Hints and tips:
...Gifting energy companies excess profits via household energy subsidies, instead of investing in massive housing retrofit and the heat pump revolution, is another missed opportunity....
...All else being equal this would imply a greater potential for faster growth....
...The energy transition strategy update in March is key to becoming more positive on the stock, absent a V-shaped recovery for their O&G customers. Glaring value?...
...A version of a basic income scheme and/or universal basic services, could underpin this process of change and provide enough material security to unleash a huge amount of entrepreneurialism and creativity...
...Elsewhere in sellside, Morgan Stanley has a very belated downgrade of Hurricane Energy as part of a big E&P sector thing....
...Increased focus on the home, reversing some L-T adverse trends....
...What happens further down the P&L is largely a question of capital structure, but it appears most will be either loss-making or make only marginal PBT....
...With top-line beat flowing through the P&L, core op. profit was +8% vs cons and core EPS +12%. ¾ of the EBIT beat seems inventory related. Q: What were the most noteworthy areas in the results?...
...If we failed to measure externalities, if we failed to anticipate drought, if we failed to anticipate variations of prices of food, of energy, of services, then we're not doing our job....
...I believe that the situation will contract with what the Equal Employment Opportunity Law has promised,” said Katsunobu Kato, minister of health, labour and welfare....
...Even so, S&P Global Platts suggested China’s LNG demand was likely to grow at a slower pace this year....
...Assuming energy prices remain at current levels, energy (base effects) will drive inflation lower until autumn next year....
...The work subsequently undertaken such as large scale energy efficiency retrofitting of the UK housing stock and the roll out of renewable energy would generate good quality local employment and better prepare...
...Businesses invest when they see a market opportunity....
...I am also accepting the Infrastructure Commission’s recommendations on energy and on London transport. The Government that is delivering Crossrail 1 will now commission Crossrail 2....
...That’s the biggest real terms increase to the basic State Pension in 15 years....
...Know your basics, but if you want to leave an impression, find out more....
...We will ensure equal treatment for all service members, and equal benefits for their families – gay and straight....
...Back to the top Managed Service Companies New legislation came into effect on 6 April 2007 concerning the use of Managed Service Companies (MSC)....
...Improve regulatory oversight of energy markets by implementing the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) recommendations on commodity futures markets and calling on relevant regulators...
...During 2008-09, NREGA provided employment opportunities for more than 4.47 crore households as against 3.39 crore households covered in 2007-08....
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...We are left with our large portfolio of bonds and cash equal to 30 per cent of our entire portfolio. I do not want to be 100 per cent in bonds....
...Services are 70 percent of most developed economies, and innovation in services is critical to future success, from banking to healthcare and creative industries....
...protection of the law and have equal opportunity to compete and prosper in all spheres of life....
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