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...Sony a7R V, £3,999 @rhodri...
...“I would say that, as a team, we've pretty well discounted a uniform V-shaped recovery. The question is, is it U-shaped, is it W-shaped or parts of it L-shaped?”...
...SoftBank founder predicts WeWork V for Victory Masayoshi Son admitted today he had turned a “blind eye” to governance lapses at WeWork but promised a “sharp V-shaped recovery” for the shared offices provider...
...Velvet bombers: they could very well work....
...VW was, until recently, a company that did empathy pretty well....
...For example, Jawbone’s UP24 app takes advantage of the device’s continuous feed of data, which includes how long you sleep, and how well....
...The media group, which includes newspapers, publishing and Australian assets, has been hit hard by the digital transformation upending media as well as the UK phone hacking scandals....
...There is upside risk from another sharp increase in pork prices, as a clear supply response will probably take until Q1-2012....
...It has a sharp, modern insouciance. “I think that every men’s wear designer has referenced Bowie at some point,” says Lynn. “After all, he made the trench coat rock and roll.”...
...I choose scrambled eggs as well, with bacon rather than tomatoes....
...Welles not so much acted as became Falstaff (as well as directing himself in the role) in Chimes at Midnight (1965)....
...Rival Merck was also higher, rising 1.5 per cent to $35.81 as it reported first- quarter earnings that also beat estimates....
...The two companies benefited from sharp declines in fuel costs, which helped the airlines offset falling ticket prices....
...Analysis of the bidders’ operational performance one year before a deal and three years after the combined group was created showed a sharp deterioration....
...The talent show judge with the razor-sharp put downs, V-neck sweaters and high-waisted trousers capped weeks of wall-to-wall newspaper coverage of his ITV show The X Factor by taking on the UK Border Agency...
...He also sees a sharp rise in trials taking place in developing countries such as China, where costs are lower and it is quicker to find patients....
...“The cutback in capital spending will come back very quickly – it will be a classic ‘V’,” predicts Andrew Bartels, head of research at Forrester....
...The real non-petrol goods deficit was a bit wider in January than in December ($32.8b chain weighted dollars v $31.6b). The deceleration in real export growth has been quite sharp....
...Winning Channel 4’s Road To V contest last year gave them the opportunity to open at the 2007 V Festival. That, in turn, led to the first single release last autumn....
...such as the UK’s National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence – studied with much interest elsewhere – are introducing ever more aggressive “health technology assessments” to scrutinise cost as well...
...Merck ’s stock advanced after the drugmaker raised its earnings forecast for the year. Its shares were 2.3 per cent higher at $44.15....
...The frontrunner was Jim Dinning, a former finance minister who went on to a senior job at a Calgary-based power utility and was, most recently, a well-connected corporate director....
...Major pharmaceutical groups have also surged, with Merck rising 18 per cent, Pfizer 15 per cent and Forest Labs 34 per cent....
...The move comes after a sharp increase in “sales reps” across eastern and western Europe excluding Russia, estimated by Roland Berger at 100,000 in 2005 compared with 60,000 in 2000....
...Rumours late last week that the company could be a possible takeover target for Canada’s Thomson Corp have also contributed to the shares’ strong performance....
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