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...I’m not sure of the market relevance of either point, but there you go. Email us: robert.armstrong@ft.com and ethan.wu@ft.com....
...Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Apple hold dominant positions in increasingly mature industries (digital ads, enterprise software and smartphones)....
...“We have confidence in the Tesla team’s ability to spend capex and R&D efficiently in projects that can derive high-growth/positive economic returns,” said Morgan Stanley’s Jonas. “However . . ....
...M&G said: “We considered a range of options but as an active asset manager, the only alternative passive M&G fund available was not suitable given it tracks the FTSE All-Share index, which offers significantly...
...I’m not trying to defend all the practices, some of which are illegal or should be illegal....
...In 2007, Greenhill recorded annual revenue of $400mn when the S&P 500 was around 1,500. Today the index is above 4,000. Yet Greenhill never again exceeded $330mn in annual revenue....
...His firm G Asset Management had very little money, but it did have some short-term call options on the stock, so the SEC charged him with fraud....
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...The Shanghai-listed shares of Shanghai M&G Stationery, a paper supplier, fell as much as 3.1 per cent on Monday....
...One scoop to start: I’m Brooke Masters, the US Financial Editor, writing to you one more time before Harriet Agnew returns....
...On the other hand, if I tell you that the players expected that evening have skill that is equivalent to yours, the response should be: “No thanks, I’m busy.”...
...After all, how much marketing or R&D do you need for a product where you have a huge natural advantage from your legacy franchise?...
...In the supply chain rankings of 2007, P&G, Toyota and Walmart all had a peer ranking score at least double that of Apple....
...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...
...Dell has himself transformed his legacy hardware company into an enterprise software powerhouse through M&A. Traditional equipment makers had fallen from favour with investors....
...There was no single fix for P&G. And like Unilever, P&G had a turnround plan in place before Trian turned up....
...Companies from Pepsi to McDonald’s to Domino’s to P&G and Target are keeping prices down by resorting to “shrinkflation,” cutting the size of your toilet paper, oatmeal bars, pizza and sodas....
...“There are three R words right now: It’s Russia, it’s recession and it’s [interest] rates,” said Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser....
...P Passing shots Things of beauty that have more or less killed off serve-and-volley tactics. Q Queue Yes, you could get some fancy corporate ticket to Wimbledon....
...Mike, 42, is shorter, heavier-set and speaks with a thicker Maine accent, all dropped g’s and r’s. He is bearded, goofy and charming, and wears a cap with an American flag on it....
...Peltz’s stint at Unilever will probably be a smoother one than at P&G, where he waged a bitter proxy battle, Lex notes....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on March 14 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...On Friday Rory Alexander, fund manager at M&G, said that while the group was “pleased” that CD&R had reconsidered its bid, “a potential offer of £10.80 would still fall short of our expectations on behalf...
...I know what you’re thinking — and I’m not sure there’s much difference in motivation. Wordle’s secret, of course, is its lack of novelty....
...The divestment, coupled with the hit from the Covid-19 pandemic, has meant that Coty’s $4.6bn in annual revenue in its last financial year to end June was basically the same as before the P&G deal....
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