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...Most of the deals were in the energy, tech and financial sectors, according to data from the London Stock Exchange Group....
...The ‘nuclear option’ Universal’s showdown with TikTok is testing who has the most power in today’s music economy, the Wall Street Journal reports....
...“Energy investment is running at $2tn a year — we and others think we need to double that,” he said. “And it will be every year for two or three decades.”...
...Even as global temperatures smash through record highs, the oil industry is claiming the world can’t afford the rapid transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy....
...Alvarez & Marsal has named Chevron veteran Jay Johnson as senior adviser to its energy practice....
...Porsche Q1, Royal Caribbean Cruises Q1, Sainsbury’s FY, Schroders AGM and Q1 update, Snap Q1, Southwest Airlines Q1, STMicroelectronics Q1, Travis Perkins Q1 trading update, Unilever Q1 trading statement, Universal...
...At the heart is a 135W universal adaptor (that works in more than 200 countries) with four USB ports that can be used to charge anything you like....
...Plus, with the golden age of private equity coming to a close, the environment will be tougher for everyone involved....
...“These megadeals tend to come in sets,” said Pete Bowden, global head of energy banking at Jefferies....
...House (FT) Atom takes valuation hit as it raises £100mn in new equity (FT) India tightens foreign investor rules after Hindenburg report on Adani (FT) Blackstone and Vista Equity to buy software firm Energy...
...BP slowed its ambitious transition to renewable energy earlier this year as energy prices soared. Chief executive Bernard Looney declared in September that there would be no further scaling back....
...So does Enbridge, a Canadian pipeline group that is buying three gas utilities from Dominion Energy of the US for $14bn....
...energy ambitions....
...The firm has also borrowed against shares in Alight, Gates Industrial and Viper Energy, filings show....
...Adani Energy Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries filed annual accounts with UK’s Companies House last month that were audited by Ferguson Maidment & Co, a small chartered accountant based on Fleet Street...
...Health Services Q4, Universal Music Group Q4 Thursday China: NBS manufacturing and non-manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data France: Q4 GDP figures, plus February CPI and harmonised index...
...Big hub suppliers must provide a universal service, while taking on various social policy responsibilities like the “warm home discount” on winter fuel bills....
...Hoping to avoid a rerun of his messy split from brother Anil after their father’s death, Mukesh Ambani is carving his business empire into three interlocking but separable units — digital, retail and energy...
...“If the government were to adopt universal work experience provision in state schools, and ensure it was meaningful (not making cups of tea), more young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds would...
...Bazin, a company veteran who became chief executive in 2021, said further acquisitions would not be “€1bn-plus” deals every time....
...The energy tycoon first built his empire by snapping up unloved, often carbon-intensive energy businesses on the cheap, often using external financing....
...Last month, it committed to buy $550mn of solar energy consumer loans from SunPower....
...Embracing the forward-thinking Orszag, whose contributions thus far include pushing the firm into “think-tank”-esque efforts on the energy transition and embracing AI, could finally be the things that help...
...Two resorts in Saudi Arabia, part of that country’s trillion-dollar-plus Vision 2030 development initiatives, will open by 2026, along with a Riyadh hotel....
...“Even in the higher luxury homes it’s not unusual to receive multiple offers on a $10mn plus home,” Martinez at Sotheby’s said....
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