Hints and tips:
...Alec will be there. I will be there. Nancy Pelosi will be there. It’s going to be great. And selfishly, I’d just love to meet you. I’m Lilah Raptopoulos and here is my talented team....
...Alec RussellThat’s quite reassuring. But not very reassuring to many Europeans watching, I’m afraid....
...I’m Lucy Fisher and this is Political Fix from the Financial Times....
...Take a break from the news Five years have passed since Prince Andrew sat for the cameras of the BBC’s Newsnight to discuss his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein....
...Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today: Economic data: Economists expect the US core consumer price index increased 0.3 per cent in February....
...Rana Foroohar responds Alec, I’d argue to let Biden be Biden....
...If you’re looking for cellar inspiration, I’d recommend befriending your local wine merchant. The best way to do that is by spending money....
...I’m joined now by the FT’s west coast financial editor, Tabby Kinder. Hi, Tabby. Tabby Kinder Hi, Marc....
...But to your question of what I’d agree with: I’m going to paint with broad brushstrokes here....
...Banks: Take a peek inside the Institut International d’Études Bancaires, the most exclusive and secretive networking club in European finance....
...That may be right, and I’m not even sure they should. February is early — election seasons are long, and a lot can change. But let’s just do a thought experiment for a moment....
...“I’m not sure they would like it,” she rejoins firmly....
...In another email that month — addressed to Weisselberg and Eric Trump — McConney wrote: “I’m working on notes to Mr Trump’s annual financial statement and I’d like to include any major construction work”...
...Alec Russell I’m certainly not, to be clear, renouncing an interest in facts . . . Ben Okri I know. Alec Russell ... or journalism....
...Miranda GreenSo I took a good look at it, and I found this fascinating book called the 7 Rules of Power by Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, who’s something of an authority on the whole topic of power....
...The Permian produces about 5.8mn barrels of oil a day, out of about 13mn b/d in total US oil production....
...It was very like, head down, but I’m like, I’m gonna get through it....
...Very little, I’d argue. Today’s US political debates aren’t fit for purpose, and voters deserve better....
...You’d seen Deutsche Bank settle a similar case to this just a few weeks ago, paid less than JPMorgan, about $75mn....
...“That’s why I’m always squinting at my phone.” Truth-bomb to Greta: squinting at your phone is as much a giveaway of middle age as wearing spectacles....
...A member of Jagex’s marketing team, Alec Sween (aka Mod[erator] Sween), said last September that Jagex was banning 200,000 bots per month....
...I think you have to go back to Alec Douglas-Home. He was not the last prime minister who came back as a . . . Stephen BushIn Heath’s cabinet....
...“I’m just going to go to lawyers . . . I’m dying to talk to other people about it. I’m dying to talk to the press.”...
...“I’m not a quitter,” he said. London, however, insists that negotiations are over....
...Analysts said the result left a way open for the DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to take his party back into the Stormont institutions....
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