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...Additional reporting by Eung Sea A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on March 12. ©2024 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...The push to establish a Gulf coast crude oil price standard comes as S&P Global Platts, whose North Sea price assessments form part of the physical trading market, is examining whether to incorporate other...
...Revenue growth was 20 per cent, year on year, in 2013’s first nine months. Consensus estimates are for something similar in 2014. There are potential headwinds....
...The interim Maidan government said it would likely sign off as soon as next week on the Association Agreement that Viktor Yanukovich, then Ukraine’s president, failed to sign in November....
...In 2008, US class I rails moved 9,500 carloads of crude, according to data from the Association of American Railroads....
...James Lovegrove Picture books A White Butterfly, by Laurie Cohen and Barbara Ortelli, Minedition, RRP£10.99/$12.99 This board book explores colours and their associations....
...(Financial Times) OVERNIGHT MARKETS: DOWN Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -21.61 (-0.17%) at 12,327 Topix down -1.48 (-0.14%) at 1,039 Hang Seng down -29.44 (-0.13%) at 23,061 US markets S&P 500 up +5.04...
...Arsenal has reported increasing turnover on commercial deals, Manchester City signed with First Gulf Bank and renewed with Heineken, and Chelsea extended its Adidas deal and signed a new one with Rotary....
...-based Visa Inc. and set up a rival system in Europe, people familiar with the matter said.” The sources said a decision won’t be made until a Visa Europe board meeting, schedule for April....
...Once a year, investors and analysts in the United Arab Emirates engage in what has almost become a ritual for the local financial community – guessing whether the oil-soaked Gulf country will finally be...
...Existing home sales in August rose to their best level in two years, according to figures released by the National Association of Realtors....
...Rules for affordable properties may be relaxed for builders, and the government would underwrite bonds issued by housing associations to enable them to borrow more cheaply (Financial Times)....
...P 500 down -0.09% at 1,351 Bovespa down -0.99% at 65,039 Asia Nikkei 225 up +2.62% at 9,289 Topix up +2.22% at 804.28 Hang Seng up +1.97% at 21,331 Shanghai Composite up +0.86% at 2,365 MSCI Asia ex-Japan...
...ftcamp=rss#axzz1mKKYs6or Apple: labour group began Foxconn inspections Apple said the Fair Labor Association began auditing supplier Foxconn Technology Group’s plants in China, the first inspections in...
...Apple: labour group began Foxconn inspections Apple said the Fair Labor Association began auditing supplier Foxconn Technology Group’s plants in China, the first inspections in an effort to respond to criticism...
...Some homes will be deemed affordable – at least by London standards – and will be part-managed by a group of housing associations under the title Triathlon Homes....
...In real terms, allowing for inflation, the CAPP does not expect capital spending to exceed 2008’s peak until 2015....
...The Aerospace Industries Association has stepped up its efforts to “educate” congressmen about the importance of defence spending to national security and the economy....
...P 500 down -0.13% at 1,338 Bovespa down -1.33% at 63,039 Asia Nikkei 225 up +1.10% at 10,082 Topix up +0.96% at 873.51 Hang Seng down -1.01% at 22,518 Shanghai Composite down -0.21% at 2,810 MSCI Asia ex-Japan...
...Tunisia: Gulf investor places a bet Gulf investors aren’t slow in looking for post-Arab Spring opportunities....
...Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.02% at 1,166 Americas DJIA down -0.10% at 12,570 S&P 500 down -0.13% at 1,338 Bovespa down -1.33% at 63,039 Asia Nikkei 225 up +0.25% at 9,997 Topix up...
...The X2’s maximum cruise speed is starting to look rather good compared with the Osprey, which is capable of 270 knots....
...The company said on Friday it was “encouraged” following a pressure test on Thursday that had halted the flow of oil from its damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico....
...“We’ve had a clean-up plan in place, developed at a meeting of local stakeholders such as fishermen, since two weeks after the disaster....
...Chipmakers were higher after the Semiconductor Industry Association said global sales climbed 4.5 per cent in May from the previous month....
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