Hints and tips:
...A slate of US listings including the likes of Arm, Instacart and Birkenstock has underperformed rather than spurred a revival. The disaster raises questions about everyone who advised on the deal....
...Yesterday, Calpers joined some other pension funds in announcing it would vote for Engine No 1’s slate at the AGM....
...“If Nigel Farage stands a full slate [of candidates] at the next election, it’s game over for us,” said one Conservative MP....
...At a cabinet meeting last week, party chief executive Sir Mick Davis and chairman Brandon Lewis outlined the poor state of the Tories’ finances and how ill-prepared the party is for either a snap general...
...But Brandon Barford, a partner at Beacon Policy Advisors, says Wall Street bankers will be disappointed if they expect a rapid repeal of post-crisis regulations....
...“Within that we look to do at least three to five franchises as part of our slate,” says Brad Grey, its chairman. “We want to be able to sell these pictures around the world.”...
...The writer is editor of Slate.com...
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