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BASF Q1 Profit Surges; Declares Flat Dividend; Lifts FY21 View LUDWIGSHAFEN (dpa-AFX) - German chemical company BASF Group (BFA.L, BASFY.PK) reported Thursday that its first-quarter net income surged 94 percent to 1.72 billion euros from last years 885 million euros. Earnings per share were 1.87 euros, up 93 percent from 0.97 euro a year ago. Adjusted earnings per share were 2 euros, compared to 1.26 euros a year ago. Income from operations or EBIT grew 59 percent from last year to 2.31 billion...

Market close: Former market darling a2 Milk plunges to another low 27 Apr, 2021 05:38 AM 4 minutes to read A2 Milk, which sat at $19.92 on August 20 last year, has fallen to $7.46. Photo / File A2 Milk, which sat at $19.92 on August 20 last year, has fallen to $7.46. Photo / File NZ Herald By: Graham Skellern The New Zealand sharemarket stayed stubbornly flat but storm clouds surround marketer a2 Milk as it fell a further 5 per cent and more to a new low. The S&P/NZX 50 Index slipped 3...

U.S. Stocks Close Nearly Flat As Fed Announcement Looms WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - With traders looking ahead to the Federal Reserves monetary policy announcement on Wednesday, stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Tuesday. The major averages spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line. The tech-heavy Nasdaq posted a modest loss, slipping 48.56 points or 0.3 percent to 14,090.22, while the Dow and the S&P 500 closed nearly flat. The Dow inched u...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally covered the cost of refurbishing his Downing Street flat, a minister said, seeking to quash claims by Johnsons former top adviser that the prime minister had planned to get donors to pay for it secretly.

Super League Flat-earthers In UEFA Presidents Sights 04/24/21 AT 8:44 PM UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has refused to rule out a ban from next seasons Champions League for all 12 clubs involved in trying to set up a breakaway European Super League. But Ceferin also told Britains Mail on Sunday that the six English clubs -- Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester United -- deserve greater leniency as they were the first to back out. He said their stance was in ...

GARRETT — The 25th annual United Way of DeKalb County Day of Caring will be held on Friday, June 25. Project and volunteer applications are available and will be due at the United Way office by May 7. The goal of the event is to connect homeowners and nonprofit agencies in need with enthusiastic volunteers who are ready to help complete projects for the overall benefit of an improved community. Last year, the event brought together 180 volunteers to complete 29 projects for homeowners and ...

Gold Flat To Higher In Lackluster Trade WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Gold inched higher on Friday and headed for a third straight weekly gain on the back of lower Treasury yields and a weakening U.S. dollar. Spot gold edged up 0.1 percent to $1,786.08 an ounce and was on track for 0.5 percent gain this week. U.S. gold futures were up 0.2 percent at $1,786.25. Benchmark 10-year note yields held at 1.552 percent in overnight trading, the lowest since mid-March, as investors looked to the U.S. Federal R...

Going flat: Women taking control after breast cancer diagnosis 20 Apr, 2021 10:08 PM 4 minutes to read Having already lost one breast to cancer, some women are choosing to "go flat". Photo / 123RF Having already lost one breast to cancer, some women are choosing to "go flat". Photo / 123RF Having already lost one breast to cancer, some women are choosing to "go flat" for the comfort and relief it offers. They call it "going flat", although the official term is aesthetic flat closure. S...

Home Truths: How you can trim maintenance cost of your house Understanding the various components can help you and your housing society to control costs Home ownership comes with many costs that can be one time, monthly, periodic or even unexpected. Maintenance dues to housing societies, especially ones that offer many amenities, can balloon quickly and hence need to be accounted for in your monthly budget. With commercial properties, the costs are very high and are often a big factor in the bu...

Stocks flat on virus fears, political unrest Business April 14, 2021 KARACHI: Stocks on Tuesday flatlined in a range-bound trade as investors played safe given the rising Covid infections and a brewing political unrest, dealers said. Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) KSE-100 Shares Index gained 0.16 percent or 70.52 points to close at 45,048.57 points. KSE-30 shares index shed 0.03 percent or 6.45 points to close at 18,...