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...All I want for Christmas is silver, copper and uranium rings . . . plus, maybe, some recycled gold....
...Fortnum’s atrium featured giant Christmas puddings over Christmas that levitated in tandem with festive sounds....
...Just when I thought we could slow down a little bit for the Christmas holidays, BAM!...
...Nobody under the age of 60 likes Christmas cake. Anyway, Judge Hyde accepts that “the conventional cake can only be a starting point”. On to the flapjacks....
...A Merry Christmas to readers and thanks for subscribing. Any thoughts until then?...
...Management has also vowed to take a “disciplined” approach to cost management in light of the current trading environment....
...The UK housing sector, like certain markets, has been cloaked with a protective shield during the coronavirus crisis....
...Jewelly fresh. 19.5% Barbeito 40-Year-Old Reitor Malvasia BV Madeira £448 Hedonism If it’s liquid Christmas pudding, history and hedonism you are after, this is the wine for you....
...Clare Waight Keller does enchant at Givenchy — although hers is a kind of technical bewitchment....
...This season’s must-have accessory is multicoloured Christmas lights for your beard, or the beard of the man in your life. But at around £10, how do you determine if it is good value?...
...Cars, famously, are not allowed on Sark and there are no street lights....
...They pulled out all the stops to deliver a great Christmas for the UK....
...Next attributed some of this improvement to the “much colder weather leading up to Christmas”....
...Policymakers in the UK often tut-tut at two-tier European labour markets, patting themselves on the back for what they like to call Britain’s “light and even” employment regulation....
...Markets at 0810 GMT Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -445.34 (-1.97%) at 22,177 Topix down -25.55 (-1.43%) at 1,765 Hang Seng down -580.69 (-2.01%) at 28,262 US markets S&P 500 down -9.87 (-0.37%) at 2,630...
...FTSE 100 wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown is offering staff a few drinks in the office on Christmas Eve after markets close, and provides roughly £30 per head for team meals. “We have 1,300 people....
...Markets at 0813 GMT Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -77.77 (-0.33%) at 23,710 Topix down -4.02 (-0.21%) at 1,888 Hang Seng up +39.94 (+0.13%) at 31,114 US markets S&P 500 down -3.06 (-0.11%) at 2,748 DJIA...
...Markets at 0805 GMT Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +135.46 (+0.57%) at 23,850 Topix up +8.95 (+0.48%) at 1,889 Hang Seng up +112.75 (+0.36%) at 31,012 US markets S&P 500 up +4.56 (+0.17%) at 2,748 DJIA down...
...Debenhams said the early weeks of the quarter were “disappointing” as the market remained competitive – and its decision to use sales promotions to improve performance in the six weeks before Christmas delivered...
...However, the latest quarter includes Christmas, the slowest time of the year for estate agents, and household bill switching – ZPG’s other main business through its uSwitch website....
...Just a few days back into his train commute to work after the Christmas break, and Tom Adams is feeling annoyed....
...pumpkins and the Christmas ads have started…”....
...Under the stars, bathed in the pale light of a full moon, were gathered some 200 or 300 dancers....
...The economic calendar for Wednesday is light (all times London): 08.00: Spain consumer price index 09.00: Turkey current account balance The markets at 08:01 Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +57.76 (+0.28%...
...Customers became so reluctant to commit to big-ticket items after Christmas that sales growth of 6.8 per cent in the first half collapsed to a 0.9 per cent rise over the full-year....
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