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...At Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the stars are out in force: Will Smith, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Russell Crowe and, by video-link, Tom Cruise and Vin Diesel....
...Agency is expanding into the global music business with the acquisition of The Agency Group of the UK, as the Hollywood agency boosts its financial firepower with an investment from ValueAct Capital’s Jeffrey...
...● BNP Paribas Securities Services has hired Jamie Pratt as head of sales for the Americas for debt market services. Mr Pratt joins from Barclays Capital....
...In a statement, a spokesman for Pratt & Whitney said we “remain focused on delivering F135 engines while lowering costs for our customers, and powering a successful flight test program....
...The commitment could cost more than $100m but may bolster flagging political support for the project and give the pair a chance to finish their engine and compete against Pratt & Whitney, maker of the main...
...“Across the board their traditional competition, whether it be Pratt & Whitney [owned by United Technologies] in aircraft engines or Siemens in turbines or Philips [of the Netherlands] in medical equipment...
...Pratt has hit back, noting that the majority of cited cost overruns have had “nothing to do with the development or design of the Pratt engine”....
...Louis Chênevert, the chief executive of United Technologies, manufacturer of Pratt & Whitney jet engines and Otis lifts, says that by 2013 he plans to source 40 per cent of the company’s components from...
...UTC, a GE-like conglomerate with operations spanning Sikorsky helicopters, Otis lifts and Pratt & Whitney jet engines, has been looking to expand in the security business....
...The conglomerate, which owns businesses that include Sikorsky helicopters and Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines, is on the lookout for deals....
...“Consumers have a very positive outlook on 3D, but economic conditions are making people less likely to want to pay more for it,” says Tamaryn Pratt, Quixel research principal....
...Ms Comstock, seen as a key ally of GE’s chairman and chief executive Jeffrey Immelt, will replace Dan Henson, who moves to head GE Capital Solutions....
...Then, at the dawn of the 1980s, came that elegant Jamaican, Jeffrey Dujon....
...Jeffrey Sprague, an analyst at Citigroup, said GE's tax rate may “raise some eyebrows”. “We are not sure yet what is behind this,” he added....
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