duke of Burgundy,...
...To put it simply, he says, his designs are centred around bringing in the light – he compares it to cutting diamonds. “And what is the singular purpose of cutting diamonds? To refract more light....
...A sweetener that Venkat will offer investors will be a more concrete commitment to capital returns....
...Oldham, who had previously worked as a film actor and writer, was aching to do something that could end up in a finished, concrete product....
...Roscheisen’s start-up, which had invented an alternative to the silicon solar panel, went bankrupt in 2013 and today he runs a company that produces lab-grown diamonds....
...(FT) Opec and Russia begin crunch talks Opec and Russia are meeting in Vienna to discuss cutting oil production....
...president, who built his campaign last year around an “America First” protectionist economic message, and his team are seeking to accelerate a trade agenda that so far has made many threats but taken little concrete...
...Passengers at the Crossrail station at Farringdon will look up at giant diamond-shaped concrete slabs on the ceiling, a reference to nearby Hatton Garden, which has been the home of a diamond-trading and...
...I have revised that and say the entire economy is open, except for two minerals: diamonds and platinum....
...It would be a grand, state-backed vision for postwar France — an egalitarian “people’s resort”, showcasing nature alongside cutting-edge architecture....
...Cost-cutting measures have included 72 potential redundancies at its Marfleet operation....
...It had been listed as a landmark since its sale to Harold and Hester Diamond in 1975. But its present owners, who were shown it as an outside option, immediately loved it. It’s just as well....
...Mr Idzik served as chief operating officer at Barclays under Bob Diamond when he was chief executive. In 2009 he was brought in by DTZ to restructure the UK-based estate agency....
...It has disposed of several non-core assets over the past six months, including the Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada....
...Its most significant makeover, in the 1950s, covered the entire shape with shiny white concrete. Last year it was scrubbed clean to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee....
...That raises questions about price cutting to gain market share, and whether the company might raise commissions if it gets established....
...But there have been no reports of concrete inquiries from either FedEx or UPS in years....
...A White House proposal that was expected to outline changes has been delayed and is likely to suggest options, rather than concrete reforms, potentially leaving Fannie and Freddie in limbo until after the...
...like the end of Barclays’ universal banking ambitions and, according to the FT’s Lex column: “Faced with a choice between pouring perhaps billions of dollars into BZW to take it into the top division or cutting...
...The only concrete measures have been a one-off bonus tax, imposed by the previous Labour government last year, and a US-style levy under its successor....
...Silver Bait LLC produces fishing worms by the millions. But that’s only the beginning of what it produces....
...One sleety evening on the border of Detroit proper and Dearborn, my rented Ford Focus skidded on black ice and hit a concrete roadside barrier....
...Financial Times: Thank you for joining us, Mr Diamond. Bob Diamond: It’s wonderful to be here....
...As America grapples with a yawning gap between rich and poor, buy-out executives have not dispelled the public perception of a clubby industry of jet-setting billionaires who grow rich by cutting costs and...
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