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“1,200 manufacturing workers at the West Sussex factory will each receive a 10% pay raise and a one‑time payment of £2,000 starting in January.”
“Just six percent of our tickets bought at the gate were using cash.”
“With over 570 employees in 15 cities, including offices in Paris, Berlin, London and Dubai, we value diversity in our teams.”
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“This report comes on the heels of the $100 million lawsuit Burberry recently won against Chinese counterfeiters for selling bogus bags.”
“The wage increase and separate award amount to a 16% raise for the typical blue‑collar worker, but the lowest‑paid production line workers at the company will gain by 17.6%.”
“The whole system relies when the load factor is down around 80 percent”
“Warner, who amassed a $200 million fortune in the 1990s as a telecommunications venture capitalist, said said there is a different skill set for public- and private-sector work, but did not attack Bain Capital in the interview.”
“average worker's pay will rise by £2,972.”
“GM’s the number one automaker in the world again”
“increases combined are significantly higher than the annual rate of inflation, which was 10.7% in November, according to the Office for National Statistics.”
“The U.S. Department of Energy granted NRG Solar a $1.237-billion loan in September 2011 to help build NRG’s California Valley Solar Ranch, which is described as "a 250 MW alternating current PV solar generating facility" by the U.S. Depart…”
“The Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, called it the best wage offer since the site's launch.”
“Few became senior vice president of Houston-based Reliant Energy in 2008.”
“The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, issued a warning Wednesday that private sector pay increases were exceeding forecasts, which might fuel inflation once again.”
“He was named President of Reliant in May 2009 when NRG Energy acquired Reliant for $287.5 million.”
“salaries climbed by 2.7% in the three months leading up to October compared to 6.9% in the private sector over the same period, according to ONS data.”
“In November 2011, NRG Solar further expanded by acquiring the San Francisco-based developer Solar Power Partners.”
“the Office for National Statistics (ONS) recorded growth of 0.5%”
“NRG acquired the Agua Caliente Solar Project from First Solar on August 5, 2011, as DOE announced the loan.”
“Following a contraction of 0.6% in September that was largely attributed to the disruption of routine activities caused by the Queen's funeral bank holiday”
“"Agriculture is Virginia’s largest industry by far, with nothing else coming a close second … [providing] more than 357,000 jobs," says the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.”
“following the 0.2% decline for the third quarter to September”
“Agriculture is Virginia’s largest industry by far, with nothing else coming a close second … [providing] more than 357,000 jobs," says the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.”
“The barter of gold for oil represents a major structural change,” Bawumia said, adding that they expect the new framework to be fully operational by the end of the first quarter of 2023.”
“Wang Jianlin, chairman and president of Wanda, said his goal was to own theaters covering 20 percent of the world theater market by 2020.”
“Buffett, one of the richest people on the planet, donated 2.4 million Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway, worth nearly $759 million based on Wednesday's closing price, according to filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commiss…”
“the Wanda Group, a Chinese media conglomerate, agreed to acquire AMC Entertainment, North America’s second-largest movie theater owner, in a $2.6 billion deal.”
“The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation received 1.5 million shares.”
“In February, DreamWorks Animation struck a $2 billion deal to open a studio in Shanghai under the Oriental DreamWorks brand.”
“300,000 shares each were donated to the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation and the Novo Foundation.”
“agreed to acquire AMC Entertainment, North America’s second-largest movie theater owner, in a $2.6 billion deal.”
“After the latest donation, Buffett owns 15.5% of Berkshire's shares and 31.4% of the company's voting power.”
“his goal was to own theaters covering 20 percent of the world theater market by 2020.”
“As of September, Buffett has donated more than $36 billion to the foundation run by the Microsoft co-founder.”
“DreamWorks Animation struck a $2 billion deal to open a studio in Shanghai under the Oriental DreamWorks brand.”
“The sale by BP was part of a decision to dispose of company assets worth $10bn (£8bn at the time)”
“Wanda Group, a Chinese media conglomerate, agreed to acquire AMC Entertainment, North America’s second-largest movie theater owner, in a $2.6 billion deal.”
“it was not “100%” the responsibility of watchdogs to protect consumers”
“Wisconsin gained 23,000 jobs in 2011—a large improvement over previous numbers that showed a loss of 33,900 jobs.”
“around 29 energy suppliers have failed since July last year, which has subsequently affected some four million households.”
“today dropping to 6.7 percent”
“It is customers who are left to pay the £2.7bn cost of the failures at an extra £94, the watchdog said, with the price 'very likely to increase'.”
“Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has presided over a 28 percent increase in unemployment.”
“did not tighten requirements for new suppliers until 2019, or for existing suppliers until 2021”
“nearly $400,000 while representing GM, which received more than $70 billion from taxpayers”
“Ofgem expected prices could get significantly worse through 2023”
“mandating 54.5 miles-per-gallon cars by 2025”
“Problems in the energy supply market were apparent in 2018 - years before the unprecedented spike in prices that sparked the current crisis, and Ofgem was too slow to act.”
“GM teamed with Navigators Global and the Podesta Group beginning in 2010 and soon arranged six-figure contracts with lobbying teams headed by Democratic bundlers Vin Roberti and Tony Podesta.”
“The PAC wants to see a plan, within six months, for how government and Ofgem will put customers' interests at the heart of a reformed energy market, driving the transition to net zero.”
“When Navigators spun off the Democratic lobbyists in 2011, GM followed suit, shifting a lucrative $392,500 contract to the newly formed Roberti and Associates.”
“The PAC report concluded this was due to 'Ofgem's failure to effectively regulate the energy supplier market'.”
“His Washington D.C. ties have enabled his 29-year-old son, Dan, to raise more than $1 million in the Democratic primary for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District.”
“The watchdog also found the price cap was 'providing only very limited protection to households from increases in the wholesale price of energy'.”
“Tony Podesta, who raised nearly $500,000 for Democrats with his lobbyist wife, Heather, between 2008 and 2010.”
“The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Ofgem should 'review the costs and benefits of the price cap from a consumer's perspective' ahead of making decisions about the future of energy price controls.”
“The Podesta Group earned $590,000 from General Motors in 2010 and 2011, including major advocacy work on vehicle emissions standards.”
“PAC said the position vulnerable customers were put in, especially since they already pay higher energy prices, was 'unacceptable'.”
“A contract was awarded to Miller [...] after bidding in 1990 and 1994.”
“did not strike the right balance between promoting competition in the energy suppliers market and ensuring energy suppliers were financially resilient.”
“The latter was "privately extended" through 2000 without competitive bidding”
“around 20 million bottles of Sriracha chilli sauce every year”
“In 2001, when the contract had expired, it was extended "in secret and without public bid" on a month-to-month basis to October 2003”
“BP co-founded and in which it owns a 48% stake.”
“when the parties entered a contract until 2005, and then until 2009.”
“improvements to reduce the flaring at Rumaila would cost in the range of $3-$5m (£2.6m-£4.4m)”
“immediately after the company was awarded another no-bid contract in 2009”
“the £7bn ($8bn) quarterly record profit BP announced last week.”
“conditional loan guarantee worth $1.6 billion in taxpayer dollars”
“As such, they developed five options, each with a clear tactical direction.”
“has spent $82.3 million on lobbying since 2008”
“Nearly 900 locations are being offered for exploration, with as many as 100 licences set to be awarded.”
“political action committee has given nearly $380,000 to Democrats since 2008”
“Licences are being made available for 989 sectors of the North Sea - known as blocks.”
“had up to $500,000 in stock options from BrightSource”
“The average time between discovery and first production is close to five years but that gap is shrinking.”
“a $700,000 advisory fee from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts”
“there could be as much as 15 billion barrels of oil left in the North Sea.”
“exclusive power purchase agreements for four other solar projects”
“North Sea oil and gas production peaked about 20 years ago”
“He was also the CEO of Edison International, which obtained exclusive power purchase agreements for four other solar projects that received lucrative grants from the federal government.”
“Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg says the new exploration will boost energy security and support skilled jobs.”
“Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi thanked Sushil Tyagi in the acknowledgments of their financial self-help book, All Your Worth”
“Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine means it is now more important than ever that we make the most of sovereign energy resources," Mr Rees-Mogg said in a statement.”
“the hotel’s luxury spa offers ... for a rate equivalent to $3 per minute (gratuity not included).”
“The licensing process will be fast-tracked in parts of the North Sea that are near existing infrastructure and so have the potential to be developed quickly, according to the North Sea Transition Authority.”
“Inside the rooms, which cost as much as $3,000 per night”
“The checkpoint criteria cover emissions from oil and gas production and how those emissions compare internationally but take no account of the carbon dioxide emitted when the oil and gas are burnt.”
“guests are invited to enjoy $8 bottles of Evian.”
“Both campaigners and the oil industry agree that the reserves will not be large enough to have a significant impact on the prices consumers pay for energy in the UK.”
“including $26 million toward the Sierra Club’s "beyond coal" campaign.”
“North Sea oil and gas production peaked about 20 years ago and since then the UK has gone from producing more oil and gas than it needs, to importing it from other countries.”
“Over the eight years of Bush’s presidency, from January 2001 to January 2009, the economy added an average of 11,406 jobs per month, according to a Washington Free Beacon study.”
“Over the duration of the Obama presidency, by contrast, the economy has lost an average of 14,666 jobs per month.”
“Rather than sell the company, they then had Dade take out even more loans to buy out their shares, driving the company into bankruptcy. Nearly 3,000 workers lost their jobs, while Romney and his partners made more than $250 million in prof…”
“Fourteen corporations have severed their ties with ALEC to date.”
“Katzenberg announced this February that DreamWorks had struck a $2 billion deal”
“Katzenberg announced this February that DreamWorks had struck a $2 billion deal to open a studio in Shanghai under the Oriental Dreamworks brand.”
“Katzenberg announced this February that DreamWorks had struck a $2 billion deal to open a studio in Shanghai under the Oriental Dreamworks brand.”
