Hints and tips:
...I had misgivings about the episode “Shihad’s Frontman Is Home Again”, about an atheist rock star from New Zealand who converts to Islam so he can marry his Muslim girlfriend, Dana....
...A few business deans go on to be university president, provost, vice-chancellor or take up other senior roles in the university....
...End Company Ufi Ibrahim, Chief Executive, British Hospitality Association John Burns, Chief Executive, Derwent London Richards Solomons, Chief Executive Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group Michael Spencer...
...This leaves only Martin Weale and Spencer Dale calling for rates to be increased – both noted at the May meeting that the risks for and against a rise were “finely balanced”....
...That was in spite of a downgrade to “neutral” from Goldman Sachs, which saw more value in Dana’s peers....
...Dana Petroleum rose 4.9 per cent to £12.11 on the back of renewed speculation that it could be a target for Austria’s OMV....
...Dana Petroleum was 0.2 per cent higher at £14.43 in the wake of Friday’s bid approach from KNOC of South Korea. Oriel Securities downgraded it from “buy” to “hold”....
...Dana Petroleum drifted 1.9 per cent to £13.26....
...- Dana discovers further gas condensate at Fulla, offshore Norway – statement. - DCC to acquire Shell’s Oil Distribution business in Denmark – statement....
...Ahead of a trading statement next week, Marks and Spencer put on 2.2 per cent to 303p....
...Bid rumours also continued to swirl around Dana Petroleum , up 1.1 per cent to £14.17....
...“Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana, listen, Dana, I’m not six-four,” said Mr. Webb, trying to recover. “Dana, I’m not six-four, I’m six-two. I have a long neck....
...Goldman also turned negative on Burberry , down 3.1 per cent to 264¼p, and added Marks & Spencer to its “buy” list. M&S closed off 0.6 per cent to 260½p amid vague refinancing talk....
...Marks and Spencer ran back 0.4 per cent to 283p after the Wellcome Trust said it had built a 2.5 per cent holding....
...The broker also said Sainsbury was a likely beneficiary from Marks and Spencer’s problems....
...Though Marks and Spencer’s food division has gone stale, the retailer’s clothing sales appear to be holding market share....
...Alan Budd, Provost of Queen's College, Oxford, former chief economic adviser to the Treasury in 1990s and MPC member It’s possible that 2009 will see the trough of property prices, but who knows?...
...Alan Budd, Provost of Queen's College, Oxford, former chief economic adviser to the Treasury in 1990s and MPC member Don’t know. This is an extraordinarily synchronised recession....
...Alan Budd, Provost of Queen’s College, Oxford, former chief economic adviser to the Treasury in 1990s and MPC member Depends what you mean by permanent....
...Peter Spencer, York University The PBR figures were truly shocking and almost certainly understate the scale of the problem....
...Alan Budd, Provost of Queen's College, Oxford, former chief economic adviser to the Treasury in 1990s and MPC member I don’t think that deflation will be a problem....
...Peter Spencer, York University It’s hard to know where to start, and certainly where to end! The banking system remains in a very shaky state....
...Peter Spencer, York University The recession is spreading and mutating like a virus and will continue to do this next year....
...They were asked to design a wheelchair for use in developing countries as part of a competition dreamt up by Lord Snowdon, who later became the college’s provost....
...Peter Spencer, Ernst & Young ITEM Club: 1. Credit crunch 2. Sterling depreciation 3. More fiscal and monetary policy mistakes in responding to 1 &2....
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