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The article reports on the use of disposable paper sacks instead of garbage cans by communities in Europe and the U.S. to reduce the noise in collecting trash and save on operating costs. The garbage bags are made from Kraft paper that are chemically treated to keep the pests away. The U.S. consumed 20 million paper sacks in 1967 that parallels the demand in Europe. The National Refuse Sack Council projects a continued increase in demand.

Europe's carbon market is experiencing a decline in the start of 2024 due to the rapid growth of renewable energy, which reduces the need for fossil fuels. The decrease in carbon prices can be attributed to factors such as increased renewable energy generation, a slowdown in industry, and a drop in demand for natural gas. The installation of solar panels and wind turbines has significantly contributed to the rise of clean energy in Europe. The lower carbon prices may provide an opportunity for companies to decarbonize or purchase permits at a lower cost. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that Dutch company Océ-van der Grinten is optimistic that its 1700 plain paper copier can successfully compete against Xerox Corp. in the global copier market. Aside from launching the said product in the U.S., the company is also focused on developing more faster copiers in the future. Incoming company president J. J. Kaptein believes that the copier technology developed by the firm is better compared to the Xerox copier system. Details about the product marketing strategy of the film in Europe and in the U.S. are described.

(Bloomberg) -- The stockpiling crisis that has hit supermarkets across Asia has spread to Europe as consumers start hoarding groceries and hygiene products amid fears of a coronavirus pandemic. Boots, the U.K. drugstore chain, has limited customers to buying two bottles at a time, though the company said it still had the product in stock. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- European carbon futures rose above 80 euros ($90.272) a ton on Friday for the first time, testing the resolve of politicians who are promising to act aggressively on climate change while also grappling with rapid inflation that's tearing into economies across the globe. The cost of polluting has increased more than 140% this year after a stricter environmental agenda in Europe was laid out and a sweeping rally in gas prices made dirtier coal more economic to use for power generation. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- European carbon futures rose above 80 euros ($90.272) a ton on Friday for the first time, testing the resolve of politicians who are promising to act aggressively on climate change while also grappling with rapid inflation that's tearing into economies across the globe. Soaring natural gas prices mean Europe will likely see emissions increase this year as coal plants burn profitably through the winter. [Extracted from the article]

Reports that mining companies in the U.S. and Europe are seizing stock certificates. Possible forgeries associated with the certificates; Addition of value of the certificates through unusual graphics; Decision of collector firm R.M. Smythe and Co. to auction mining paper as part of a larger stock certificate sale in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 15 and 16, 1990.

The article presents an outlook for the impact of a new preliminary draft on corporate foreign exchange operations to be released by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). It is expected that corporations that have been showing gains in their quarterly income statements may see major losses under the new rules. Major upward revisions on the asset side of the balance sheets of the foreign subsidiaries of U.S. multinationals doing business in Europe and Japan.

Says he can steer bloc through crises with EU presidency Fico has fought quotas mandated by an EU program for sharing refugees among its 28 member countries, which Slovakia is contesting in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. [Extracted from the article]

UniCredit is latest to see aging notes hit by uncertainty The rout followed earlier collapses for 1980s perpetual notes and U.K. preference shares, which were both sparked by issuers surprising investors in their response to rule changes. [Extracted from the article]

Endangered 500-euro banknote sparks liberty fears in Germany While the ECB and other central banks may be tempted as they drive interest rates lower, pushing too far risks backfiring if it drives the privacy-conscious away from policy makers' control toward unregulated electronic currencies like Bitcoin. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the solution that was devised by the engineering staff of the United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) to prevent theft or hijacking of merchandise to be distributed as relief supplies in liberated supplies in Europe.

The article discusses the increasing number of companies in Europe that merge to deal with competition problems in 1966. It means that their merger is a way of managing their production units, financial resources as well as research and development facilities efficiently. According to the author, the biggest merger in the works is the pending collaboration of chemical manufacturers Edison and Montecatini in Italy. INSET: Italy plans for a giant in chemicals.

The article offers information on the move of William J. Levitt of Levitt and Sons Inc. to open the public five model homes of his housing development in Europe. Levitt hopes to sell out the whole development accounting 370 individual houses that would reach to 18 million dollar. The new project is called Les Residences du Chateau, which considered a breakthrough in the states archaic building industry.

The article focuses on the direct marketing methods of U.S.-based machine tool manufacturer, DoALL Co., which are intended to dominate the European market in 1961. DoALL Co. establishes its first overseas store in Dusseldorf, West Germany; England and other parts of the Continent. The manufacturer spends money on promotion and fanfare and dispatches mobilized demonstrator units with machine tools.

The article discusses concerns among U.S. stock market experts about whether European investors might cash in their paper profits and remove their funds out of the U.S. Figures show that stock holdings by foreign investors in the U.S. are worth approximately 4.7 billion dollars in 1954, and some feel that a quick liquidation of the stocks would have major repercussions in the stock market. Analysts also express their concern that the industrial growth in Europe might prompt European investors to move their money there.

(Bloomberg) -- Klarna Bank AB is Europe's most valuable fintech unicorn, a payment pioneer in a booming sector that's being wooed by London for its potential stock listing. The firm's debt includes 3.1 billion Swedish krona ($297 million) of bonds coming due in the next two years and a 5 billion-krona commercial paper program, a form of short-term debt that's becoming less popular because of market stress at the onset of the Covid-19 crisis. [Extracted from the article]

A reform proposal that would keep the European Union's deficit limit to 3% of gross domestic product is getting traction in one crisis-scarred corner of southern Europe, namely Cyprus. Read More: Lift Euro-Zone Debt Rule Limit to 100% of GDP, ESM Paper Says "What is important is to remain disciplined regarding the deficit criteria, and there the ESM hasn't suggested an increase in the 3% level", Cyprus Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the move of Italian financiers Michele Sindona of buying two major companies in the U.S. It notes that Sindona bought 10% of the stock of the food company MeNeill & Libby and major stock of the New Hampshire-based paper producer Brown Co. According to Sindona, the purchase is gearing towards building a business relationship between Europe and the U.S.

The article offers information on H.J. Heinz Co. It states that, the company, which is successfully running its operations in many countries including, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia, is expanding its business into the common market of Europe. It also discusses the growth of the foreign operations of H.J. Heinz Co., that started with a small investment.

The article reports on the decision of several automobile companies in the U.S. to get involved in small car market in 1957. It states that the move is caused by the continuous decline of their sales since 1938 due to the launch of cheaper-to-operate cars from Europe. According to George Romney, president of American Motors Corp., the different geographical aspects, raw materials and restrictive taxes between the U.S. and Europe triggered the former's low market performance.

The article discusses the events in the U.S. stock market for the week ending October 23, 1937 where the market decline was broken as bargain hunters and speculators lapped up shares at low prices and buyers continued to sell. It reviews the stock market fall which started in the middle of August and discusses the reasons which precipitated the decline. Reasons cited included the accumulation of commodity stock inventory, the decline in profit margins as a result of higher costs of labor and raw materials and threats of war in Europe and the Orient.

The article reports on European nations' trade relations with Russia as of March 1931. Germany's reciprocal trading with Russia, the government guarantees from Norway and Italy, and Soviet-Czech trade involving steel and metals are discussed. Jugoslavia reportedly refuses to do business with Russia and only horses were ordered from Hungary. The article describes the growing transactions of Russia with the governments of Greece and Egypt.

The article discusses a working paper published by European Central Bank titled "Is Quantity Theory Still Alive" which concluded that more money equals higher inflation. The paper's lead author and senior economist at Bank of Portugal returned to Robert Barro's scatter plot and corrected for growth in gross domestic product and interest rates. It notes that the paper is a subtle warning to Federal Reserve and Bank of England which may have to sell what they are adding to their balance sheets.

The article focuses on a tariff agreement which includes not raising present tariff rates and not updating the rules without discussion, signed by several countries in Northwestern Europe.

The article reports on several labor problems in Europe in 1933, including the labor strike at the Ford automobile plant in Dagenham, England against a salary cut, the decision of more than 16,000 Citroën workers to walk out in France, and the possibility of a rail and mine strike in Great Britain.

Reports that the explosion of cash is turning both Germanys into the world's fastest-growing importers. Deduction that a united Germany's current-account surplus could fall to half of the $62 billion recorded in 1989; Fact that West German and foreign manufacturers are also stepping up sales to the East from factories on West German soil; Conclusion that more opportunities may lie in meeting long-pent-up demands of East German consumers.

The article focuses on the outlook for U.S. foreign policy. U.S. position for a Pacific Union is explained in relation to priority given to Europe. Decisions subsequent to the release of the China White Paper are presented together with suggestions from Great Britain for order in Southeast Asia. Plans of the International Monetary Fund to restore drawing rights to Marshall Plan countries are examined as well as the signs of solid prosperity in France. The effect of the Commonwealth agreement on trade between India and Great Britain are also evaluated.

Just over 12 billion euros ($14.6 billion) of new issue, refi and reset paper has priced so far this year, surpassing a previous high of 7.3 billion euros in the first two months of 2018, with refinancings driving the heightened deal flow. CLO debt spreads have fallen faster and further than most expected, prompting more managers to try and improve the performance of their deals by reducing costs, updating transaction tests and language, and extending reinvestment periods through refinancing exercises. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: FORTUM@FH; SLDZ@FH; UCG@IM; UN01@GR; BUSINESS; CMD; COS; EUROPE; GOV; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; NRG; UTI; WORLD EN FORTUM@FH SLDZ@FH UCG@IM UN01@GR BUSINESS CMD COS EUROPE GOV INDUSTRIES MARKETS NRG UTI WORLD Switzerland and Finland joined Germany in offering credit facilities to energy companies as the worsening supply crunch and surging prices threaten to create financial havoc in Europe. When EU energy ministers meet in Brussels on Friday, deploying "emergency liquidity instruments" is one of the key items on the agenda pushed by the Czech presidency. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: ALLTOP; CLIMATE; CMD; EUROPE; FRA; GEN; SCIENCE; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPEU EN ALLTOP CLIMATE CMD EUROPE FRA GEN SCIENCE WORLD WWTOP WWTOPEU Heat waves in Europe have increased three to four times faster than elsewhere, according to new research. Read more: Jet Stream Is Key Link in Climate Disasters Western Europe is a heat wave hotspot, with extreme high-temperature events rising three to four times faster than other northern latitudes over the past 42 years, according to a paper published in Nature Communications by researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. [Extracted from the article]

The extreme heat wave on land unleashed a marine heat wave that's still ongoing, according Melanie Juza, a researcher at the Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System, which tracks marine temperatures daily across the Mediterranean. Marine heat waves are relatively unknown to scientists, with research papers on these ocean temperatures starting to appear only in 2013. [Extracted from the article]

S3 gives the firm a so-called Crowded Short score of 92.5 out of 100, the highest among companies in Europe's Stoxx 600, while it also has the region's highest short interest as a percentage of its free float, at about 34%, according to S3. (Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds have made a profit of about $1.25 billion on paper by betting against the shares of Danish medical equipment company Ambu A/S over the past year. [Extracted from the article]

Nochu "anchored" 11 out of 16 new issue CLOs in Europe in 1Q Japan's Norinchukin Bank has been the biggest buyer of the top-rated tranche of European CLOs this year and has invested at a spread 6 basis points lower than the broader buyer base. Other Nochu-approved managers say they are also considering working with the broader market for their next deals, especially if AAA paper can be sold at close to 112 basis points with more manager friendly documentation. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Klarna Bank AB is Europe's most valuable fintech unicorn, a payment pioneer in a booming sector that's being wooed by London for its potential stock listing. While traditional banks also borrow to lend, Klarna is different because it charges customers no interest if they pay on time; it only charges interest on its regulated financing product. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the growing business of inexpensive and chemically treated shorn sheep pelts and luxury fur in the U.S. and Europe. It mentions that several fur dealers and companies including Motty Eitingon and Jose B. Calva have patented plasticizing process and licensed garment manufacturers to use it for producing fur coats. It further discusses the work and profile of Eitingon.

The article examines the business conditions of countries in Europe, Latin America and the Far East as of November 1931. The coincidence of the partial repayment of the Franco-American credit is blamed for the relapse of British sterling. There were improvements in Chilean and Argentine bonds as well as exchange in Argentina and Uruguay. It mentions reports on the revival of Chinese trade in the Shanghai area.

This section offers news briefs on business around the world as of October 1931. It is reported that financial and political tensions in Europe caused by England's abandonment of the gold standard have relaxed. In France, gold shipments arriving from the U.S. and Holland and going out to Belgium and Switzerland have left the Bank of France with net gain but with counterbalancing heavy decrease of foreign deposits. To meet British automatic reduction of real wages, a new wage cut campaign was launched in Germany.

The article offers world business new briefs as of March 13, 1937. The Washington Birthday speech of U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union William Christian Bullitt in Paris, France in which he expressed his country's sympathy for free nations stirred Europe, but was censored in Germany. A German paper editorial warns of the country's eventual opening of the way to Asia Minor and the creation of a southeastern economic block. The Leon Blum government in France is liberalizing its financial policies due to Radical Socialist pressure.

The article discusses World War II developments as the first successful German counterdrive in four months in Russia's Donets Basin has reportedly overshadowed weakening Russian advances in Smolensk in 1943. It describes the Red Army successes in the Dnieper River, allegedly accumulating rewards in tanks, trains and troops. It talks about the impending offensives promised in Western Europe, the maneuvers of airpower and land troops against Japanese assaults in the Pacific, and the perceived end of the war in North Africa with the coming of Allied Forces.

This article forecasts on the corporate merger and acquisition trend in Europe in 2000. Bankers predict that deals involving European companies will approach the $2 trillion mark. Problems against takeovers continue to decline, and the euro makes big deals much easier. Having a common currency allows companies across the euro zone to use their shares for purchases. And fund manager's bottomless appetite for euro-denominated paper means that bond issues can be sold to finance acquisition. The big factors for the 2000 would include dealmaking in telecommunication, increase of the cross-border deal and the entry of Germany in the industry. INSET: KEY PLAYER'S IN EUROPE'S MERGER WAVE.

U.S. investors quicker to respond, drive early demand for debt This would have given those investors that bought the bridge paper a headstart in terms of credit work, and would also mean a significant amount of the bonds were already covered as these investors roll into the deal. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg View) -- The EU Faces an East-South Conflict Over Cash: Leonid Bershidsky Since the EU is openly worried about how these values are treated by the nationalist governments of Hungary and Poland and about the eastern European united front against EU-approved refugee quotas, better-behaved southern nations are the obvious targets for redistribution. "It is also the moment to consider how the link between EU funding and the respect for the EU's fundamental values can be strengthened", the Commission remarked in a February paper written for the benefit of member states' national leaders. [Extracted from the article]

Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including an article which opposed the Joint Economic Committee Staff's report which stated that the U.S. economic growth is slow in the June 4, 1960 issue, "In Europe, "The Perks" Add Up" in the August 13, 1960 issue and "Rhode Island Goes After Growth Industries in the July 30, 1960 issue.

The article reports on the different interpretations and views on the announced European trip of Arthur Woods, chief unemployment aide of U.S. President Herbert Hoover.

The article focuses on the efforts of the American companies in finding alternative methods to finance their businesses in Europe.

The article reports on the engagement of subsidiaries of U.S. companies and other business borrowers in Europe in medium-term dollar loans. This international financial market is expected to fill the gap in credit between short-term European dollar loans and long-term Eurobond issues. Some of these medium-term banks include Belgium's Société General de Banque, Holland's Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank and Germany's Deutsche Bank.

Here's the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help take you through to the weekend. On paper, 2021 will look like a blockbuster: Bloomberg Economics forecasts a 4.9% rise in global GDP and a 3.5% gain for the U.S. - the strongest since 2005. [Extracted from the article]