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- It’s a ’Love Story’: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to provide nearly £1bn boost to UK economy
- 5/16/2024 10:34:06 AM
- • Swifties attending the Eras Tour in the UK each predicted to splash out £848 on tickets, travel, accommodation, outfits, and other expenses • Spending by Eras Tour ticket-holders is more than 12 times the average cost of a UK night out (£67) • Almost 1.2m fans will catch the Superstar when Taylor Swift visits the UK this summer for 15 performances across four cities …
- Unlock Financial Freedom with David L Hawkins’ New Book
- 5/15/2024 11:00:35 PM
- Author and Investment expert David L Hawkins introduces readers to a revolutionary approach to wealth creation in his latest book, “Ask the Mailman: A Simple Plan of High-Yield Stock Investing for Uncommon Wealth.” This comprehensive guide offers a straightforward blueprint for achieving financial success through high-yield stock investing.
- Honolulu ranked best US city brand, three Florida cities make the top 10 in new perceptions study
- 5/15/2024 10:39:38 AM
- • Honolulu named the top American city brand with high scores across travel, work, and sustainability metrics • Florida Man who? Orlando is ranked 2nd overall, with Miami following in 5th and Tampa in 7th • Texas is revealed as an unsung American business hub: Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston claim the top 3 spots for Business & Investment • Best sports …
- Travel on Airbnb generated $10B in economic impact across Canada in 2023
- 5/15/2024 9:02:32 AM
- Key Takeaways • Travel on Airbnb generated more than $10B in economic impact across Canada in 2023 and helped support nearly 110,000 Canadian jobs.
- University of New Brunswick Mastercard Cybersecurity Scholarship winners announced
- 5/14/2024 9:07:22 AM
- The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s prestigious Mastercard Cybersecurity Scholarship: Vaishnavi Shanmugam and Erika Thea Ajes.
- Standard Chartered strengthens Transaction Banking global leadership with new hires
- 5/14/2024 9:03:22 AM
- Standard Chartered announced the appointment of three new additions to its Transaction Banking global leadership team – Mahesh Kini as Global Head of Cash Management, Mark Troutman as Global Head of Transaction Banking Corporate Sales, Dhiraj Rajan Bajaj as Global Head of Transaction Banking Financial Institutions Sales.
- Zain Group reports Q1 2024 Revenue of USD 1.5 billion (KD 466 million), net profit of USD 95 million (KD 29.2 million)
- 5/14/2024 8:50:10 AM
- • Chairman, Mr. Osamah Al Furaih: “The Board continues to work closely with executive management to overcome major socio-economic challenges in several key markets” • Vice-Chairman & CEO, Bader Al-Kharafi: “Solid operational performance and revenue growth across key markets; focus on maintaining network services and mitigating operational issues in Sudan” • Compared to …
- Blackstone Announces Plans to Commence a Tender Offer for I’rom Group, One of Japan’s Leading Site Management Organizations, a Mission-Critical Function of Clinical Trials
- 5/13/2024 10:41:11 AM
- Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that private equity funds and vehicles managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have entered into a definitive agreement with Toyotaka Mori (“Mr.
- Barclays responds to Rainforest Action Network, ’Banking on Climate Chaos’ Report
- 5/13/2024 10:17:15 AM
- Barclays is financing an energy sector in transition – an activity requiring significant capital. While doing so, our financed emissions for the Energy and Power sectors have reduced by 44% and 26% respectively, between 2020 and 2023.
- Zain KSA reports revenue of SAR 2.5 billion in Q1 2024
- 5/13/2024 10:15:02 AM
- Zain KSA announced the financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with revenue of SAR 2.5 billion, an increase of 4.7% compared to the same period in 2023.
- Mattel to Participate in J.P. Morgan’s 52nd Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference
- 5/13/2024 10:13:17 AM
- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced that Ynon Kreiz, Mattel’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Anthony DiSilvestro, Mattel’s Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at J.P.
- Occidental Announces 1st Quarter 2024 Results
- 5/10/2024 11:50:23 AM
- • Strong operational performance drove operating cash flow of $2.0 billion and cash flow from operations before working capital of $2.4 billion • Capital spending of $1.8 billion and contributions from noncontrolling interest of $57 million resulted in quarterly free cash flow before working capital of $720 million • Total company production of 1,172 Mboed near the …
- Progress on share buyback programme 2024
- 5/10/2024 11:27:14 AM
- ING announced that, as part of our €2.5 billion share buyback programme announced on 2 May 2024, the company repurchased 7,746,345 shares during the week of 2 May 2024 up to and including 3 May 2024.
- Pirelli & C. Spa Board Reviews Consolidated Results to 31 March 2024
- 5/10/2024 10:52:28 AM
- PIRELLI: REVENUES STABLE IN THE QUARTER, ADJUSTED EBIT MARGIN RISES TO 15.5% AND NET PROFIT AT 100.4 MILLION EURO NET CASH FLOW IMPROVES AGAINST FIRST QUARTER 202 3 Revenues: 1,695.5 million euro, substantially stable compared with 1,699.7 million euro in first quarter 2023 (organic variation +4.6% excluding forex effect of -4.8%) - Price/Mix: +2.3% thanks to …
- Top brands in China shine amidst the nation’s economic recovery: Brand Finance China 500 2024 Report
- 5/9/2024 9:49:14 AM
- • China’s media sector in the spotlight with TikTok leading as the nation’s most valuable brand and WeChat as strongest brand in rankings • Hot Pot of Gold: Haidilao leads China’s restaurants as strongest restaurants brand while Luckin Coffee brews success with largest brand value growth • BYD defends crown as China’s most valuable automobiles brand amidst rising …
- While Pricing and Cash Flow Forecasting Remain Top Concerns, New American Express Report Finds 95% of Small Business Owners Surveyed are Happy they Started their Company
- 5/9/2024 8:03:37 AM
- American Express issued its third Amex Trendex: Small Business Edition, which found that even as small business owners surveyed face continued economic uncertainty, their personal drive and long-term aspirations are buoying their optimism. "Small business owners are concerned about issues like pricing and cash flow forecasting, but they are overwhelmingly happy that they …
- Mastercard JV switches first domestic transaction in China
- 5/9/2024 7:58:41 AM
- Mastercard NetsUnion Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Mastercard NetsUnion) today began processing payments made in China with Mastercard cards issued by the country’s banks.
- Airbnb Q1-2024 financial results
- 5/9/2024 7:52:52 AM
- We issued our first quarter 2024 financial results. You can read the details here. Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky said: “We had our best Q1 ever, with 133 million nights and experiences booked, along with double-digit supply growth across all regions.
- First quarter at Evonik better than expected – outlook confirmed
- 5/8/2024 10:55:54 AM
- • Preliminary figures verified: Adjusted EBITDA rises 28 percent to €522 million in first quarter • Free cash flow at a strong €127 million • Sales volumes up by 4 percent Evonik had a much better start into 2024 than the capital market had expected.
- PUMA delivers Q1 results fully in line with expectations
- 5/8/2024 9:59:04 AM
- Key developments Q1 2024 • Currency-adjusted (ca) sales increase by 0.5% to € 2,102 million, reflecting a negative currency impact of approximately € 100 million (-3.9% reported) • Gross profit margin improves by 100 basis points to 47.5% despite major currency headwinds • Operating expenses (OPEX) decrease by 0.4% to € 845 million • Operating result (EBIT) …