Month: May 2022
Bath & Body Works CEO Andrew Meslow to step down due to health reasons
Pedestrians walk past a Bath & Body Works store. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bath & Body Works Chief Executive Officer Andrew Meslow is resigning from his role due to health reasons, the retailer announced Thursday in a securities filing. Meslow will also be leaving his position as a member of Bath & […]
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Buy Winnebago as the brand is the ‘unicorn’ of RVs and shares are cheap, MKM Partners says
Demand for RVs will continue to grow as consumers look for outdoor vacation options, and Winnebago is a “unicorn” in the industry. Source
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World’s second-largest hydropower plant set for 14-year upgrade after deal with GE
Straddling the border between Brazil and Paraguay, Itaipu commenced electricity production in 1984. The technological upgrades being planned for the site are set to take 14 years. Tifonimages | Istock | Getty Images GE Renewable Energy has signed a deal that will see it carry out upgrades to the 14 gigawatt Itaipu hydropower plant, a vast […]
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India’s high inflation will likely persist despite surprise rate hike, says economist
220413 The trend of rising inflation is expected to continue, increasing the burden on consumers in India, seen here shopping in New Delhi in April. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Inflation in India will likely continue to trend above 6% for the rest of this year despite this week’s surprise […]
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Oil giant Shell reports highest quarterly profit since 2008 on soaring commodity prices
Shell posted adjusted earnings of $9.1 billion for the first quarter of 2022. Ben Stansall | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Oil giant Shell on Thursday reported its highest quarterly profit since 2008 on soaring commodity prices, fueling calls for a one-off windfall tax on oil and gas companies to help U.K. households with […]
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Bill Gates questions Elon’s Musk’s goals with Twitter: ‘He could make it worse’
Bill Gates attends the World Leaders’ Summit “Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment” session on day three of COP26 on November 02, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bill Gates has warned that Elon Musk could make Twitter “worse” after the Tesla CEO pledged to buy the […]
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SocGen points to cost of Ukraine war with higher bad loan provisions
French bank Societe Generale has announced plans to exit Russia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images French lender Societe Generale said on Thursday it would have additional costs as a result of the war in Ukraine because more customers would be unable to repay their loans, underscoring the ever wider economic damage in Europe. France’s […]
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Attacks on Mariupol steelworks intensify as Russia looks to end standoff; fate of Ukraine’s Donbas in the balance
Russian forces renew attacks to seize Ukraine’s last stronghold in Mariupol A destroyed administration building at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. Chingis Kondarov | Reuters Russian forces have reportedly renewed their assault on the Azovstal steelworks complex, a last stronghold for Ukrainian fighters in the southern port city of Mariupol, in what is widely […]
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Law firm says employees can work from home full-time – but only if they take a 20% pay cut
shomos uddin | Moment | Getty Images A U.K. law firm has decided to offer its employees the option of working from home full-time, but on the condition that they take a 20% pay cut. The London-headquartered law firm Stephenson Harwood has also offered its employees the option of a hybrid model, working up to […]
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India raises rates at surprise monetary policy meeting, bond yields jump
A youth walks past the entrance of the Reserve Bank of India head office in Mumbai on Nov. 17, 2021. India’s central bank raised its main lending rate off record lows in a surprise move on Wednesday to contain rising inflation, shocking markets and pushing the benchmark 10-year bond yield to its highest levels in […]
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