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By George Liu and Matthew Turk Tl;dr: This blog analyzes centralized stablecoin lending yield for Compound Finance and shares our insights on performance, volatility, and factors that drive this yield on collateralized lending of stablecoins in DeFi. The analysis shows that this lending yield can outperform the risk-free yield in the TradFi market. In part …

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Main contractor Laing O’Rourke/ Murphy JV told its trade contractors to stand down yesterday because cash had run out. A source told the Enquirer: “We were told that all works will cease due to funding running out. “Refurbishment works are well advanced internally however funding could not be secured for external facade repairs we were …

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Doosan Babcock is thus set to join the same French group that has previously acquired Cape Group, Actavo (formerly Deborah Services), Beaver 84, NSG and, most recently, RMD Kwikform from Interserve. Crawler-based Doosan Babcock provides engineering services to the power and energy industries. Key clients include the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Sellafield. Latest accounts …

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Individuals, rather than any corporate entities, were put in the dock at Newcastle Crown Court having pleaded guilty to health & safety breaches. Newcastle Crown Court heard how, on 16th November 2015, a roofer fell through fragile asbestos cement roof panels while carrying out over-cladding work. He fell more than five metres to the ground …

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According to the survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 94% of members highlighted cost as a medium to high blocker to adopting digital technology, while 90% said the lack of skilled professionals to support them was also an obstacle. The result is that the construction sector is being held back from progressing …

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