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...Stuart Kirk. . . or rising....
...“To have an exchange exerting this much influence on Japanese corporate management is completely unprecedented,” said Bruce Kirk, chief Japan equity strategist at Goldman Sachs....
...Email: stuart.kirk@ft.com; Twitter: @stuartkirk__...
...Those that have complied tend to be the weakest companies, with p/b ratios below 0.5; many stronger companies apparently feel like they can get away with it....
...Patagonia was already a B Corp and California benefit corporation and Chouinard, now an ex-billionaire, said in an open letter that he had considered taking it public instead....
...He eventually found his way to the legendary B-movie director Roger Corman, who helped launch the careers of future directors including Francis Ford Coppola....
...One good read In case you missed it over the weekend, Stuart Kirk’s first column as an FT investment columnist struck a blow for transparency....
...That’s B-O-L-A underscore S-O-L. Claer Barrett And Damien? Damien Jordan If you just put Damien Talks Money into Google, or Making Money is the podcast if that’s more your thing....
...Political Fix was presented by me, Lucy Fisher, and produced by Philippa Goodrich. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Sound design and original music is by Breen Turner....
...I got a B at GCSE maths. I didn’t do maths A-level. I’m able to understand and learn about all of these things. If I can do it, anyone can....
...Five thousand businesses in 83 countries and 156 industries are Certified B Corporations, meeting rigorous social and environmental standards....
...Chrysaor’s output was forecast to naturally decline over the next five years to fewer than 150,000 barrels a day, according to Wood Mackenzie, but should now hold above 200,000 b/d....
...Robert Mitchum lured from sleepy east California back to his dark past by Kirk Douglas via Jane Greer, playing one of the most fatal of femmes fatales....
...None of the 181 BRT signatories made the switch to become a B-Corp over the past year. But B-Lab is still keeping up the pressure....
...SoftBank’s Vision Fund was Fair’s leading investor in its $385m Series B funding round last December....
...Kirk Shryoc, a structured finance expert, will be the new CFO....
...Sales growth continued into the second half, M&B said....
...Catcher is key to Premier’s goal of increasing its production this year to between 80,000 and 85,000 b/d and continue paying off its significant debt load....
...“It’s been obvious for a while that the super luxury market has been flooded,” says Kirk Henckels of Stribling....
...Is it (a) lots of gas and dust, maybe a planet or two; or (b) an alien megalomaniac intent on taking down the United Federation of Planets with an ancient superweapon?...
...Moody’s B3 rating is the equivalent of a B minus rating from Standard & Poor’s or Fitch, the last rung before a company falls into highly speculative territory....
...One of the most admired producers of this variety in its new form (not too oaky, not too alcoholic, polished tannins and with real interest) is Tim Kirk of Canberra....
...You get guys that are Class B lawyers . . . They don’t know anything. Comparing Donald to [Texas senator Ted] Cruz, [Florida senator Marco] Rubio or some of those guys — that’s men against boys.”...
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