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These plans can be more profitable despite serving more vulnerable groups.

This should be taken as a sign of confidence in the German chemical giant’s underlying earnings strength and balance sheet potential, despite gloom in the EU chemicals market, the analysts note.

To test their hypothesis, researchers recruited people with autism and fetal alcohol syndrome, both groups known to experience challenges with listening in noisy settings despite normal hearing.

The authority ended free evening parking in the city centre despite almost 90% of local people indicating they were against the change during the council's consultation process.

—However, signings have yet to fully reach the level needed for a healthy market despite mortgage rates reaching a one-year low, Yun said.