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...His company changed its name from A&B to a-b glöbâl, after Lukes argued passionately that a hyphen, umlaut and circumflex would “provide a feelgood factor for our stakeholders globally”....
...“It could be that we would have to limit the range of products to sell because it’s not worth it any more to ship these products from A to B . . ....
...Mr Berry said: “We are perfectly positioned for the future because of Continental's ability to produce highly sustainable, low-cost, light sweet oil and natural gas.”...
...Wines, £210 a dozen Farr Vintners Ch Olivier, Pessac-Léognan £32.50 inc tax Tanners Ch Le Crock, St-Estèphe £24.96 Uncorked Ch Capbern, St-Estèphe £16.67 Justerini & Brooks, £25 inc tax Sunday Times...
...The organic growth decline is similar to 2009 but we assume a more muted margin impact of 200 b.p’s vs 300 b.p.s’ – this reflects WPP has anticipated the slowdown & the likely availability of some Government...
...Lara Sweet, Snap’s chief accounting officer and its interim chief financial officer, will become the chief people officer. More here....
...US exports of processed condensate reached 126,000 b/d in June, from zero a year before, according to Clipper Data....
...From Best Buy to B&Q, many foreign brands and business models have struggled in China. But perhaps the least likely western retail concept of them all has prospered the most: foreign coffee shops....
...But prospective resources are estimated at a staggering 115bn barrels of oil equivalent and Mexico has been described as “a sweet shop” by energy executives looking to invest....
...The US government’s Energy Information Administration has predicted that US oil production will rise from 8m b/d at the start of the year to about 9.6m b/d by 2019, and then gradually start to decline....
...He argues that as the “sweet spots” with the best reserves are fully exploited, companies will be pushed towards the less productive rocks that yield lower returns....
...But these days, life is tasting a lot less sweet for the two drinks giants as both struggle with waning growth in key emerging markets....
...But plot well-turned and pace moodily rubato, as in the best kind of B-movie....
...The final step would be to spin out the beverage business to investors, leaving Mondelez’s sweet snacks and coffee units to complement PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay food brands....
...My daughter’s sweet-natured pony, Sparkle, has just been diagnosed with a serious lung condition and the vet has recommended a course of steroids....
...I get the lure of personalisation, especially when it involves sweet nothings inscribed on the inside of, say, a ring, from one’s significant other, but I’m not sure just putting your name in a garment is...
...The rewards of the journey have been sweet, but over time the costs have escalated....
...“They were chasing the quick results, rather than the long term,” says Francis Tusa of Defence Analysis, adding: “There was no plan B.”...
...But Standard & Poor’s, which rates the company’s credit at B-plus, describes its risk as “fair”, with a manageable ratio of 3.2 times net debt times cash flow....
...Petroplus is shutting down its Petit Couronne refinery in France, with 162,000 b/d capacity; Antwerp, Belgium, with 108,000 b/d capacity; and Cressier, Switzerland, with 68,000 b/d capacity....
...Before the fighting Libya produced 1.6m b/d....
...Reid Hoffman, Linkedin co-founder and current chairman, and the company’s original shareholders will retain significant voting control through Class B shares....
...Amrita Sen, commodity analyst at Barclays Capital in London, said a decline of 200,000 b/d of Norwegian oil production in the first quarter had also tightened the Brent market....
...For comparison, the current unrest in Libya has disrupted between 850,000 b/d and 1.2m b/d of premium quality light, sweet crude oil for the past week or so....
...“Barring a poor deal for Apollo, one or the other or both will highly likely file soon thereafter,” Mr Sweet said....
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