Hints and tips:
...Scientists have discovered a new form of magnetism that could lead to more energy-efficient computing....
...Winston Churchill (while his full name does not have two “t”s, his last name does) 3. Tony Blair 4....
...Blackstone in September became the first private equity group to be included in the S&P 500 index and its rivals Apollo Global and KKR are hoping they are not far behind....
...He self-describes as a “big R” Republican and a “little L” libertarian. He’s non-interventionist, but this is not as counterintuitive as it sounds....
...Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan (Bloomsbury) Revelatory and timely look at how understandings of relationships with the natural world have shaped human history from the author of 2015’s...
...For example, the Rize ETF may have a broader remit than L&G Cyber Security, even if they share some holdings....
...In the US, S&P 500 non-financial companies were sitting on $1.35tn of cash and equivalents at the end of June....
...Michael Robinson, whose chain of computing shops lent Team17 its foundations, is hopefully happy in retirement....
...L’Oréal Sector: cosmetics / HQ: Paris, France Key stat: Online sales jumped 53 per cent in the first quarter....
...We expect computing sales (c.30% of Currys’ mix) to be strong short term as more people choose or are advised to work from home....
...About three hours ahead of the opening bell, S&P 500 futures declined 0.11 per cent to 2,464.3 and Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.25 per cent to 5,908....
...Cloud-computing company Salesforce announced a $2.8bn acquisition of Demandware, sending shares in the latter surging and signalling that the mergers and acquisitions market is looking healthy....
...(Financial Times) Oracle hit as growth rate disappoints: An acceleration in the shift towards cloud computing contributed to weaker than expected results at Oracle in the latest quarter, sending the US...
...Given the size of the S&P 500, however, investment might be percentage points of GDP higher if its members invested like private companies....
...The S&P 500 retailers index climbed 1.9 per cent, pushing up the wider S&P 500 consumer discretionary index by 1.8 per cent....
...“So I thought I would put together a portfolio of S&P 500 stocks, with 85 per cent exposure, then used OEX [the S&P 100 index] positions as a hedge.”...
...At the close, the S&P 500 was up 0.9 per cent to 1,070.25, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained 1.2 per cent to 10,138.99 and the Nasdaq Composite had fallen 0.7 per cent to 2,175.40....
...Blue Gene L with a processing power of 1.1 petaflops leads the world rankings at present....
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