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...LV, aka mutual Liverpool Victoria, has named insurer Bupa’s UK and global markets head David Hynam as chief executive....
...Goldman banker goes on trial over Malaysia’s 1MDB corruption scandal (Nikkei Asia) Paper shortage delays Abrdn shareholder vote on £1.5bn deal (FT) Toshiba revises split plan under investor pressure (FT) LV...
...and Blitzer acquire stake in NFL’s Steelers (BBG) Telecoms groups expected to revive mergers after EU court ruling (FT) Owners of AS Roma seek new buyers after collapse of €750m sale (FT) Life insurer LV...
...Other southern states, including North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky all now host Chinese factories....
...While the scope of the pilot is limited, with only 13 stores in Northern Kentucky participating and the trial lasting just several months, the move underscores how retailers across different industries are...
...However the momentum flagged after Rand Paul, a Republican senator from Kentucky, said he could not support legislation that adds trillions of dollars to the federal debt....
...The Senate voted 51-49 late on Thursday — with Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky the only Republican to vote against the measure, which is a necessary step in helping push forward the planned $1.5tn tax-cut...
...As Ron Klain, an Indiana native who is an experienced Washington political hand and vice-president for Revolution LLC, Mr Case’s investment firm, predicts: “Over time, young talent will move to those places...
...Hopkinsville, Kentucky branded itself “Eclipseville” and expects an influx of 100,000 people. It has planned a three-day festival around a celestial event that lasts less than three hours....
...In Louisville, Kentucky, 20 were killed in a blaze of riot and destruction, some of the victims burnt alive in their houses....
...The group faces a $870m fine in Kentucky. Amaya also has a patchy earnings record and $2bn of net debt, according to S&P Global....
Donors’ bundles have counted for nothing in the case of many candidates
...It was during this period that Mr Low met Joey McFarland, a Kentucky native whose business paired celebrities with hotel and corporate appearances....
...The Association of British Insurers, along with Thatcham and 11 insurers including Admiral, Direct Line, LV= and the Lloyd’s insurance market, has created a group to work with the government on the future...
...The activist hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb (left) has emerged as a shareholder in Yum Brands, in a development that could put pressure on the owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut to split off its...
...Founded in 1915 to move coal along the Kentucky River, the company freights a wide range of goods, from chemicals and fertilisers to construction materials, coal and grains....
...Kentucky-based Yum said that publicity over the supplier, a subsidiary of US-based OSI, had hit sales at its KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in China – in spite of the fact that OSI was not a big supplier...
...China accounts for more than half the revenues of Yum Brands, which owns KFC and Pizza Hut, and few western firms have bet as much on the country as has the Kentucky-based company....
...Rand Paul, the libertarian Republican senator from Kentucky who is building support for a presidential run, had rushed to support Mr Bundy until the rancher’s race comments, which forced him into a hasty...
...In June it helped finance a Kentucky mine from which it will buy coal. Last month it bought a royalty interest in oil and gas wells across New Mexico and Colorado....
...Times Lex) Plight of rice farmers highlights Philippines growth dilemma (Financial Times) Merkel refuseniks determined to head off grand coalition (Bloomberg) Coal’s decline hits hardest in the mines of Kentucky...
...They rebounded when it emerged that the commission was targeting Fortune High Tech Marketing, a Kentucky direct seller which is unconnected with Herbalife. Later shares began to fall again....
...Announcing flat annual underlying pre-tax profits, Britvic said the drink would be going on sale in Kentucky, Florida and Georgia....
...LVS fell 1.6 per cent to $43.69, down 11.2 per cent over the five days. Melco fell 3.3 per cent to $9.85 and is off almost 17 per cent since Tuesday....
...His suit led to a breakthrough law in Kentucky that outlawed “double-dealing” agents in horse sales....
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