Hints and tips:
Related Special Reports
...Thames Water is on the brink of financial collapse after being hit by higher interest rates on its £18bn debt. Southern Water is also under close watch over its financial stability by regulator Ofwat....
...Officials at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have made contingency plans for Thames Water’s failure and dubbed them “Project Timber” because the collapse of the company, which...
...The online food delivery sector has been under pressure from investors to demonstrate profitability....
...The watch-filled book drew a new audience of “watch nerds” to his readings, with some asking him to sign their watch straps....
...Core inflation, which strips out energy and food prices, is expected to slow to 4.3 per cent from 4.5 per cent in the previous month EU events: A special summit of EU heads of state focuses on improving...
...The “core” measure, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, is expected to have risen 2.3 per cent from a year ago....
...Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is expected to increase 0.3 per cent in March and 3.7 per cent year on year....
...Today is World Water Day. Economic data: Japan releases its consumer price index for February, South Korea publishes its producer purchasers’ index and New Zealand announces trade data....
...Company results: Frozen potato processor Lamb Weston and consumer packaged foods company Conagra Brands will report earnings before the bell....
...Economic indicators: New Zealand publishes its food price index, South Korea releases its unemployment data for February and China is expected to announce new loan data....
...Corporate earnings: Taiwan’s food and beverage manufacturing group Uni-President Enterprises reports fourth-quarter earnings....
...south, to help ease water shortages....
...Core PPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is expected to come in at 0.2 per cent, down from 0.5 per cent in January....
...Analysts expect the eurozone’s underlying rate of price growth, which strips out more volatile energy and food prices, to drop below 3 per cent for the first time in two years....
...Earnings: In a busy day for European earnings, full-year results are due from UK high-street lender Lloyds Banking Group, French yoghurt maker Danone, Swiss food giant Nestlé, German premium carmaker Mercedes-Benz...
...The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee will also question regulator Ofwat’s chief executive David Black and chair Iain Coucher....
...It is forecast to report a same-store sales decline as food inflation causes consumers to seek bargains at discount stores....
...Earnings: Consumer goods company Hormel Foods, German sandal maker Birkenstock and electronics retailer Best Buy will report before the bell and give insight into how consumer spending held up in the most...
...Corporate results: Quarterly results are expected from Dutch bank ABN Amro, German food delivery company Delivery Hero, Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company Norsk Hydro and German engineering...
...Core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy costs, is expected to fall to 3.8 per cent....
...The model is rarely used in continental Europe, however, while in the US it is mainly confined to niches such as fast-food franchises rather than essential utilities....
...Core PPI, which strips out volatile food and energy costs, is expected to come in at 1.6 per cent, down from 1.8 per cent a year ago....
...Earnings: Owner of UK fast-fashion retailer Primark, Associated British Foods, will give a trading update, while UK housebuilder Crest Nicholson publishes full-year results....
...Deliveroo: The UK-based food delivery platform will release its fourth-quarter trading update....
...But it’s unlikely to be the last such battle as Apple seeks to turn its Watch into an important medical accessory. richard.waters@ft.com...
International Edition