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...The sandwich stores and salad bars of Britain are still tormenting us with coronation chicken, a recipe originally created as a dish for George V’s silver jubilee, and later updated and rebranded “coronation...
...last time the US government pumped billions of dollars into an industry to deal with an economic crisis, it effectively took over two of the nation’s largest carmakers, securing large equity stakes in General...
...The style and general premise are similar to Apple’s “memojis”, but Zepeto creates an entire world for you to explore as your avatar....
...(left after Charlottesville) Alex Gorsky, Johnson & Johnson Greg Hayes, United Technologies Corp Marilynn Hewson, Lockheed Martin Corporation Jeff Immelt, General Electric Jim Kamsickas, Dana Inc...
...Charlie O’Shea, analyst at Moody’s, said the deal was a “transformative transaction, not just for food retail, but for retail in general”....
...It has shut down one of its main engineering sites, making about 40 staff redundant, and put the V-Charge on ice....
...Apple will back Ireland’s appeal to an “unbiased set of decision makers” as soon as possible, its general counsel said on Tuesday....
...In the meantime, execution is key for Fabian Garcia who will join the group as chief executive this month, says Moody’s analyst Nancy Meadows. “They are generating free cash flow....
...Also: AR v VR Do you like your reality augmented or completely virtual? Augmented reality has seen little progress with no sign yet of Google bringing out the next generation of Google Glass....
...There are tech challenges too, such as getting approval from Apple’s app store for marijuana-related apps....
...Freemium v paid: Streaming competition swells YouTube is one of several Spotify competitors bringing streaming services to the market this year....
...“In general, we have seen a slower economic dynamism that is beginning to show in consumption,” said Carlos González, an analyst at Monex in Mexico City....
...(WSJ) David Jones has agreed a A$2.15bn (US$2bn) takeover by South African retailer Woolworths, which trumps a merger approach from rival Australian department store group Myer....
...John Casey, Lex Publisher...
...“James v UMG Recordings” is a dispute about how much money musicians should receive from digital downloads of their work....
...As the US-based DIY chain The Home Depot opened its 91st warehouse-style store in little more than a decade in Mexico, more evidence emerged of strong consumer demand — if not yet a boom....
...At least it has a friendlier ring than last year’s aborted attempt by the Quebec-based convenience store group to buy Casey’s General Stores in the US....
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...Frida Giannini, the creative director of Gucci, and Patrizio di Marco, the chief executive, are in the ornate restaurant of the George V hotel in Paris, posing for a portrait. They look uncomfortable....
...Elsewhere in the retail sector, Casey’s General Stores fell 7 per cent to $37.71 after reporting third-quarter earnings of 37 cents a share, falling short of the 49 cents a share expected by Wall Street...
...Casey’s General Stores rose 1.9 per cent to $43.95 after it was reported that 7-Eleven was the anonymous second bidder which had offered $40 a share for the convenience store chain....
...In deal news, Casey’s General Stores advised shareholders to reject a new takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard, saying that an unnamed third party had made a higher bid of $40 a share....
...Casey’s General Stores, the US operator of convenience stores, on Friday rejected an unsolicited offer from Couche-Tard of Canada to buy the company for $1.9bn, including $29m of debt....
...Toyota is launching its Entune infotainment system with the new Prius V hybrid car this year....
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