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...It reported that more Americans thought the “widespread use of driverless cars” would be “a bad idea” than those who felt it would be “a good idea”....
...As the summer wore on, Black discussed Ganieva’s demands with a private investigator from Nardello & Co, and with Epstein....
...The State Grain Operator began advertising on local social media channels and invited farmers to “co-operate” by selling grain via drop-off points at a set price....
...Chief financial officer Wang Liang will assume his responsibilities....
...Ant’s expansion into lending and other lucrative areas previously dominated by state-run financial groups like ICBC and the China Construction Bank, not to mention its vast troves of customer data, have...
...A Gazprom director profited from a secret scheme linked to the construction of a multibillion-dollar gas pipeline between central Asia and China, according to documents seen by the Financial Times....
...sector financial incentives can promote state-sponsored environmental goals — and boost London’s status as a “green” centre....
...Neighbouring states, such as Mississippi, offer more financial support, he said, but Arkansas has natural resources, including cotton and timber, which helped to bring in investments in textiles and paper...
...The globetrotting CEO loved nothing more than holding press conferences alongside heads of state....
...Meister helped build up the latter stake to 25 per cent before selling it to Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled Sabic group in January....
...“Normandie really was seen as an ambassador of France, a kind of tool of state,” Wood says....
...Beijing had once wooed other Latin American countries, such as crisis-ridden Venezuela, as potential leftist allies before becoming disenchanted with their lack of financial discipline....
...Andrew Simms, co-director, New Weather Institute The effect of Donald Trump’s presidency on the UK economy in 2017 will be as unpredictable as the bounce of an American football....
...Before the global financial crisis, he had been planning a development on the Palm Jumeirah, an artificial archipelago in Dubai, but he subsequently cancelled it....
...The American expansion will also be a favourable force next year....
...Worst placed of all are probably the four state-founded bad banks....
...Carmakers contractually prohibit their American dealers from diverting cars to overseas markets such as China — or even other US states — and they are increasingly required to vet their customers in order...
...(Foreign Policy) “Tri Pointe Homes, a homebuilder backed by Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital Group LLC, is in advanced talks to buy Weyerhaeuser Co’s homebuilding division for about $2.7 billion, according...
...The company aims to purchase, renovate and rent out homes to Americans including those still unable to qualify for a mortgage....
...Not quite a state, but far from independent, the north-eastern Caribbean island has been a Commonwealth of the US since 1898 when it was lost by King Alfonso XIII following Spain’s defeat during the Spanish-American...
...According to projections made for the Financial Times by a group of six international steel industry experts, world steel output is this year likely to expand by just 6.6 per cent compared with 2010....
...Confirming the deal on Thursday, Peter Redfern, Taylor Wimpey chief executive, said: “The sale will provide us with a strengthened balance sheet and increased financial capacity to invest in the UK and to...
...We have architectural firms, construction management firms, telecoms. So it’s a wide variety....
...Preceding AmTech (now Gleacher & Co.), Mr Schreiner was co-founder/portfolio manager at MS Capital Management, LLC, a Phoenix-based hedge fund....
...Related link: Liverpool co-owner considers options April 2010 Liverpool appoints Martin Broughton as chief executive....
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