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...Cognac became a status symbol in night clubs in the 1990s and 2000s, when rappers introduced cognac brand names in lyrics, like Busta Rhymes’s and Diddy’s 2001 hit, “Pass the Courvoisier,” which led to a spike...
...The chancellor’s promise of £45bn in unfunded tax cuts — now almost entirely scrapped — caused gilt yields to spike, making commercial property a relatively less attractive asset....
...Additional reporting by Adrienne Klasa...
...Ireland, which shares a border with the UK in Northern Ireland, reported a decline after last week’s spike in cases....
...Additional reporting by Adrienne Klasa in London...
...Adrienne Elrod, a Democratic strategist and former Biden campaign official, dismisses the notion that the administration’s message was being muddied or derailed by rising inflation....
...“People are well aware of the market mechanisms that could cause the price to spike.”...
...The jobs figures were collated in the second week of last month, before the recent spike in infections....
...Adrienne Klasa is editor of This is Africa, an FT publication. Follow us on Twitter @em_sqrd...
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