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This doesn’t materially improve transparency for investors, but it diverts time and money from the company’s mission of developing lifesaving therapies.

Belgium is currently opposing the idea of diverting these assets to Ukraine, as it fears contravening international law and being made to foot the bill should Moscow mount a legal challenge.

Williams was also told that some trading desks are reluctant to borrow from the SRF because it diverts financial resources they could otherwise devote to trading with regular clients, the people said.

Less than five years ago, the creditworthiness of Oracle’s unsecured debt was high-A rated, before the company decided to divert a significant portion of its cash flow to shareholders, resulting in multiple-notch downgrades.

It’s cute, and you’ll find yourself diverting your attention from the framed screen of the film to take in the toy-like animated mechanisms.