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...“Maids”, an affectionate waltz, came next, and then a ballad, Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington’s “Isfahan”, articulated roundly with vibrato and slurs....
...Such determination impressed younger directors, including Steven Spielberg. Mirisch “knew a good story when he found one, and fought tooth and nail to get it on the screen”, Spielberg said....
...The Fabelmans is Steven Spielberg’s first film to have its world premiere in Toronto....
...The theatricality of British school uniforms also inspires designer Steven Stokey-Daley, whose vests, patterned knit tanks and sleeveless round-necks all have a flavour of Merchant Ivory....
...On the other hand, Billy Graham’s sinewy illustration and inventive composition still hold up well....
...Additional reporting Billy Nauman and Camilla Hogdson...
...So, if partly for social engineering reasons, the first two invites go to comedians Linda Smith and Billy Connolly....
...Earlier this month, BlackRock slammed pharmaceutical company AmerisourceBergen over its pay plan for chief executive Steven Collis (pictured) who received $14.3m in 2020, a 26 per cent increase from 2019...
...Earlier this year, the artist, novelist, poet and recording artist Billy Childish told the FT that he had spent lockdown making “five albums and about 40 large paintings”....
...(Billy Nauman) Friedman’s 50-year legacy endures Fifty years after Milton Friedman penned the shareholder primacy doctrine, his legacy continues to send shockwaves through corporate boardrooms....
...(Billy Nauman) Trump administration targets ESG. (Yet) again....
...The move would value his company at $8bn in a proposed tie-up with Billy Beane, the US baseball executive depicted by Brad Pitt in the film Moneyball....
...Companies that certify information on these criteria need “strong registration and supervision to prevent greenwashing,” said Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma)...
...This week Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, said a report on the issue of mortgage servicer liquidity could be released as early as Monday....
...On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of senators sent Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin a letter requesting support for the industry. But so far, help is not on the way....
...Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury secretary, said last week that fixing this problem was a priority, calling together a task force to present solutions to the Financial Stability Oversight Council by March...
...is far from optimal,” said Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, at an event last month. How do ratings firms go about the scoring process?...
...(Billy Nauman) Amazon and Walmart workers apply pressure at AGMs ESG was a major topic on the agenda at Amazon’s AGM this week as well....
...About one in every four companies with more than 500 employees offers non-smokers a reduced rate on their healthcare premiums, says Steven Noeldner, partner at consultancy Mercer....
...(Billy Nauman) New Business Roundtable?...
...Steven’s not straight, I’m in St Louis and I’m 15, but I know this for sure!” The teenage me in my bedroom in the Welsh valleys thought exactly the same....
...After President Donald Trump’s “prophets of doom” comment earlier this week, his Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke up to criticise Ms Thunberg’s call for investors to ditch fossil fuels....
...(Billy Nauman) Climate crisis unlikely to spark carbon pricing in Australia Another week, another wave of horror stories from the deadly Australian bushfires....
...(Billy Nauman and Anna Gross) Coronavirus provides glimpse of low-carbon future There are not many silver linings to the cloud of coronavirus horrors....
...FT readers joined Moral Money’s Gillian Tett and Billy Nauman along with Andrew Hill for a Q&A on Thursday on the impact of coronavirus on corporate sustainability. Here are the highlights....
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