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...My guest this week is Charles Grant, author of a much-acclaimed biography of Delors. As director of the Centre for European Reform here in London, he follows European politics very closely....
...Both Van Hulle and Nixon are Beckett scholars (they are co-directors of the Samuel Beckett Digital Manuscript Project) and so there’s plenty of Beckettiana here....
...Add in the swaps not reported on the funds’ individual 13-F filings with the SEC, and it’s clear why Nvidia’s now on Goldman’s so-called hedge fund VIP list....
...B is for BoghossianThe sixth-generation jeweller first established its foundation to aid the rebuilding of Armenia after an earthquake in 1988....
...O Over-rule When an umpire reverses a call by a line judge, aka how umpires prove they’re awake. P Passing shots Things of beauty that have more or less killed off serve-and-volley tactics....
...Morten O. Ravn: Hopefully not....
...Stockbroking firm Charles Schwab UK has been fined £9m by the UK financial regulator for failing to protect its clients’ assets and “making a false statement” to the authorities....
...In 1975, aged 13, Samuel Fosso set up his own photography studio in the Central African Republic, having fled the Biafran war in Nigeria....
...It also compares to listed peers such as Rathbones on c.15x P/E and SJP (a higher quality business in our view) on c.19x P/E....
...Nothing appears to delight this year’s guest artistic director at Paris Biennale, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, more than the happy “accidents” that result....
...Richard Donnell, Research and Insight Director, Hometrack Did not answer. Charles Dumas, Chief Economist, TS Lombard About 1.5 per cent, vs. US and EA both 2-2.5 per cent....
...Charles Mason Director, Cluny Lace Co, Ilkeston, Derbs, UK...
...Charles Stanley is in a similar bind to brokers across the industry — struggling for growth while at the mercy of fluctuating markets and falling brokerage commission....
...The single most likely outlook, in my view, is for the pace of growth to trough midyear at 0.1% q-o-q. Andrew Scott, professor, London Business School Not that much — growth to slow by around 0.5%....
...Acton Chief Executive, Fight for Sight Dr John Haurum Chief Executive, F-star Biotechnology Kieran Murphy Chief Executive, GE Healthcare Life Sciences John A Nicholson Chairman & Chief Executive,...
...anndemeulemeester.be anthropologie.eu artisanparfumeur.com aussiehair.com advdermatology.com B b-sidebywale.com bad.org.uk balenciaga.com bananarepublic.com barneys.com barrie.co.uk beccacosmetics.com...
...O’Brien’s prose is poetic but she doesn’t go in for excessive introspection; this memoir is a romp....
...The Charles D swings into action, joined by the Ellen J and Marjorie B. As the ship moans and thrums, McAllister cautions his crews to mind the Empire’s new paint job....
...A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z6. The alphabet is here to help you with these questions....
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...Charles Grant, director of The Centre for European Reform, says it will encourage further populism and deference to the media by politicians....
...Having said that, I would watch out for the early signs of sovereign debt crises around the globe. Samuel Brittan, Financial Times Not really an illusion....
...The foresight of the mayor, John B. O’Reilly, is commendable, even if the net effect is that Dearborn is due to become less urban....
...Since the piece was written, P&O have offered £5,000 to two of the families....
...Charles Saumarez Smith, former director, National Gallery, for services to art. David Still, managing director, Clipper Windpower, the wind technology company....
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