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...I’d want to see comparisons of leadership today to financial performance a decade hence. A single financial measure is not nearly enough, and operating margins are a particularly bad choice....
...When a courier received a receipt, all they saw was an anonymised route from A to B, alongside the number of miles and what they were paid....
...I really rate B-Corp certification, which verifies the brands that meet the highest standards of top-to-toe social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability — in other words...
...(b) Returns implied by the stock market equal only est. half of Citi’s target. For those looking for a “margin of safety” for an investment—we believe Citi looks like a stock to own....
...From a low of 1,650 across the US in 2009, they reached 2,470 in 2018. “We’ve been very pleased with the sales performance, I’ll say that,” says Fitzgerald of B&N’s new era....
...of Berkshire’s B shares....
...And then I think over a period of time I'd like to think we'll excel in those areas....
...Our usage has jumped 62 per cent over the course of a few decades — up from 61.6 million b/d in 1986....
...The organic growth decline is similar to 2009 but we assume a more muted margin impact of 200 b.p’s vs 300 b.p.s’ – this reflects WPP has anticipated the slowdown & the likely availability of some Government...
...A Deutsche-Goldman tie-up would have its own problems, of course, and be far more politically sensitive, but it’d be a cheap deal....
...The tracker was used to overcome a thorny problem during a bout of dealmaking: it enabled Dell to pay for an acquisition using a class of shares that was theoretically tied to the performance of its majority...
...Tesla’s car may be superior to ICE and other electric vehicles in the market but a car’s main function is getting you safely (and in relative comfort) from point A to point B....
...Those ranked A or B enjoy bonuses and can be fast-tracked to managerial positions at age 30....
...Below are the breakdowns by Prosper Rating tranches: For AA, A and B loans, 69% on a unit basis and 83% on a dollar basis For C and D loans, 63% on a unit basis and 77% on a dollar basis For E and HR...
...When the merger was called off, in May last year, Publicis was forced into extending Mr Lévy’s tenure, buying valuable time to come up with a plan B....
...less than 1.5m b/d....
...“They said everything would be fine if I sold down below 30 per cent,” Judy said, “But the news spread and the B&B filled up with M&A bankers....
...A 1998 live performance of the same song on YouTube has 21m views, making it by far the band’s most-watched video....
...The Company does not have a stockholder rights plan in effect. (d) Other Rights....
...Among them was Zoetis, the animal health group in which he recently amassed a stake and suggested as a Plan B target....
...So certain stocks are worth owning, despite a long rally and slowing GDP growth. In aggregate, however, company performance confirms the jobs report....
...Christie’s staged a stunning entry into mainland China this week, literally with a bang as artist Cai Guo-Qiang made a live performance of one of his “gunpowder” drawings....
..., but still enough to lift oil consumption to roughly 98m barrels a day by the end of the decade, up from about 90m b/d now....
...Big banks with similar p/b ratios offer an average ROE of 10 per cent. Banks with p/bs between one and two average an ROE of 16 per cent....
...Ultimately, the Fitch downgrade is a) An embarrassment to a Chancellor who made such a political totem pole of the AAA ratings in the early years of the government b) Neither an embarrassment nor likely...
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