Coronavirus: ‘I set up a business in lockdown’
Four young people explain how they set up businesses in lockdown.
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One in four US workers claiming jobless benefits
Another 2.9 million Americans have filed for unemployment, bringing the total to more than 36 million.
Coronavirus: Government faces WW2-sized bill for tackling virus
The increased cost of the furlough scheme pushes borrowing to a level not seen since wartime.
McLaren offers classic cars to secure virus help
The F1 and luxury car group may raise money secured against its historic race car collection.
Small Cap Value Report (Thu 14 May 2020) – SCPA, WIN, CSP
Good morning, it’s Paul here with Thursday’s SCVR. Timings – I’m on the case nice and early today, so we should have a decent report up earlier than usual. I’ll try to make some inroads into the backlog too, maybe with briefer comments later. Covid/ma…
People moves: Quilter appoints Tim Breedon as non-executive director
As a former CEO of a FTSE-100 company operating in the UK long-term savings market, Breedon will provide challenge, advice and support to Quilter …
FTSE 100 skids on concerns over economy
U.K. stocks skidded lower on Thursday on worries markets have climbed too quickly in the face of the coronavirus pandemic still keeping most …
Morning Report: FTSE 100 down as Lloyd’s of London expects claims to be biggest since 9/11
Headlines from the Proactive UK newsroom. The FTSE 100 opened lower on fears that a second wave of coronavirus infections is coming after upticks …
Busting the supermarket myths
What to expect from a selection of FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and selected overseas shares reporting next week. Sophie Lund-Yates. 07 May 2020 | 5 min …
Maximum Drawdown as Portfolio/Strategy Performance Metric [PREMIUM]
How should investors think about maximum drawdown (MaxDD) as a portfolio/strategy performance metric? In their April 2020 paper entitled “Drawdowns”, Otto Van Hemert, Mark Ganz, Campbell Harvey, Sandy Rattray, Eva Martin and Darrel Yawitch …
FTSE 100 Extends Losses On Growth Worries, US-China Tensions
The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 132 points, or 2.24 percent, at 5,771 after declining 1.5 percent on Wednesday. Hargreaves Lansdown shares …
FTSE 100’s May gains all wiped out
The FTSE 100 was down 218 points (3.7%) at 5,685, having fallen as low as 5,661 at one point this afternoon. Premier foods – FTSE 100 to head lower …
FTSE 100 dives as pundits wonder whether the rally has run out of steam
The FTSE 100 was down 129 points (2.2%) at 5,777, following heavy falls on US markets yesterday. “The sharp rebound from March lows is beginning …
Tesco changes bonus rules after Ocado success hits pay
Dave Lewis and other executives see pay boost after high-flying Ocado is removed from bonus calculator.
Why has the Vodafone share price beaten the FTSE 100 in 2020?
Since the start of the year the Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) (VOD.L) share price has outperformed the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) by around 6%.
FTSE falls further; Byotrol rockets on record Q1 sales
The FTSE 100 has opened lower as Public Health England approved a new antibody test developed by pharmaceutical company Roche, which it has …
Small Cap Value Report (Thu 14 May 2020) – SCPA, WIN
Good morning, it’s Paul here with Thursday’s SCVR. Timings – I’m on the case nice and early today, so we should have a decent report up earlier than usual. I’ll try to make some inroads into the backlog too, maybe with briefer comments later. Covid/ma…
FTSE 100, DAX and Dow slump into critical support levels
FTSE 100, DAX and Dow are on the slide, yet key hurdles remain if we are to call the beginning of another wider market sell-off.
FTSE 100’s fall lengthens as US stocks look set for another weak session
In London, the FTSE 100 was recovering slightly to 5,716, down 188 points (3.2%). Housebuilders were among the hardest hit after the release this …
Europe: Stock markets slide further at open
In initial deals, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 1.44 per cent from Wednesday’s close to 5,819.21 points. PHOTO: REUTERS. [LONDON] …
FTSE 100 heads lower amid deep recession fears and worries over pandemic second wave
The FTSE 100 opened in negative territory amid worries over the economic impact of lockdown and fears over a second wave of coronavirus cases in …
Coronavirus: Europe slide on rising US-China tensions and Fed warning
The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) closed down 2.7%, the DAX (^GDAXI) shed 1.9% in Frankfurt, and the CAC 40 (^FCHI) lost 1.6% in Paris. It marked the fourth …
Coronavirus: Lloyd’s of London says claims to be biggest since 9/11
Insurance market Lloyd’s of London says it expects coronavirus-related claims to cost it up to $4.3bn.
Small Cap Value Report (Thu 14 May 2020) –
Good morning, it’s Paul here with Thursday’s SCVR.Timings – I’m on the case nice and early today, so we should have a decent report up earlier than usual/ I’ll try to make some inroads into the backlog too, maybe with briefer comments. Covid/macro prea…
Music royalties reach a record high – but a storm is coming
More than £800m was distributed to artists and writers last year, but a storm is coming.
Coronavirus: How can the car industry hope to recover?
As car factories reopen, the automotive sector faces a long road back to normality.
Fed warns of slow recovery without more virus relief
The comments by the head of America’s central bank come as the US debates additional relief.
Coronavirus: Uber to require face masks but not in UK
The ride-hailing firm is providing UK taxi drivers with protective gear, but its use is not mandatory.
特氟龙不粘锅涂层不安全，国内为什么还不禁止？
天津卫张二掰，三大爱好：拉黑、删评、举报
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利益相关：毒理学研究生，研究过这方面，不卖锅。“太长不看”派道友请直接翻到最后渡劫。一、PFAS、PTFE、PFOA 和 PFOS 及其应用PFAS 是一类物质的统称，指的是“Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances”，即“全氟或多氟烷基类物质”，就是有机物中的氢完全或部分被氟替代的产物。PTFE 是一种高聚物的简称，中文叫“聚四氟乙烯”，商品名叫“特氟龙”，是美国杜邦公司多年前发明并生产的一种聚合物。从结构上看…
中国的基尼系数是多少?
chenqin，数据帝
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根据官方发布基尼系数的《中国住户调查年鉴》，从 2003 年到 2018 年，中国的基尼系数走势是这样的：在 2008 年前上升，从 2009 到 2015 年下降，随后再次上升。最新的基尼系数是 2018 年的 0.468。当然我们都知道，有很多微观调查数据的基尼系数都和官方发布的基尼系数不太一样。这里我们主要会用到这样几份数据：1，CLDS，2016 年调查“中国劳动力动态调查” （China Labor-force Dynamics Survey，简称 …
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