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...There is a risk that the company might yet suffer the same fate as Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer blacklisted by the US....
...‘The great escape’ Barry Diller, the media billionaire, described the split of AT&T and what will be called Warner Bros Discovery as “the great escape” for both sides of the business....
...Suit seller Moss Bros became the third UK retailer to issue a post-Christmas profit warning but the same day, upmarket fashion brand Ted Baker and premium leisurewear retailer Superdry reported robust festive...
...The Los Angeles-based start-up had previously raised $11m from investors including Warner Bros, 21st Century Fox, MGM, Westfield and Steven Spielberg....
...Mr Singer is already on the board of another ValueAct investment, Motorola Solutions, the telecoms equipment maker, and he previously sat with ValueAct founder Jeff Ubben on the board of Martha Stewart Living...
...“You put up a tower and some equipment,” Ralph Roberts told William Novak, the author of the official Comcast history, An Incredible Dream, “and they paid you every month.”...
...The employers involved in UTCs range from Warner Bros and Elstree Studios to Rolls-Royce and Network Rail....
...“There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home,” stated Ken Olson, president and founder of the Digital Equipment Corp, explaining why the PC would be a non-starter....
...He bought two weapons from branches of Gander Mountain, which sells equipment for hunting and fishing....
...An only child, he was born in the South Bronx in New York, where his father sold manufacturing equipment and his mother was a teacher....
...… Family Business of the Year Award sponsored by Berry Bros & Rudd Winner: OCS Group; also shortlisted: S. Cartwright & Sons, Edward Billington & Sons, Wates Group....
...Nvidia rose 3.6 per cent to $18.67 after analysts at Kaufman Bros upgraded the stock to “buy” from “hold”....
...Amazon.com added to the sector’s gains, rising 2.7 per cent to $122.75 after Kaufman Bros upgraded the stock to “buy” from “hold”....
...Kaufman Bros raised its target from $120 a share to $155, while Piper Jaffray raised its target to $172 from $163, giving the stock an “overweight” rating....
...An agreement was reached whereby studios pay cinemas a “virtual print fee” for each film they distribute, which cinemas put towards the cost of new digital equipment....
...- Ericsson shares soared despite the telecoms equipment manufacturer revealing that first quarter profits had halved. —...
...The company recently revamped its brewery equipment to cut waste and energy costs. “Shepherd Neame is incredibly proud of its history and heritage . . ....
...Toshiba said it would stop making HD-DVD equipment and stop selling players and recorders from March 31....
...Technology companies from suppliers of chip-making equipment to consumer goods producers bore the brunt of the worsening outlook for the US and global economy....
...CD&R, a specialist in distribution businesses, bought UK-listed Brake Bros with the support of the founding family in 2002 for £434m. CD&R invested $347m of equity in that deal....
...Their sturdy chassis and other special equipment make them ideal for the city’s hard city driving conditions – not to mention potholes....
...Indeed they have, precisely because they went in by acquisition – J Sainsbury with Shaw’s supermarkets in New England, Marks & Spencer with Brooks Bros. and King’s supermarkets....
...Mark Wilson, an analyst at Lehman Bros, said this was concerning although the division’s improved order book - 14 per cent higher at €22.44bn - was reassuring....
...With 10-year contracts in place with most of the big studios, Thomson can now seek financing from banks and equipment vendors....
...J-Com launched digital cable TV services only last year, but as with other Japanese take-ups - whether audio equipment or automobiles - the country has leapfrogged western counterparts....
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