Tuesday preview: BP, BG, IMPs
In a week of big results, the biggest of the big is Tuesday’s announcement from stricken oil giant BP. Not only has the company got to withstand comparison with Shell’s announcement of an 88% increase in underlying third quarter earnings but much of the UK pension fund industry will be waiting for clues on when the dividend will be restored and at what level.
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At Hasidic Breakfast, Schumer Goes Hawkish
On Sunday Sen. Charles Schumer keynoted the Agudath Israel Legislative Breakfast and delivered a strong defense of President Obama’s drone strikes into the Afghanistan-Pakistani border, along with calling for increased pressure on Iran and Palestine. The address came two days after the Yemen bomb scare. Schumer singled out President Barack Obama for praise, and said that terrorism cells had …
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