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...Stuart Kirk. . . or rising....
...“To have an exchange exerting this much influence on Japanese corporate management is completely unprecedented,” said Bruce Kirk, chief Japan equity strategist at Goldman Sachs....
...Email: stuart.kirk@ft.com; Twitter: @stuartkirk__...
...Those that have complied tend to be the weakest companies, with p/b ratios below 0.5; many stronger companies apparently feel like they can get away with it....
...Patagonia was already a B Corp and California benefit corporation and Chouinard, now an ex-billionaire, said in an open letter that he had considered taking it public instead....
...He eventually found his way to the legendary B-movie director Roger Corman, who helped launch the careers of future directors including Francis Ford Coppola....
...One good read In case you missed it over the weekend, Stuart Kirk’s first column as an FT investment columnist struck a blow for transparency....
...When Suzanne Simard was a child, she would eat humus — the sweet layer of topsoil that most of us leave underfoot. “I was always putting dirt in my mouth,” she says. “It just became part of who I was.”...
...Five thousand businesses in 83 countries and 156 industries are Certified B Corporations, meeting rigorous social and environmental standards....
...Rather than wrapping up toys or games, Cardi B opened a black felt box in front of the toddler to reveal her gift....
...Two wings (which made up the original Astor home and their servants’ quarters) were turned into a 28-room B&B eight years ago....
...Umit Benan Founder, Umit Benan and B+ A fun, freewheeling energy crackles through Umit Benan’s ensembles. He also knows how to dress sexily, a rare feat for men....
...Last week it confirmed it was raising $65m in a Series B, which Axios reported will make it worth $650m....
...With the US exporting about 3m b/d of crude oil and 5m b/d of refined petroleum products this year, disruptions to Gulf infrastructure could affect global energy markets as well as US consumers....
...Chrysaor’s output was forecast to naturally decline over the next five years to fewer than 150,000 barrels a day, according to Wood Mackenzie, but should now hold above 200,000 b/d....
...Robert Mitchum lured from sleepy east California back to his dark past by Kirk Douglas via Jane Greer, playing one of the most fatal of femmes fatales....
...None of the 181 BRT signatories made the switch to become a B-Corp over the past year. But B-Lab is still keeping up the pressure....
...Capacity already exceeded demand in 2019, and another 1.7m b/d, from Nigeria to Kuwait, is due on line this year. Demand, though, is down by 9m b/d....
...Brenda Joyce, Newcastle upon Tyne Crossword 16,105: David Keith Martin, Teddington J & S Hoare, North Yorkshire; Christina McKittrick, Kingston Polymath 1,011: Dr S Bailey, Swindon Crossword 16,099: Suzanne...
...“This may initiate a nuclear crisis,” said Suzanne Maloney, a former state department adviser on Iran who is now at the Brookings Institution....
...SoftBank’s Vision Fund was Fair’s leading investor in its $385m Series B funding round last December....
...Kirk Shryoc, a structured finance expert, will be the new CFO....
...Sales growth continued into the second half, M&B said....
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