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...One western intelligence source said the division of MSS in Zhejiang, an eastern province of China, had an estimated 5,000 intelligence officers and commonly met assets at Sanya....
...All member states agree that Ukraine cannot join the alliance while the war is continuing, given that would trigger Nato’s Article 5 mutual defence clause and bring all members into the conflict....
...Waitrose’s sales rose 5 per cent to £7.7bn, driven by an average 6.6 per cent increase in prices. Sales at John Lewis were down 4 per cent to £4.8bn....
...Retailers including Primark and John Lewis have previously warned that crime is squeezing profits....
...Bottom-line profits have been continuously dragged down by losses in its retail stocktaking division....
...On Thursday, Sunnova priced $244mn of solar notes, its first with the DoE’s partial guarantees....
...US markets: Bond yields jumped, stocks slid and markets pushed back their forecasts after US inflation rose to 3.5%. 5....
...Amazon does not publish sales figures from its pharmacy division....
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...Despite a sustained period of higher outgoings — with headline annual inflation still at 3.5 per cent in the US and 2.4 per cent in the eurozone after hitting multi-decade highs two years ago — the world...
...Asks John Burn-Murdoch. It seems poor driving may be a large part of the answer. The economics of running: Data shows that the richest Britons also run the most, writes Soumaya Keynes....
...(John Maynard Keynes). Both apply to Cowen in the age of AI....
...The two universities are evenly matched, and Cambridge lead by just 60-59 with 23 draws in the overall series after Oxford’s 5-3 victory in Saturday’s 2024 renewal at the RAC Club in Pall Mall, London....
...The higher education division — which still accounts for almost a quarter of sales — registered a 5 per cent decline in revenues, though profitability has been supported by cost efficiencies....
...Here are more details on the potential deal. 5....
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...Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas both handed out lower annual bonuses to their teams, with their pools down 5.5 per cent and about 5 per cent, respectively....
...The Israeli assault has killed almost 13,000 people, including more than 5,300 children, according to local health officials, while 1.7mn have been displaced....
...Companies that have a business because the greenback is stable and in demand are now in focus, John Christensen, an economist who specialises in offshore finance, told me....
...The firm has achieved the feat in part by tapping the alma mater of current chief executive John Weinberg: Goldman Sachs....
...Nwokorie also did a six-year stint at Apple where he was a senior executive in its retail division....
...It far outstripped their previous record of 5.4 per cent in the Tamworth by-election....
...Sovereign debt: Could bond vigilantes now turn their disruptive talents to the US Treasury market, asks John Plender....
...Deputy Tory chair Lee Anderson and Jonathan Gullis are key members.Trouble rating: 4/5 Northern Research Group Chair: John Stevenson Created in 2019 to represent MPs in the North and Midlands its main...
...Hopes of a top-three finish were encouraged by last week’s world seniors gold medals for Michael Adams and John Nunn....
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