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...“We have a long-term turnaround trajectory but we fully recognise that what happened in October calls for a very short-term turnaround,” he added....
...of the menopause can be considered a disability if they have a long-term and substantial impact on a woman’s ability to carry out day-to-day activities....
...Employers are required to make accommodations if a condition is considered a disability under the Equality Act 2010, which means it must be deemed a physical or mental impairment that has a long-term negative...
...But pension managers typically want long-term and guaranteed income to fund payouts to retirees, so Perenna will have to carefully manage the terms of its bond issuance to balance meeting investors’ demands...
...Developing and implementing a long-term investment strategy that seeks to secure victory in the war, while standing firm against the short-term temptation of winning a battle, is the definition of rationality...
...short-term rental properties....
...Structural reforms lacking The recovery fund was supposed to do more than simply boost growth in the short term....
...Suppliers involved in costly long-term projects need an investment grade rating: no customer wants to sign a contract with a company that might not be around when delivery time comes....
...The long-term operational standard is for 95 per cent of patients to be seen in four hours — a target last met in England in 2015....
...Pension funds own about a quarter of outstanding gilts, and they are particularly dominant in bonds with maturities of 30 years, as well as inflation-linked debt, both of which they use to hedge their long-term...
...short-term targets....
...BlackRock’s $76bn in net long-term flows for the first quarter of 2024 was its weakest result since early 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic prompted massive withdrawals across the industry, and State Street...
...In the UK, about 36 per cent of working-age adults report a long-term health condition, and 2.5mn are economically inactive as a result — up 400,000 since March 2020....
...The guidance, he said, was “more about creating a framework over the short, medium or long term [for users] to deliver their existing commitments . . . than saying, there is one particular set of targets...
...But unlike water, the gas companies do not have the guarantee of long-term demand, with the need to meet the UK’s energy and climate goals expected to leave the gas networks widely defunct by 2050....
...This means there is no long-term case for fossil fuels in energy and transport.”...
...Przybelski, at UW Health, said about half his patients were initially refused by Medicare Advantage plans for PET scan coverage, adding that “it normally involves a long phone call” to get scans approved...
...Still, Direct Line has yet to put up much of a defence in terms of its own outlook. Another plan to cut costs is likely on Thursday....
...In the short to medium term, it’s fair to say that small businesses will continue to dread having to interact with HMRC.”...
...Need to know: UK and Europe economy UK ministers announced plans to squeeze benefits claimed by millions of people with long-term disabilities and health conditions, as part of a drive to cut a soaring...
...But high upfront costs, and distant long-run benefits, are hostages to short-term thinking. To save money, the decision is made to build only half a bridge, starting from the rich side of the river....
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