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...UK LFL sales growth was +3.9% ex splits (+3.0% 3Q) and +2.6% inc splits (+1.4% 3Q). RoI LFL sales growth was -1.0% ex splits and -2.4% inc splits....
...Kaz Minerals said the final stages of ramping up Bozshakol to full production will be completed in the second half of this year and for Aktogay in 2018....
...He will report to Kaz Hirai, Sony’s chief executive....
...The Japanese group said he would stay on for up to six months as co-chief executive, sharing responsibilities with Kaz Hirai, Sony’s chief executive, until a successor is found....
...According to Sony’s chief executive Kaz Hirai, most of the games for PS VR at launch were specifically created for VR: “It could be the same franchise and have the same title but it’s not a remake of a game...
...Other leading mining companies operating in Kazakhstan, which is the world’s largest uranium producer and a major supplier of copper, zinc and ferrochrome, include Glencore, ArcelorMittal and KAZ Minerals...
...and the first reading of the UK’s Q4 GDP of most interest: Earnings (all times CET): 07:00: Roche08:00 Deutsche Bank08:00 Electrolux08:00 Hennes & Mauritz08:00 Diageo Half Year08:00 Anglo American08:00 KAZ...
...That has boosted shares in Kaz Minerals, a copper producer listed in London, which rose 19 per cent on the news....
Investors encouraged by news Kazakh government agrees tax cuts
...from Sony and Microsoft drew a clear battle line between their two new games consoles: the Xbox One was pitched as an all-in-one entertainment hub while the PlayStation 4 was – in the words of Sony chief Kaz...
...He added that it was “perplexing” that Kaz Hirai, Sony’s chief executive, “does not worry about a division that has just released 2013’s versions of Waterworld and Ishtar” – a reference to two of the biggest...
...However, Kaz Hirai, Sony’s chief executive, has maintained that the entertainment group is not for sale....
...Ten months after becoming Sony’s chief executive Kazuo “Kaz” Hirai knows the clock is ticking on his turnround strategy for the Japanese electronics group, which this month reported its third quarterly net...
Our columnists have a positive start to the year
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