ConnocoPhillips Dividend Cut ConnocoPhillips released its fourth quarter 2015 results on 4th February. The company announced that its board of directors have taken a decision to reduce the company’s quarterly dividend to 25 cents per share‚ compared with the previous quarterly dividend of 74 cents per share. The dividend is payable on March 1‚ 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 16‚ 2016. This action frees up an incremental $ 2.4 billion in cash. The decision is just one
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Outside the boundaries of the UK‚ Barcrest (a Subsidiary of Scientific Games) may not be a household name. However‚ Barcrest had a rich history of providing arcade‚ fruit and bingo games and cabinets for use in pubs and betting parlors throughout the the UK. Through the years‚ the company had garnered a good reputation for reliability and innovation. The Company Barcrest was first introduced to the land-based gaming industry in 1968. They began by developing arcade games for amusement areas
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Higher profitability margins‚ consistent efficiency ratios and sound debt position make AT&T a good stock to invest in; however‚ liquidity needs to improve further AT&T has been doing very well from profitability perspective. The company’s EBITDA and net margins have increased to 37.96% in 2013 and 14.41% in 2013 from 21.78% and 3.30% respectively in 2011. Moreover‚ the company’s return on assets also increased to 6.68% in 2013 from 1.55% in 2011. Focus on growth prospects and accretive acquisitions
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I. Executive Summary We Filipinos are “ice cream lovers”‚ in fact‚ we have a unique kind of ice cream sold at the streets called “sorbetes”. Sorbetes are often sold by vendors ringing a bell and pushing a cart with two big wheels. Young children and those young at heart‚ often get excited and happy just by hearing the bell of “Mamang Sorbetero”. In an affordable price we can buy and enjoy variety of delicious ice creams like ube‚ keso and chocolate on sugar cones or plastic cups. Now a day‚ we can
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business to your target reader. For the reader’s quick comprehension‚ use topic headings at the beginning of each paragraph (see the Sample Plan at the end of this chapter); if you’d like a Summary that seems less like a list‚ omit the headings. Feel free to combine related topics‚ such as “Target Market” and “Marketing Strategy‚” to create a more fluid document. Company Description: List the company name‚ type of business‚ location‚ and legal status‚ e.g.‚ corporation‚ sole proprietorship‚ partnership
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PLAN OUTLINE---EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF A DRIVE INN HOTEL * 1.0 Executive Summary * Mission * Keys to Success * Objectives * 2.0 Company Summary * 3.0 Services * 4.0 Market Analysis Summary * 5.0 Strategy and Implementation Summary * 6.0 Web Plan Summary * 7.0 Management Summary * 8.0 Financial Plan * Appendix Executive Summary The Magnolia Inn is a beautiful facility that sits atop a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in scenic Half Moon
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Overview: Background and History * Founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1998 * Started out as algorithm idea at Stanford University * Raised $1 million from angel investors * 1999- Idea into a Company * Moved headquarters to Mountain View California; dubbed “Googleplex” * 2000- Partnered with Yahoo and AOL * Responding to 100 million searches a day * Introduced AdWords‚ advertising program * Enabled Google to make money * 2001- Google
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Is Nike Worth the Buy? Thomas Senyard Issue It has been a week since Nike’s analyst meeting in which management unveiled a plan to revitalize the company. Kimi Ford wonders‚ is Nike a good buy for her mutual fund? Background Nike’s recent market share has been declining. The new strategy that management introduced plans to develop a better mid-priced shoe‚ to push their apparel line and to put more effort into expense control. Lehman Brothers say that Nike is a strong buy‚ but UBS
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IFRS 2008 IFRS 2007 IFRS 2006 IFRS 2005 UK GAAP 2005 UK GAAP 2004 Financial results (£m) Revenue 1 19‚287 18‚518 17‚317 16‚573 16‚573 18‚239 Revenue (inc VAT) - continuing operations 19‚287 18‚518 17‚317 16‚364 16‚364 15‚517 Underlying operating profit Sainsbury’s Supermarkets 535 429 352 308 321 564 Sainsbury’s Bank - 2 (10) 17 13 26 535 431 342 325 334 590 Underlying net finance costs 2 (45) (51) (75) (88) (92) (60) Share of post-tax (loss)/profit
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Explain the strategic role of operations used by BHP Billiton both in Australia and globally and discuss the impact of three (3) influences on BHP Billiton’s business‚ one of which MUST be corporate social responsibility. Executive Summary: BHP Billiton is the largest global mining company‚ operating in approximately 25 countries employing around 38‚000 workers in more than 100 operations. BHP Billiton’s main focus is producing energy and mining materials that are beneficial to society’s way
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