In Ukraine on Saturday, March 4, predominantly without precipitation, only in the daytime in the northern part of the country in places a little rain and wet snow, reports Ukrhydrometecenter.
Wind is western, southwestern, 7-12 m/sec. During the day across Ukraine, except in the south, gusts of 15-20 m/sec.
The temperature at night is from 2°C to 3°C frost, in the Carpathians – 2-7°C; during the day – 3-8°C, in the south of the country – 6-11°C.
March 4, no precipitation in Kiev. Wind is westerly, 7-12 m/s, during the day gusts of 15-18 m/s. The temperature at night is near 0°C, while during the day it may be 4-6°C.
According to the Central Geophysical Observatory of Boris Sreznevsky in Kiev since the beginning of meteorological observations the highest temperature of March 4 was +16.1 ° C in 1995, the lowest at night -21.1 ° C in 1987.
Sunday, March 5, at night in the western and northern regions, in the afternoon in the south-east of Ukraine and the Carpathians, little wet snow and rain is expected, while the rest of the territory is precipitation-free.
The wind is westerly, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night is 1-6°, in the Carpathians up to 8° frost, in the southern and eastern regions 0-3° heat; during the day in Ukraine 1-6° heat, in the south up to 10°.
March 5 in Kiev, there is light wet snow and rain at night, while during the day there is no precipitation. The wind is westerly, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night is 2-4° frost, during the day 2-4° warm.
Companies are increasingly refusing to list in London in favor of the New York Stock Exchange, and this trend may continue, Bloomberg writes with reference to the opinion of analysts.
“If London fails to regain its status as a leading financial center, the trend away from London, mainly to New York, is likely to continue,” says Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP partner Oliver Lazenby.
Just this week, two major companies, construction materials manufacturer CRH Plc and IT firm Arm Ltd. opted to list in New York.
Meanwhile, bookmaker Flutter Entertainment Plc and biopharmaceutical Indivior Plc are planning secondary listings in the U.S.
Even some companies in the FTSE 100 Index are considering moving their listings to New York, said sources who wished to remain anonymous.
According to Citigroup’s Paddy Evans, U.S. exchanges attract companies with access to a larger capital market, higher valuations and less control over top executive compensation.
The capitalization of the British stock market now stands at about $3 trillion, compared with a peak of $4.3 trillion in 2007. Meanwhile, the combined market value of U.S.-listed companies has more than doubled over the same period, to $43 trillion, according to Bloomberg estimates.
The first long-term blood storage bank in Ukraine has been opened on the basis of the Kyiv City Blood Center in Kyiv within the framework of the Bold Blood project, which allows freezing and preserving rare blood types for up to 30 years.
According to a press release of the project, the center will also allow for operational logistics under the most difficult conditions, including at the scene of hostilities to rescue the injured military and civilians.
According to the acting director of the city blood center, Vitaliy Demsky, previously such important blood components as erythrocytes could be stored for a maximum of 42 days, the new blood bank will extend the life of erythrocytes up to 30 years.
“Today, we have new special equipment that can store red blood cells at temperatures from -80°C and below, and also allows freezing and thawing blood components,” Demsky said.
The project was implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health, PariMatch Ukraine and Kyiv City State Administration.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky noted the resumption of high-level contacts with Brazil. “Just talked to the president of Brazil. Useful conversation. Resuming contacts between our states at the highest level,” he said in a video message on Thursday.
“I informed about the Russian attacks against our people, the killing of children, the strikes on our civilian infrastructure. Thanked Brazil for supporting our resolution on peace and territorial integrity for Ukraine. We discussed diplomatic efforts that can stop Russian aggression and bring peace back to our country, the region and the world,” he said.
According to Zelenskyy, in his conversation with the Swiss president, he “thanked for the support package for Ukraine, for our people. We discussed further bilateral cooperation and possible interaction on international platforms.”
“I heard that Switzerland is interested in the implementation of our peace formula. This is a very good signal,” he said.
Oil prices are falling on Friday after rising to two-week highs in the previous session.
Brent crude futures on London’s ICE Futures exchange traded at 7:05 a.m. on Friday stood at $84.52 a barrel, down $0.23 (0.27%) from the previous session’s closing price. Those contracts rose $0.44 (0.5%) to $84.75 a barrel on Thursday.
The price of WTI April futures at electronic trades of NYMEX fell by $0.2 (0.26%) to $77.96 per barrel by that time. At the end of previous session the cost of contracts grew by $0.47 (0.6%) up to $78.16 per barrel.
Both Brent and WTI contracts finished the week with growth thanks to optimism caused by signals that activity is recovering in China, which outweighs concerns of traders related to the ongoing tightening of monetary policy in the USA.
The resilience of the U.S. economy and labor market in particular leaves the Federal Reserve (Fed) with room to maneuver for further rate hikes, and that supports the U.S. dollar, which in turn is a negative factor for commodity markets.
In addition to these two factors, traders are trying to assess the dynamics of Russian oil exports, which so far has remained more resilient than expected in the face of sanctions imposed on Russia, Bloomberg notes.
Italian restaurants across the UK are being forced to reduce the amount of tomatoes in their dishes, and in some cases to remove them altogether, due to a catastrophic rise in the price of this key product for many dishes from the Apennines.
According to the Federazione Italian Cuochi (FIC UK), the prices of tomatoes in the kingdom have risen from £5 a pack to £20 over the past year. The price of canned tomatoes has doubled from £15 to £30.
The president of the association Enzo Oliveri said that these were very difficult times for Italian restaurants. He said FIC UK members usually order tomatoes from Italy, Spain or Morocco, but now, with shortages everywhere, it’s getting harder to get tomatoes.
“I don’t see any glimmers of light at the end of the tunnel,” Oliveri said, adding that many establishments will likely have to close.
Oliveri said some restaurants are trying to move away from using the ingredient and are starting to offer diners “white” pizzas and pastas that have no tomatoes at all. Chefs are using ricotta or vegetables such as zucchini and eggplant as a base or for sauces.
For his part, Carmelo Carnevale, president of the Italian Culinary Consortium, said tomato prices have tripled in the past two weeks alone. Restaurants are still getting the product, but in completely different quantities.
There is a shortage of fruits and vegetables, especially tomatoes, in Britain. Supermarket shelves where they used to be located are now empty. Authorities cite weather in southern Europe and northern Africa as the cause, as well as high electricity prices in Britain and the Netherlands.
