Hints and tips:
...On Wednesday, the FTSE 100 consumer goods company appointed a new chief financial officer, Shannon Eisenhardt....
...By Thursday, the S&P 500 index had erased those losses and in the bond market, prices fell and yields on the 30-year US Treasury were up nearly 2 per cent....
...No company in recent history has come to the public markets under more of a legal shadow, reports Shannon Bond....
...P&G has cut its agency and commercial production spending by $750m in the past three years and plans to increase that figure to $1.2bn by 2021....
...“It’s time to disrupt this archaic ‘Mad Men’ model,” Marc Pritchard, P&G’s chief brand officer, told an industry conference on Thursday....
...“That has driven many companies to say: maybe I’m not getting the most bang for my buck, and [advertising] is something I can cut, given the pressure I’m feeling.”...
...The FT's James Fontanella-Khan, Shannon Bond and Matthew Garrahan write that Murdoch’s willingness to engage in discussions with potential acquirers signals that he is considering a break-up of the media...
...I’m not sure about the first; to the second I’d say absolutely not, because the people with power don’t want it to happen.”...
...Follow all the action with Arash Massoudi, Anjli Raval and Shannon Bond in New York (All times EST) 23.00: Continue to follow our election live blog here. 22.56: The AP has called North Carolina, with...
...I am Shannon Bond in New York and I have taken over from Alan Rappeport and, earlier, Leyla Boulton in London. We are tapping our correspondents around the world. Please keep your comments coming....
...“Deal activity is beginning to pick up,” says Mr Shannon, “but the spread has narrowed.”...
...He said: “The Libyan armed forces … have issued a command to all military units to safeguard an immediate ceasefire from 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) this evening.” 18.50 Italy has joined in the military operations...
...Thursday, April 05, 2007 3:57:53 pm EDT Shah, Rahul Dilip (Structured Finance – New York): (I’m done venting now) Thursday, April 05, 2007 3:56:35 pm EDT Mooney, Shannon: k go take a nap....
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