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...The self-styled scourge of ‘woke’ boardrooms Vivek Ramaswamy promotes his war on what he calls “Woke, Inc” with television appearances, opinion pieces, two books and public letters to S&P 500 companies....
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...Kallum Pickering, senior uk economist, Berenberg Bank After the EU, the US is the largest buyer of UK goods and services....
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...(Financial Times) OVERNIGHT MARKETS: DOWN Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -21.61 (-0.17%) at 12,327 Topix down -1.48 (-0.14%) at 1,039 Hang Seng down -29.44 (-0.13%) at 23,061 US markets S&P 500 up +5.04...
...The CVC trio, who have worked together for 25 years and spend the summer together in their St Tropez villas, have shaped this cut-throat culture....
...The benchmark S&P 500 index fell 0.2 per cent to 1,353.33 with only financials and energy sectors recording modest gains....
...His elucidation of works such as the St Matthew Passion makes you want to listen to the music afresh....
...There is no late-breaking news, yet the menu is strong and meaty: war (in Libya), sex (models to illustrate John Galliano’s dismissal; Jane Russell clips to mark her death) and football (Chelsea v Manchester...
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...Equities then extended those losses following the release of figures showing output in the service sector in July was weaker than expected....
...“There is a lot less confidence that issuers are going to make it,” says Steven Miller, managing director at S&P’s Leveraged Commentary & Data, a debt commentary and information service....
...The lunch has been brokered by Messier’s friend and former colleague Laurent Perpère, once chairman of the football club Paris St Germain and now senior partner of Brunswick in France....
...“House prices have not been impacted as they have in the US,” says Andrew South, an analyst at S&P. “That gives borrowers more refinancing options if they get into difficulties.”...
...Scott Wren, senior equity strategist at AG Edwards was cautious about the importance of the Dow’s milestone....
...IT services group Computer Sciences fell 3.9 per cent to $50.68, after Jefferies & Co lowered its rating on the stock from “hold” to “underperform”, citing slowing growth....
...The group also announced a management shake-up, changing senior executives in several of its divisions....
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