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...In the US, there will be a rise in preventable maternal deaths in those states implementing more restrictive regulations....
...Ada Kokosar is a Milan-based stylist and the founder of footwear brand Midnight 00....
...Canada has agreed to join a US deal with Mexico to revamp the pact, ending months of uncertainty over trade in North America that had been hanging over the economies of all three countries...
...The economic calendar for Friday is as follows (all London times): 07.00: Finland Q2 gross domestic product 07.00: Czech Republic Q2 GDP (preliminary) 08.00: Poland August purchasing managers’ index 08.15...
...It’s a reasonable time for the gasper maker to do this deal, given the depressed state of Brazilian stocks....
...Diageo and United Utilities have both released trading updates. The drinks group warns that currencies will reduce operating profits in the current financial year by £150m....
...Janet Yellen could give a telling speech later today on the state of the US economy and the likelihood of interest rate rises this year....
...) at 18,286 Nasdaq up +19.05 (+0.38%) at 5,091 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +6.25 (+0.39%) at 1,620 FTSE100 up +6.21 (+0.09%) at 7,013 CAC 40 up +13.40 (+0.26%) at 5,147 Dax up +16.12 (+0.14%) at 11,865...
...On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a case called Bank of America v Caulkett that has big implications for the US housing market....
...But, in the event, he seems happy to spend more than two hours over lunch holding forth on the state of the world. His manner is both purposeful and wary....
...President Giorgio Napolitano’s term ends in mid-May, and a new head of state will have to try to break the deadlock from the inconclusive February elections....
...mine projects in code changes The Democratic Republic of Congo may increase state participation in mining projects to 35 per cent from 5 per cent and raise royalties on mineral exports, according to a report...
...“[B]y being a passive investor in the $1.5bn equity investment in Cheniere led by Blackstone, alongside Government of Singapore Investment Corp, and the state of Louisiana, CIC hopes to avoid the sort of...
...Standard Chartered is pushing for a settlement with the New York state banking regulators over its Iranian dealings, ahead of a preliminary hearing on Wednesday....
...The most significant political event of 2012 may not be the presidential election but the emergence of the United Metros of America and the potential for national renewal from the ground up....
...Gramercy Tavern 42 East 20th Street, New York Pear salad x2 $24.00 Pollock $24.00 Lamb $24.00 Glass of Felfiñanes wine x2 $24.00 Glass of Mas Martinet x 2 $49.00 Espresso $5.00 Cortado $5.00 Total...
...Harvest 44 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 French onion soup $12.00 Beetroot salad $12.00 Eggs Benedict $16.00 Chicken breast $18.00 Crème brûlée $10.00 Sparkling water x2 $9.90 Decaf cappuccino...
...) at 11,478 Nasdaq up +15.51 (+0.60%) at 2,620 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -10.65 (-1.09%) at 966.37 FTSE100 down -38.42 (-0.71%) at 5,403 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 3,187 Dax unchanged 0.00...
...“The V-shaped recovery in corporate profits seems to be at an end,” warned Barry Knapp, chief US equity strategist at Barclays Capital....
...Alpha Natural Resources , which mines metallurgical coal, used in the manufacture of steel, rose 15.2 per cent to $24.00....
...Pemex takes top issuer spot Petroleos Mexicanos’ revival of a 10bn peso ($746m) local bond sale it scrapped two weeks ago is making the state oil company the biggest issuer in the country as it finances...
...The euro was the main focus of the session after the ECB confirmed the end of ultra-loose monetary policy by raising interest rates 25bps to 1.25%....
...Asian shares were higher on Thursday as commodity prices rise and Japanese shares advanced on the weaker yen, says the FT’s global markets overview. as of 04:25 GMT, the MSCI Asia Pacific Index was up 1%...
...ABC Kitchen 35 East 18th Street, New York, NY 10003 (+00 1 212 475 5829), www.abckitchennyc.com...
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