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...A recent report by analysts at S&P Global made clear how little incentive these companies have to change their ways....
...Some of the ones that have attracted attention: a company called Phunware — spelled p-h-u-n, ware — which is a mobile software developer. And there was another called Bit Brother....
...P Global/Cips December purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for manufacturing and services UK: November insolvency figures and GfK Consumer Confidence Survey Results: Darden Restaurants Q2, H&M Q4 sales update...
...I had scrapped acquaintances with a couple of Cs, an A, an H and at least one M, all of whom were sufficiently liberal-minded to tolerate an S in their circle....
...From the autumn of 1989 (as far back as Bloomberg’s data on the S&P bank index goes) to the 2000 market peak, banks’ total return was 14 per cent annualised, to the market’s 18 per cent....
...Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 closed 0.4 per cent higher, while the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite recovered earlier losses to close flat....
...That could lead to a very large, very fast repricing in markets. Remember that the S&P 500 is 15 per cent off its lows of October, while junk bond spreads have tightened by a full percentage point....
...Once you’ve got past the whiplash of effectively hearing “I’m sceptical of crypto but blockchain has potential” rearing its head*, let’s look a bit closer....
...Sticking in the S&P 500 all that time would have delivered annualised returns of 9.76 per cent, but missing the 10 best days would slash that annualised return to 5.6 per cent....
...Elsewhere in retail we have numbers from Inditex and H&M, the latter being a trading update rather than a results call....
...In retail fashion, there is H&M, which has been talking up its recovery in the Chinese market after a long-running consumer boycott....
...H&M reported an 87 per cent collapse in earnings to SKr820mn ($80mn) in the quarter to the end of November from a year earlier....
...M FY, HCA Healthcare Q4, LG Electronics Q3, Rémy Cointreau Q3 sales update, YouGov H1 trading statement World events Finally, here is a rundown of other events and milestones this week....
...a free cooked meal. burberry.com; onsideyouthzones.org P is for Pink PonyRalph Lauren’s Pink Pony was set up in 2000 to ensure access to cancer treatment is available to everyone at an early stage....
...A: Marilyn Monroe Six stocks: AMC, Gamestop, Coinbase, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Nomura Which is the highest and the lowest by S&P’s ESG score? (High is good, low is bad.)...
...ban on exports of sunflower seeds and rapeseeds and introduced a quota on sunflower oil as it sought to tame rising domestic prices H&M said sales slowed in March as the Ukraine war had weakened consumer...
...P Global composite (services and manufacturing) purchasing managers’ index (PMI) Tuesday France, monthly unemployment benefit claims Nigeria, monthly interest rate-setting meeting UK, Bank of England...
...But just by touch — the S&P 500 is up 0.7 per cent at pixel. However, there is a notable move in the 10-year Treasury yield — up 6 basis points to 1.6 per cent....
...The US benchmark S&P 500 dropped 0.12 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.01 per cent Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, fell 5 per cent to $107.86 a barrel Military developments: Russian...
...Consumer-facing brands from clothing retailer H&M to drinks giant Coca-Cola and airline KLM all faced private lawsuits last year over allegedly overheated green claims....
...O Over-rule When an umpire reverses a call by a line judge, aka how umpires prove they’re awake. P Passing shots Things of beauty that have more or less killed off serve-and-volley tactics....
...Swedish rival H&M last month also reported a sudden slowdown in sales growth. Spending on apparel has dropped below 2019 levels in the UK, according to data provider Fable....
...plastics lead at S&P Global Platts....
...In 2021, several multinationals, including Nike and H&M, removed language from their websites that expressed concern about forced labour in Xinjiang after Beijing orchestrated consumer boycotts to punish...
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