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...Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today and over the weekend: Results: Credit card group American Express and SLB, formerly Schlumberger, the oilfield services group, report second-quarter earnings today...
...services and lure back customers tempted by low-cost airlines....
...As reader European American writes in the comments under the article: “Join a choir. That is all you need to do if you want to find community and spiritual wellbeing....
...Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi et al (Seven Stories Press) The much-feted author of the graphic novel Persepolis leads a collection of vivid, “visually stunning” accounts of the current unrest gripping...
...Of course, electric vehicles and self-driving vehicles is a big growing market....
...Now see the many state attorneys-general (acolytes, no doubt of Alito et. al.) who want to sanction corporations that adopt ESG....
...What else we’re reading Killing of al-Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri deals setback to Taliban The assassination of the al-Qaeda leader has revealed Washington’s ability to conduct extensive surveillance and...
...What else we’re reading and watching How high oil prices are breathing new life into US shale In downtown Midland an electric sign alternates between showing an American flag and the words: “It’s a great...
...Stanford professor Nick Bloom argues that the revolution could usher in an era of globalisation in services....
...Friday Islamic New Year (Al-Hijra) 1444 begins UK, members of the Communication Workers Union employed by BT and Openreach are set to strike for 24 hours in a row over pay....
...The race to go electric A transformation is under way in the auto industry as batteries replace the internal combustion engine....
...You can reach me at gordon.smith@ft.com — Gordon Five more stories in the news 1....
...(Al Jazeera) Earnings Electric carmaker Tesla kicks-off a busy week of earnings for American companies. Here’s the full list....
...Three North American companies are setting up a rare earths supply chain to reduce dependence on China for the vital metals used in weapons, electric vehicles and other advanced technology....
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...GE Capital Aviation Services is among the world’s largest leasing companies, buying aircraft and leasing them to airlines....
...What took corporations so long, asks Brooke Masters. And will their disgust last?...
...The FT reported on Sunday that PWP was in advanced discussions to merge with FinTech Acquisition Corporation IV, a Spac sponsored by Pennsylvania banking tycoon Betsy Cohen....
...He was the driving force behind the 2012 “Magnitsky Act” in the US, which gives Congress the power to impose asset freezes on human rights abusers....
...He was previously a managing partner at Deloitte’s financial services advisory in London....
...(FT) GM’s electric boost, EU emissions race General Motors will raise spending on electric and autonomous vehicles to $20bn by 2025 after claiming a battery breakthrough will improve range and recharging...
...(Forbes) Anna v Andrea It’s one of those boardroom battles that has captivated the global industry....
...And, as lockdown measures are softened, the return of the likes of Gregg's, Starbucks et al to the UK FtG market will increase competition....
...(WSJ, Vanity Fair, AP) VW-Ford electric alliance Volkswagen’s supervisory board will discuss an agreement on Thursday to share the cost of developing autonomous and electric vehicles with Ford, deepening...
...What we’re reading Sudan’s ‘Nile spring’ After protests ended the 30-year reign of Omar al-Bashir, civilian groups are locked in power-sharing talks with military leaders over Sudan’s future....
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