Hints and tips:
...There are moments of subtle encounter where the basic, often invisible elements of construction and regulation become suddenly visible....
...Harf told us: “This is my mistake, a construction mistake, at the beginning,” He added: “What I didn’t realise at the time [I hired him] was that Bart is really more interested in operations, in operating...
...Former chief executive Michael Pearson relied heavily on debt to grow the company into one of the world’s largest pharmaceuticals groups with a strategy that eschewed medical research in favour of perpetual...
...in which mainly ruling coalition politicians collaborated with directors and contractors to exchange bribes for project tenders, has implicated much of Brazil’s congress and a large part of its oil and construction...
...Pearson Industries, a British construction company that had accrued interests from provincial newspapers to the Lazard merchant banking house, bought a controlling stake as “a sound, conservative investment...
...companies filed for bankruptcy, writes Samantha Pearson in São Paulo....
...For us, the main focus is portfolio construction and stock selection. We’re not currency traders.” But currency movements do still need to be considered....
...Cade, Brazil’s antitrust regulator, and the federal police carried out raids earlier this month as part of “Operation Cross-Line” – an investigation into anti-competitive practices in relation to the construction...
...The current construction boom in Rio de Janeiro, as Brazil prepares to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, has left the oil industry particularly short of crane operators, he says....
...The offering came as other capital-hungry Brazilian companies, including steelmaker Gerdau and construction company Odebrecht, are taking advantage of the window provided by a rally in global corporate bonds...
...In 2005, a Bangladeshi garment factory building collapsed because of shoddy construction, killing scores of workers and injuring many more....
...Odebrecht, one of Brazil’s biggest construction companies, and road operator CCR have already linked up with Portugal’s Brisa to put in a bid for Portuguese airport management company ANA....
...The awards demonstrate the UK’s strength in sectors ranging from information technology services and engineering to legal services, education, construction, architecture, horticulture, software, oil and...
...Eike Batista, Brazil’s richest man and founder of EBX Group, and Nassef Sawiris, head of the construction arm of his family’s Orascom business empire, plan to complete the factory by 2016 to help meet severe...
...Analysts value the education business – which competes with Pearson, owner of the FT, in selling textbooks and digital content to schools and colleges – at $2.5bn-$3.3bn....
...Meanwhile, banking and construction stocks have suffered from sporadic measures by the government to rein in lending and concerns over a possible credit bubble....
...The recession particularly hit sectors such as banking, manufacturing, construction, property and media....
...These include the constituents of the ranking, says Cristiana Pearson, MBO director....
...Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction equipment, posted a higher quarterly profit than analysts had been expecting and noted encouraging signs of economic recovery....
...The natural gas and oil producer gave a disappointing forecast for this year and said that it had been hit by lower commodity prices and an uncertain outlook for construction spending....
...Bank of China and China Construction Bank occupy fourth and fifth places, respectively, while India’s ICICI makes its debut in 10th slot....
...Deal news in the construction and pharmaceutical sectors also helped to revived overall confidence in the market....
...Caterpillar added to the market’s gains after Morgan Stanley boosted its rating on the world’s largest manufacturer of construction equipment to “overweight” from “underweight”....
...Consolidated Edison, the utility company that provides electricity to New York, announced plans to sell 5m shares to raise funds for construction projects....
...Its shares fell 2.5 per cent to $16.86 after the group posted a quarterly loss due to an impairment charge and continued weaknessin the home construction sector....
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