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...Unlike AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer never considered selling its Covid-19 shot without making a profit....
...Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Mubadala’s chief executive, said its investments would be “a sizeable number, appropriate for these sectors in order for us to make the right scale and returns”....
...(Vanity Fair) Misguided ire Italy’s outrage that short-sellers are profiting from the country’s darkest days is misplaced, writes the FT’s Miles Johnson, for the simple reason that many of the companies...
...Separately, Swedish rival EQT, which is set to list later this year, is seeking to raise about €14bn and London-based BC Partners are also likely to come to market within the next 12 months....
...BlackRock appears to be the biggest potential loser from any radical shake-up of the SKr1tn ($155.7bn) Swedish pension fund industry....
...So it’s not a surprise that Ron Perelman collects restaurants, too....
...Gellatly put St John restaurant on the map for its bakery several years ago and is now sharing some of his secrets....
...There are now several al fresco eating areas and a pool with views of the medieval town of Sarnano....
...The buzz and back-slapping at Cecconi’s – the low-lit restaurant where a barefoot Adele mingled with Sony executives – offered a welcome diversion after a gruelling year at the company’s Tokyo headquarters...
...To Pieces, by Henry Parland, translated by Dinah Cannell, Norvik Press, RRP£9.95 Russian-Swedish Henry Parland died of scarlet fever, aged 22....
...Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson is the FT’s media editor...
...Johnson Service Group, which owns Johnson Cleaners and Jeeves of Belgravia, was pushed to the brink of insolvency, losing 94 per cent of its value in the 12 months since July 1....
...Similarly, “Chainsaw” Al Dunlap’s book Mean Business is a case study in conceit and delusion....
...The euro was unmoved at £0.6792 against sterling and SFr1.5544 versus the Swiss franc, although it ticked up 0.3 per cent to $1.2093 as the dollar slipped on fresh talk that al-Qaeda was continuing to target...
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