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...“Jane Street has certainly identified smoke, but it has not established a fire,” Engelmayer said during a court hearing....
...The SFr80mn (£72mn) project has been in development for 15 years. The first two stages from Flims to Startgels will open this winter, followed by the full route next year....
...In the spotlight: Alexandre de Rothschild Alexandre de Rothschild’s early experiences of the family bank were of visiting its cigar-smoke-filled offices in Paris as a child in the 1980s....
...But Pichai says that living through last year’s California wildfires — which darkened the skies across Silicon Valley with smoke and ash for days — convinced him of the urgency....
...Back at the ranch, a party was beginning....
...Ms Masters said: “As we move from the development phase to the production phase, he brings us valuable experience of delivering enterprise-grade solutions to demanding clients around the world.”...
...In January, Google acquired Nest, the maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2bn. Google Ventures had invested in the company in 2011....
...Sitting in the living room of his sister’s ranch house, we often talked for hours. The things he told me were astonishing — at times they seemed almost beyond belief....
...Despite these two bombshells dropping during his product’s development, Mark Belinksy, Birdi’s chief executive, has tried to take them into his stride....
...This in itself should not be too surprising or alarming; even the most beneficial developments have unpleasant consequences that must be managed....
...Amid all the noise and smoke of battle over Grupo Pão de Açúcar’s attempted tie-up with Carrefour in Brazil, one thing is clear: the deal is going nowhere unless Casino – Carrefour’s arch rival and co-controller...
...Jim McNerney, chief executive of Boeing, admitted earlier this week that the 787 development plans, involving significant outsourcing, had been “overly ambitious”....
...In May 2008, Colony purchased a loan with a face value of about $23.5m on Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch....
...Branca is uniquely familiar with Mr Jackson’s assets, having played a critical role in building his estate through the acquisition and development of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the Mijac publishing catalogue...
...“He intended to, and did, use plaintiffs’ money to fund [his] lifestyle, which included the development of a ‘swingers ranch’ in the Catskills and other pornographic-related endeavors.”...
...UBS got its deal through private negotiations with the powers-that-be, and its rivals are now trying to copy it in the same smoke-filled rooms....
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