Kingspan Group Plc: The building insulation company experienced a tougher second half of the year after an initial strong start, but still managed to report €1 billion of Ebitda for the first time. The company says that, as clarity emerges over the path of interest rates, there is a “significant volume” of capital ready to be invested into the industrial and logistics sector as a result of its “attractive fundamentals”.Segro Plc: The warehouse investment company said its portfolio value fell more than £450 million compared to last year as investment yields rose alongside higher interest rates. Britain’s biggest corporate lender posted an operating profit before tax of £1.43 billion, up from £543 million a year ago.
NatWest Group Plc: The British bank announced an £800 million share buyback after higher interest rates boosted its fourth-quarter net income to significantly ahead of analyst estimates.
Here’s the key business news from London this morning: We'll have to wait for HSBC and Lloyds to report next week for more on that. NatWest's bumper earnings could be a positive sign for the UK's retail banks. The value of the warehouse and logistics investor’s portfolio took a dip in the second half of the year. Barrett has also been an outspoken critic of Amazon’s harm to bookstores and brick-and-mortar retail stores in general.(Bloomberg) - While high interest rates open up opportunities for banks like NatWest to boost their earnings, they’re squeezing the real estate sector and companies like Segro. The store has appeared on the Thrillist list of 10 Woman-Owned Bookstores Across the U.S. and on the Mental Floss list of 16 Must-Visit Indie Bookstores Owned by Writers. (Gina Grillo / Chicago Tribune)Ī graduate of the Medill School of Journalism, Barrett is also a writer and author of books that include I Wish Someone Had Told Me, The Playgroup: Three Women Contend With the Myths of Motherhood, The Girls: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship, and most recently, The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America’s Most Infamous Crimes.Īccording to the store’s website, Bookends & Beginnings has earned national recognition for bringing a quirky brand of literary charm to the heart of Evanston. Maya Abraham, age 10, of Evanston, settles in with a good book during the Bookends & Beginnings ribbon-cutting and grand opening event in their new location at 1620 Orrington Avenue in Evanston on Saturday. history, social science, psychology, LGBTQ+, and more, with nonfiction offerings highlighted by a robust cookbook section. Instead of being bombarded by the Barnes & Noble style of limitless access to every book ever written, Barrett describes her store’s selection as curated and intimate with genres ranging from general fiction, science fiction, mystery, romance. “If Bookends & Beginnings was a person, she’d be like Annie Hall,” Barrett said, “quirky and mismatched but somehow always beautiful.” Lynn Robinson Phillips, President, Robinson Rental and owner of the Hahn Building in Evanston in which Bookends & Beginnings is located, City of Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, Nina Barrett, owner and founder of Bookends & Beginnings and First Ward, council member Clare Kelly, take part in the ribbon-cutting. Bookends & Beginnings started a new chapter on Saturday, with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening event in their new location at 1620 Orrington Avenue in Evanston.
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