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...Over that same period, the S&P 500 has surged more than fourfold; even mainland China’s underperforming Shanghai Composite has far outdistanced the Hong Kong bourse....
...Even today, only a handful of pigments are available, the latest being 2009’s discovery of YInMn. As a result, the colour has always been highly coveted....
...Rating agency S&P said last year that it could lower the bank’s rating “if management — contrary to our expectations — adopts more aggressive financial policies”....
...The face of the actor Peter Cushing, who died in 1994, was recreated using CGI and the voice talents of Guy Henry, in order for Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin to make an appearance in 2016’s Rogue One: A Star...
...“Our forecast is that it will hit S$11 by the end of the year and rise another 25 per cent by 2026,” said Regina Lim, head of strategic advisory for JLL’s Asian capital markets business....
...“K-S-I! K-S-I! K-S-I!” they chanted. At 10.30pm, after several other YouTubers-cum-boxers had taken their turns in the ring, KSI appeared. He wore a pink outfit and sang the national anthem....
...In a pleasing example of a musician defying norms, the song features trad jazzer Humphrey Lyttelton blowing a mournful New Orleans funeral march on his trumpet....
...PureGym chief: keeping faith in the business model Despite pandemic closures and failed IPOs, Humphrey Cobbold remains confident in the no-frills approach. How up to date is your news knowledge?...
...At a recent conference Germany’s K+S said a new floor price of $500 a tonne was possible — half the current spot price but double the average price of the previous decade....
...It’s Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart. I just love the cinematic romance of them,” says artist Aaron Kasmin of his collection of vintage matchbooks....
...Granular Capital and Artemis, two UK fund managers, each have shareholdings of more than 10 per cent, according to data from S&P Capital IQ....
...Even with furlough payments and rates holiday we will still be burning around £3m per week,” said Humphrey Cobbold, chief executive of PureGym....
...Shares in Mosaic of the US and K+S of Germany have gained more than 4 per cent since August 13, when workers at state-owned enterprises across Belarus went on strike....
...“Humphrey is not the sort to go round tearing up trees,” said one person who has previously worked with him. “He is a solid number two [to a chief executive] and a good numbers man.”...
...“Humphrey has been a huge asset to the business . . . I look forward to continuing to work with him as we search for his successor,” Mr Rowe said....
...This is an under-appreciated element, says Ian Jensen-Humphreys, portfolio manager at Quilter Investors....
...Crossword 16,158: John Johnston, New York; Annie Baker, London; Sebastian MacKay, Edinburgh Polymath 1,020: Abizer Nasir, London Crossword 16,152: Roger Clews, London; Vivienne Blackwell, Kent; Jenni Humphreys...
...Earnings stood at $2.56 a share, above consensus analyst forecasts of $2.53, as compiled by S&P Capital IQ....
...as M&S strives to make a third of its clothing sales online....
...A recovery in M&S’ food business is further advanced. A joint venture with Ocado will take its food online for the first time and give M&S additional volume and buying power....
...M&S has lost yet another executive. This time it’s the finance director of its food division, Nick Hewitt. He quit last month....
...Since 2002’s acclaimed City of God, co-directed by Katia Lund and Fernando Meirelles, Brazilian cinema has enjoyed a stellar global reputation....
...After visiting the Guggenheim, one of my favourite things to do with my family in Venice is to go to the terrace of the old Westin Europa & Regina hotel, now the St Regis....
...All views expressed are those of the author(s) and should not be taken as reflecting the views of the Financial Times....
...First is the ousting of senior mandarins who are judged to be out of step with No 10’s agenda — part of the ancien régime....
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