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...Leaving plum newsroom jobs has not worked out for all writers, and traditional media companies are now trying to poach journalists back through their own newsletters....
...Perhaps one could start a specialist travel agency for such places, Dystopian Tours Inc, which would specialise in Graham Greene-style third world disaster areas....
...Microsoft stands to get a plum asset for a relative song. It would not only leapfrog ahead in gaming....
...A host of former government officials work at BlackRock, and others have departed for plum jobs in the Biden administration....
...Chinese officials realise that they cannot count on US multinationals to deliver in the same way that EU Inc did during the CAI negotiation process....
...A decade ago, Millstein left his plum job at Lazard to become the chief restructuring officer of the US....
...He is succeeded by Radhika Jones of the New York Times, who has landed one of publishing’s plum jobs — but who will face immediate challenges....
...Open Banking has already spawned apps offering financial planning services and analytics, like Bud, Yolt and Plum which allow customers to see multiple bank accounts in a single view and analyse their spending...
...credited with spearheading Fox News Channel’s primetime overhaul last year, including moving the show from Sean Hannity — a star anchor who frequently has the ear of US President Donald Trump — back to a plum...
...“In this hellish country, some people born with a silver spoon in their mouth easily get plum jobs while the rest of the people struggle with severe competition,” wrote a petitioner....
...The role of merchandising chief was once considered a plum position in the industry, helping propel many to the top job....
...He has convalesced in the US, France and from late 2016 in Thailand at one of his global network of Plum Villages near Khao Yai National Park....
...In comparison, Apple Inc is a rag-and-bone shop. James Buchan Alby, Norfolk, UK...
...Mr Wright alleges he was sidelined from programming and passed over for plum assignments that were given to white colleagues....
...Mr Wright, a two-time Emmy award winner, alleges that he was sidelined from programming and passed over for plum assignments that were given to white colleagues....
...That represents a 21 per cent premium to Plum Creek’s closing price on Friday....
...And instead of being outlawed by the studios — “Many people had said I’d never work again” — de Havilland was given the plum roles of her career....
...So Weyerhaeuser is betting that Plum Creek was undervalued. It is a leveraged bet, too. In addition to taking on Plum Creek’s debt, Weyerhaeuser plans a $2.5bn share buyback after the deal is done....
...“I got a plum assignment in an investment bank,” Kimbal recalled. “I didn’t like it. It was a very money-oriented place. I said, ‘If it’s just making money, I’m done.’ It just wasn’t inspiring for me....
...The question for most of today’s upstarts is how they move from landing a few plum deal assignments to creating an institution that has a chance for longevity and can provide founders with liquidity for...
...As soup sales slipped, Campbell Soup in 2012 bought Bolthouse Farms, which makes organic juices, for $1.55bn, and a year later bought Plum Organics, a premium baby food producer....
...It is a plum job obtained through his status as scion of the Cablevision family....
More resources are needed to protect plum targets
...“It’s definitely not good for talent,” says an agent responsible for landing clients plum roles....
...Surely by then, the plum jobs will be more equally shared. brooke.masters@ft.com...
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