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...The context for that was the turmoil around Silicon Valley Bank, et al....
...The first night features two pieces from Bruckner and Berg; the second celebrates Paul Hindemith and Richard Strauss; the third is Mahler’s Symphony No 9. March 1, 2 and 3....
...“There would be no new money, there would be no growth.” Letter in response to this article: Where cryptocurrencies resemble Ponzi schemes / From Jean Jacques Chenier, Paris, France...
...The mid 19th century saw the arrival of Italy’s big breweries — Peroni, Moretti, Poretti, Menabrea et al — as well as the grape phylloxera blight that drove demand for alternatives to wine....
...It comes iced, nitro (cold brew made with nitrogen gas for an ultra-smooth texture) or hot, with all of the usual suspects represented: macchiato, cappuccino, cortadito et al....
...Andrew Garthwaite et al at Credit Suisse has had a fiddle about with the model portfolio, resulting in insurers getting a push....
...If you fall below 15 per cent, you get no delegates. Though a large share is apportioned by congressional district, this could severely limit Bloomberg’s haul....
...For every 1% increase in car ownership, passenger demand falls by 1%; putting downward pressure on Stagecoach’s volumes....
...Per Starr et al., a 10 per cent increase in the number of non-competes leads to 6 per cent lower wages in states that enforce the agreements versus those that do not....
...Land has been sold — around 1,000 acres of it....
...“His status is one that no one in Egypt has ever dreamt of,” says al-Mistikawi. “He is a superstar and for sure he will be effective in Russia.”...
...“Knock on wood, they treat me great,” he says of his British reception these days....
...Chill out in Dolores Park There is no better place to watch the fog roll in from the west than this park in the hipster-central Mission district, which usually escapes Karl’s reach....
...The city has complained to the state and federal governments that its schools are bursting at the seams. “We estimate over 10 years we have an infrastructure deficit of A$350m,” says Davis....
...The west was happy to see Istanbul become an organising hub for Syrian rebels and until recently had no quarrel with Erdogan’s determination to bring down his erstwhile friend Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s president...
...The rebellion receives masterly treatment from Walker, a history professor at the University of California, Davis....
...It seems odd that the IMF has assigned almost no importance whatever to QE, but it certainly cannot be the main factor, since two-thirds of the fall in real yields occurred before QE even started....
...Greene herself steers clear of criticising Amazon but she angrily sums up the challenge from Whistl et al like this: “This is not the kind of competition that drives efficiency....
...Despite the longueurs of the night, its ambition was admirable, as was the accompanying educational effort – Hancock et al began the day by performing a history-of-jazz concert in Turkey’s oldest high school...
...Narrator Luca, apprentice to the great sculptor Donatello, witnesses the creation of a masterpiece: his “David”, the first full-size bronze nude for 1,000 years....
...I have no clue why this is not being acclaimed as the great American novel of our times....
...Azevedo et al called it something different — “in the nature of a bribe”....
...One segment of the market (Open U, U of Phoenix, et al) specialise in delivering online courses for large audiences....
...Oksa, 13, goes to a French school in London with best friend Gus, but discovers she’s heir to a secret civilisation. Great fun....
...And I know that you want these job-creating projects in your districts. I’ve seen you all at the ribbon-cuttings....
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