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...The overall enterprise value of PWP is just around $1bn, a modest figure for a group that began with immense fanfare in 2006....
...The bank generated $17.2bn of net income in 2015 — its largest annual profit since 2006 — and passed a “stress test” set by regulators....
...“DuPont pesticides are also more exposed than Monsanto to early season weather, which was unfavourable....
...Castlebeck was bought by Lydian Capital Partners, an investment club for entrepreneurs, for £255m in 2006....
...For the 2011-2012 season, National Basketball Association games averaged a 1.3 rating on ESPN, and the 2011 Major League Baseball season on ESPN averaged a 1.0 rating, according to Sports Media Watch....
...With government forecasters predicting that this year’s hurricane season could rank among the most active to date, the US Department of Energy’s median outlook for this season’s gas production outages is...
...It’s that time again – the carnival that is US earnings seasons....
...By comparison, the National Basketball Association averaged about 17,700 fans per game during the 2006-2007 season, and the National Hockey League drew just under 17,000 per game....
...Though it is coming off what Mr Lalas describes as “a disappointing season” in 2006 on the field of play, it has been consistently profitable – unlike some other MLS clubs – and is one of three MLS teams...
...ConocoPhillips, the third largest US oil and gas company, reported its first drop in earnings since 2002, kicking off what is expected to be a downbeat 2006 results season for the sector....
...The Standard & Poor’s index rose by 8.3 per cent during the year....
...ML downgraded Fiat from “neutral” to “sell”. Elsewhere in the sector, Volkswagen slipped 0.1 per cent to €55.14 and Peugeot eased 0.9 per cent to €48.85....
...Brad Hintz, analyst at Bernstein Research, said he expected merchant banking “to remain an exceptional business in 2006”....
...They are also snapping up Oestra caviar at $3,500 a kilo....
...There was no stopping Europe’s rampant equity market on Tuesday as investors continued to respond positively to what has been a bumper corporate earnings season....
...They were among Deutsche Bank’s top picks in telecoms ahead of the sector results season starting on February 8....
...BG Group rose 1.9 per cent to 395p after the gas and oil company raised its production targets and earnings guidance for 2006. It also issued an upbeat assessment of its longer terms prospects....
...BBVA shares added 0.8 per cent at €12.88 and Santander 1.3 per cent at €9.21....
...ABN upgraded its eps forecasts by 1 per cent for 2004, 3 per cent for 2005 and 9 per cent for 2006". ABN said: "The order backlog is up 10 per cent, which should pave the way for a decent second half....
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