Hints and tips:
...Alan Knight, Drax’s group director of sustainability, told analysts at Jefferies in March that the company would not renew or obtain such licences in future, citing bad “optics”....
...Puzzle 2549 Oleksandr Bortnyk v Jeffery Xiong, Titled Tuesday 2023. Black to move and win. Click here for solution...
...As always, reach out to me (imani.moise@ft.com) or Sid (sid.v@ft.com) to share your feedback on today’s newsletter. Happy reading!...
...Puzzle 2452 Jonathan Rowson v Simon Knott, British championship 2007. White to move and win....
...The under-18 limit ruled out Russia’s Andrey Esipenko, 19, America’s Jeffery Xiong, 20, and the Netherlands’ Jorden van Foreest, 21, all potential contenders for the top of world chess....
...The committee will be led by Jeffery Stein, a former executive at US oil group Whiting Petroleum, as chief restructuring officer....
...Half a point behind So was the rising star of US chess Jeffery Xiong, who turned 20 on October 30....
...Jefferies, the investment bank, has leaned towards the latter. And on Tuesday released the results of a survey of 5,500 consumers across 11 countries. The questions?...
...Here’s a v-shaped recovery for you. Growth in broad money in the UK is now surging at levels last seen in 1528, according to Jefferies: It’s a similar story across advanced economies....
...Mike Prew of Jefferies reckons digital shopping has jumped to 30-40 per cent of the total from 12 per cent. Some of those gains will vanish as stores reopen....
...Assuming it is invested at 7.5 times earnings multiples, Jefferies analysts expect S4 to enjoy a valuation uplift....
...“Regional data show particular weakness in virus-hit states, where V-shaped recoveries are morphing into Ws,” Aneta Markowska and Thomas Simons, Jefferies economists, wrote in a note....
...“The key test of the V-shaped recovery thesis is likely to come with the restart of schools, and whether that helps drive . . ....
...He adopted the typographic convention of describing recovery: “The first part . . . will look like a sharp V shape . . . but what does the last part look like?...
...“So far, retail sales data are painting a picture of a V-shaped recovery in consumer spending, but it is doubtful this momentum can be sustained,” said Jefferies economists Aneta Markowska and Thomas Simons...
...The past week “brought further evidence that the early stages of the eurozone’s economic recovery looked remarkably V-shaped”, said Jack Allen-Reynolds, senior Europe economist at Capital Economics....
...“More an I-shaped recovery than a V-shaped!”...
...Jefferies European Economics team recently slashed their GDP numbers with all the regions coming in at the same rate of decline....
...Kingston Polymath 1,011: Dr S Bailey, Swindon Crossword 16,099: Suzanne P Wilson, Windermere; D Barter, Cumbria; Jean-Marc Sellier, California Polymath 1,010: Robert Jelly, Warwickshire Crossword 16,093: V...
...The path of jobless claims in the coming weeks, alongside other economic indicators and, of course, earnings guidance from companies, will illuminate whether a U or a V-shaped recovery awaits....
...And here’s Jefferies: Compass has ample liquidity but ND/EBITDA could peak at 3.4-3.5x in September 2020 and March 2021....
...And GTA V’s publisher Rockstar has a history of delaying titles in the name of quality; GTA V, Red Dead Redemption, RDR2, Max Payne and L.A. Noire were all delayed....
...Jefferies is not impressed: Press leaks of the COVID-19 response suggested a fee cut could finally have been realised....
...Jefferies upgrades Natixis to “buy”: 2Q20 results – the short view. The company reported a 2Q20 net loss of -€57m, in line with consensus of -€62m but below JEFe of +€97m....
...Some analysts anticipate recoveries that are V-shaped on a graph, others predict a U-shaped or L-shaped pattern....
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