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...UK, energy regulator Ofgem will update its energy price cap for the three months starting April 1....
...Lenovo (24.9 per cent market share), HP (21.2 per cent) and Dell (16.4) per cent remained the top vendors in 2020, according to Gartner. The Internet of (Five) Things 1....
...Though Tesco shares dipped 1.6 per cent on the announcement, Sainsbury’s stock sold off by 3.9 per cent, while B&M Europe, saw its shares dip 2.4 per cent....
...In March 2020 forecast for UK GDP was -0.1 per cent Out-turn was -10.9 . . . as OBR graciously comments:” for next year and the next few years forecast errors will be much larger than is typically the case...
...Effective management margin came in at 1.43%, up from 1.40% at the end of FY19. Costs: EQT reported €181mn of adjusted costs in 1H20, 2% above consensus (€177mn)....
...Muslims account for only about 1.1 per cent of the US population, according to the Pew Research Center, a Washington DC-based think-tank....
...The acquisition will boost Apple’s number of wireless technology patents to more than 17,000, the companies announced on Thursday....
...Goldman Sachs has the finest collection of chief executive and board relationships of any company in the world....
...Rothschild Global Advisory and energy focused boutique investment bank Intrepid Financial Partners have formed a strategic alliance to provide restructuring and debt advisory services to the North American...
...Michelle Seitz’s CV Born July 9 1965 Education 1987: Bachelor of science in accounting, Indiana University 1990: Chartered financial analyst Career 1987-92: Senior portfolio manager, NationsBank...
...Gary Styles, director, GPS Economics Inflation looks set to end 2016 at around 1.2-1.3%. We expect CPI inflation to approach 3% during 2017 and the risks are skewed to the upside....
...This means that investors approved auditor nominations on 99.9 per cent of occasions....
...Corn slumped 1.3 percent on U.S. production. Natural gas slid 1.9 percent.”...
...Chris Curran, PwC US Advisory’s chief technologist, identifies business analytics as the top trend to watch....
...An alternative would be make the business engage with stakeholder advisory groups, which could act as a sounding board for the main board....
...Debate 9 The size of boards and the limits on what they can achieve were highlighted at the ninth debate in the series. The participants concluded that smaller boards are better boards....
...“Whenever you go along to these investment shows, it’s 9-to-1 male,” Jones said. Even outside the world of investment, there are clear signs that men take risks that women may not....
...BBA Aviation rose 1.9 per cent to 186¾p on the back of UBS “buy” advice with a 182p target price....
...By the week’s close, the pound had risen 1.66 per cent to $1.59 against the dollar and gained 2.1 per cent to £0.87 against the euro and was 0.9 per cent stronger at Y128.75 against the yen....
...A 7.9 in 1923 was far more fatal, killing 143,000. 2145 – More context from Reuters: the USGS said a magnitude 9 earthquake was equivalent to 25,000 nuclear bombs. 2130 - Michiyo Nakamoto, an FT correspondent...
...Welfare of Minorities The Plan outlay of Ministry of Minority Affairs has been enhanced from Rs.1,000 crore in BE 2008-09 to Rs.1,740 crore in 2009-10, registering an increase of 74%....
...It started as the Kuwait Investment Board in London in 1953....
...At each turn, Macquarie takes a chunky advisory fee....
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