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...“When I’m on the factory floor painting, all the staff are excited about what I’m doing — especially when I mention that I’m a Stokie,” she says....
...The best and brightest with even modest goals — such as starting a family — have a tough time turning down the big bucks.” — Richard G. Lyon, Bozeman, Montana...
...I know this is tough for everyone, and I’m especially sorry to those impacted....
...“I’m living this kind of British countryside fantasy,” she laughs. “But I love it. It’s so relaxing. In my 20s I was travelling every day, so it’s quite nice now to be more rooted,” she adds....
...The Stories She Wears is a six-month programme focusing on teaching practical techniques in local styles, upcycled fashion, traditional textile design and financial literacy. pradagroup.com; unfpa.org G...
...V Vaccination Pretty much the only thing that stood between Novak Djokovic and this year’s Australian Open title. Oops....
...Evidently, he’d missed the latest keystrokes of M&G bond fund manager Richard Woolnough. He’s decided to turn ‘Caps lock’ off and predict a lower case ‘t’....
...Earlier data increases our economists conviction in a V-shaped recovery: Economic data in aggregate have continued to surprise to the upside, building our confidence in a V-shaped recovery....
...Investors in M&G’s property fund were, of course, deprived of any opportunity to react by selling: M&G, alarmed at the outflows from the fund, bolted the door....
...Kingston Polymath 1,011: Dr S Bailey, Swindon Crossword 16,099: Suzanne P Wilson, Windermere; D Barter, Cumbria; Jean-Marc Sellier, California Polymath 1,010: Robert Jelly, Warwickshire Crossword 16,093: V...
...Notably, the bank lending standards have tightened appreciably in G-4 in Q1, driven by the US – see [below] chart....
...“We expect defaults to be in the mid-single digit area,” said Charles de Quinsonas, a fund manager at M&G Investments....
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...Weighing in at ~7,000 words and with 84 references, G4S’s Wiki “controversies surrounding . . .” rap sheet is longer than the ones for the Legion of Christ and Grand Theft Auto V, though not quite as long...
...Bond default risk: M&B has only received a temporary waiver until 15 May on its cessation covenant....
...CPI-linked utilities (e.g....
...Similarly we expect M&A (acquisitions) to be on the back burner for now, no bad thing given again we see few assets that fit with Sukari....
...“I don’t think it’s a V-recovery,” he says. “An elongated U is perfectly possible. I’m a conservative. I plan for the worst and hope for better....
...The group still retains over £350m of net cash to pursue further M&A....
...Likewise, the recovery in the last three weeks is largely due to relief that the hit might not be as bad as feared (e.g....
...And UBS: LVMH has been historically known for its successful long-term M&A track record as the sector’s largest consolidator....
...“I had a friend who had a furniture factory in High Wycombe in the 1980s,” he recalls, “and he said, ‘I’m never going to let my furniture be made overseas.’ He went bust in a couple of years.”...
...Smurfit Kappa hasn’t cancelled its dividend to fund M&A, which is a relief for shareholders and a disappointment for those of us who like writing about M&A....
...V, U, or L? The nature of Covid-19 growth impact means that some elements – e.g., production resumption, inventory restocking, and travel normalisation – would lend a natural rebound to growth....
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