Hints and tips:
...The filing also said Mark Robinson, the company’s general counsel, was appointed its general manager and principal executive officer today....
...Thursday’s agreement marks Lufthansa’s second attempt to take over the ailing Italian airline....
...Job moves Latham & Watkins has hired Freshfields’ Mark Austin as a partner in its capital markets and public representation practice, based in London....
...Mark Manduca, analyst with Citigroup, said the state bailouts enacted during the financial crisis should give rise to caution this time round....
...Earlier this year, the company increased its stake in Furlong Mills to become the majority shareholder. Furlong Mills supplies processed clay and glaze to ceramic manufacturers....
...That would not only reopen the Chinese market to US farmers, but could mark improved terms compared with previous arrangements....
...That’s roughly what Lufthansa is offering and what IAG is offering,” said Stephen Furlong at Davy Research. Mr Janaillac is not the first Air France executive to suffer at the hands of its unions....
...Photo Christopher Furlong/Getty Images...
...A few hours after we met, he issued a statement to mark the death of Fidel Castro, whom he called “a giant among global leaders”....
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...“It’s going to mark a step change in Ryanair’s efficiency,” he said of the new aircraft. “It means we’re going to continue growing very quickly in Europe.”...
...“There is still a question mark over the regulatory environment, particularly in the US,” says Stephen Furlong, analyst at Davy....
...says Mark Manduca, an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Tougher competition on the horizon promises to make that difficult....
...Marks and Spencer is asking volunteers to clean and survey 100 beaches (until April 30)....
...These are the runners and riders jostling for position in the final furlong:■Paul Tucker....
...He came out last from the stalls, but flew like Pegasus in the last furlong – just like Nijinsky in the 1970 Epsom Derby....
...Mark Kleinman is City editor of Sky News and writes a blog at www.skynews.com/kleinman mark.kleinman@ft.com...
...And there was Mark Kermode, presenter of BBC2’s The Culture Show, playing double bass in his skiffle quartet the Dodge Brothers....
...But there remains at least one big question mark about his chances....
...The big handicap on Ascot’s card, the Totesport.com Challenge Cup, is a trappy seven- furlong affair. This is another race where youngsters tend to do better than more exposed types....
...New Zealand’s best hope is the filly Princess Coup, trained at Matamata by Mark Walker....
...He has dropped in the weights, however, and runs in Saturday’s Coral Sprint Trophy on the same mark as when finishing fifth in the Ayr Gold Cup last time....
...There is another question mark, too. The man who will be keenest to see Deep Impact first past the post is Yutaka Take....
...Trainer Mark Johnston has the knack of priming a horse for a pay-day and at 16/1 he looks each-way value....
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