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...Companies also due to report include Cisco Systems, Santos and Tencent. Retailer TJX, Lowe’s and doughnut maker Krispy Kreme are reporting before the bell today....
...It was, pretty much, the high point of the spring 2020 collections – and certainly the only thing that could feasibly eclipse Jennifer Lopez “almost” wearing a green chiffon dress on the Versace catwalk....
...Previous waves of Latin American hitmakers, including Ricky Martin, Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez and even the ubiquitous Pitbull traditionally resorted to English lyrics to establish mass appeal...
...(NAR) The day ahead Angolans head to the polls After almost four decades in charge, José Eduardo dos Santos will step down as president of Angola, a country grappling with an economic crisis triggered...
...On the docket today, Mr Trump will host Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, while secretary of state Rex Tillerson will meet with Mexico’s foreign relations minister....
...This follows on the footsteps of President Juan Manuel Santos who on Thursday also ordered his troops to start a permanent armistice at the same time....
...President Juan Manuel Santos will then submit a deal to a plebiscite for Colombians to have the final say, although surveys offer conflicting forecasts as to the outcome of a referendum....
...Jennifer Thompson is a Hong Kong-based reporter for fastFT Photographs: Mike Kipling/Alamy; Chris Santos; Alamy; Chris Mellor/Getty Images; Jonathan Stone...
...It became clear, though, in recent weeks that it was unlikely both sides would reach an agreement by March 23, the date President Juan Manuel Santos coaxed the Farc to agree to in September last year....
...Among the biggest risers: Origin Energy rose as much as 7.6 per cent to A$4.13.Woodside Petroleum rose as much as 4.8 per cent to A$26.67.Santos rose as much as 6.7 per cent to A$3.03.Inpex Corp rose as...
Wall Street recovers from early sell-off
...(BBC) Revising history Jennifer Greenburg’s photos look like the type of thing you might find in an old family album — weddings, parties, lounging at the lake. But they are not her photos....
...ESS is 51 per cent-owned by Espírito Santo group, the troubled family company that controls Portuguese lender Banco Espírito Santo....
...Last week’s €379m purchase of Banco Espirito Santo’s investment bank by Haitong Securities took the 2014 deal tally to 30 and the sector’s combined spend to $4.8bn, according to Dealogic....
...Portuguese yields fell to a near-decade low of 3.22 per cent – despite fears about weaknesses in its banking system triggered by last month’s crisis over Banco Espírito Santo, the country’s largest listed...
...“The pipeline for new stores is healthy, the balance sheet is strong and the record for controlled growth is formidable,” analysts at Espirito Santo said....
...However, Joy Ferneyhough, analyst at Espírito Santo, warned: “This ratio is driven by a significant reserve release of £18m, which implies an underlying combined ratio of 106.6 per cent.”...
...company with a formidable record of margin and cash management in the face of significant sales pressures on some of its categories on the high street,” said Sanjay Vidyarthi, retail analyst at Espirito Santo...
...Another 19-year-old, Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic, took silver, while Lalonde Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago claimed the bronze....
...Germany’s RWE and Santos, the Australian energy group, were last week meeting with investors to discuss deals....
...That is starting to change, however, as a flurry of activity in hybrid bonds from companies such as Scottish and Southern Energy, RWE, Suez Environnement and Santos hits the European markets....
...However BDO Seidman, the US arm of the fifth biggest global accounting network, is currently appealing a $521m judgement against it for its audit of Banco Espirito Santo....
...This firm has had damages of $521m awarded against it for a negligent audit of ES Bankest, a factoring company owned by Banco Espírito Santo....
...But investors can feel comforted that if BG comes a cropper, there will be someone around – ExxonMobil is the latest gossip – to pick up the pieces BG: ed.crooks@ft.com jennifer.hughes@ft.com...
...The US firm was last year ordered to pay $521m to Banco Espirito Santo for its failure to discover fraud in the accounts of a financial services company backed by the Portuguese bank....
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