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...But the deal still “made sense” from a business standpoint, buoying Alibaba’s position in appliance sales in the face of challenges from rival JD.com....
...Edward White in Seoul 76....
...Finally on retail, UBS is taking profit on JD Sports....
...The boom in debt issuance by corporate America has been good to S&P Global, the largest credit rating agency. Its shares have jumped a fifth in 2020, far outpacing its namesake S&P 500 index....
...Corporate earnings slated for Friday include JD Wetherspoon, SThree, Investec and Mitie....
...The moral hazard of constantly bailing out market participants at the first sign of a correction has created a genie that can’t be put back into the lamp, Janet Yellen described the S&P as frothy 30% ago...
...Co-Founder and CEO, On Device Research Ambarish Mitra Founder and CEO, Blippar Andrew McLoughlin Founder, Huddle; and Partner, SoftTech VC Andrew Jervis Founder and CEO, ClickMechanic Andrew P....
...He will be replaced by Frank van Zanten, currently MD of the distributor’s continental European business....
...BMO Capital Markets analyst Edward Williams said the company still faced “several significant challenges on the horizon” but was performing well....
...Helen Deeble, chief executive, P&O Ferries Division and president, UK Chamber of Shipping. Tracey Emin, artist. John Fenwick, deputy chairman, Fenwick stores group....
...Inciner8 InferMed (I) Infrared Integrated Systems (I) Integrated Display Systems Intetech (I) Isca UK Italian Beverage Company J J & D Wilkie James H Heal & Company JCB Backhoe Loader Business Unit JD...
...Pubs operators drifted lower after JD Wetherspoon said current trading had slowed and gave a guarded outlook for 2012....
...Redrow was down 4.7 per cent to 119¾p, Persimmon fell 3.2 per cent to 440½p and Barratt Developments lost 1.5 per cent to 102¼p....
...Merger and acquisition activity was led by the news that Wachovia would buy AG Edwards , a brokerage firm, in a $6.8bn deal....
...Therefore we also recruit individuals with academic credentials that complement the traditional MBA background, such as those with PhDs, JDs, MDs and other post-graduate degrees....
...James Boyle, Geneva, Switzerland Gordon Lott Olivia Sterns, University of Pennsylvania, Class of ‘06 Ian Sanders, Managing Director, OHM London Staale Gjoes, My Sofa Delwyn Kayes, London Kenneth W.P....
...The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 0.1 per cent at 10,661.60, while the S&P 500 closed fractionally higher at 1,194.64....
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