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...Diane Swonk, US chief economist at KPMG, says unusually low levels of lay-offs and a drop in hours worked suggested that some of the job market’s strength was due to employers “hoarding” labour....
...Natura paid €1bn to acquire the business from L’Oréal in 2017....
...“We must go much, much further,” he told L’Opinion newspaper in September....
...Website; Directions— Marie Veeder, London The Fleming, Hong Kong An independent hotel must have a distinct personality. The Fleming fits the bill....
...June 15; further information and tickets here ‘Nijinski’, Opernhaus Zurich With Debussy’s “Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune” and Chopin’s two piano concertos providing the musical framework, Marco Goecke...
...Downstairs on the piano nobile is the apartment of Diane von Furstenberg – the former wife of Cristiana’s nephew, Prince Egon von Fürstenberg, which makes her family, too....
...Starmer’s dilemma Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, has had the Labour whip suspended over a letter to the Observer....
...This year’s big crowd-pleaser, in the airy Palais de l’Archevêché, is a retrospective of the great American colourist Saul Leiter....
...Although I wasn’t persuaded by trompe l’oeil trousers painted to look like jeans, because ultimately, they still look like unflattering “dad denim”....
...She was Bette Davis, Joseph L Mankiewicz and Darryl F Zanuck rolled into one. But it may be a key aspect of her staying power....
...A short walk from the Place de l’Odéon, the building containing the gallery was originally commissioned in the 16th century by King Henri II for his mistress Diane de Poitiers....
...L’Europe, c’est moi Emmanuel Macron has left no doubt that he wants to lead a Europe with more swagger in its step as he takes over the EU’s rotating presidency, writes Sam Fleming in Paris....
...Now it makes sense why such a powerhouse line-up of international A-listers — Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Lupita Nyong’o, plus less renowned stars Diane Kruger, Fan Bingbing and man-candy Edgar Ramírez...
...“This is the moment in time in which a V-shaped shock can morph into a U and then an L, and this is what we above all have to avoid.”...
...Also in the lot is a version of Magritte’s masterpiece L’Empire des Lumières, which the Belgian artist gifted to his muse Anne-Marie Gillion Crowet....
...L’Oréal, the world’s biggest cosmetics company, enjoyed a similar boost from sales in China, now its second-largest market after the US....
...The Scottish actor, who has died at the age of 90, won fame playing James Bond, the suave superspy hero of Ian Fleming’s novels....
...As the Vatican faces financial problems, Pope Francis asks if the Vatican’s costly news outlets, including L’Osservatore Romano, are worth the money, AP reports....
...Take the city of L’Aquila, in Italy’s central Abruzzo region....
...Chart du jour: Cherchez l’Allemagne Germany stands to lose most from a sterner stance towards Beijing, as its companies have exported considerably more to China than have other European groups....
...jim.brunsden@ft.com; @jimbrunsdensam.fleming@ft.com; @Sam1Flemingrichard.milne@ft.com;@rmilneNordic Recommended reading The current pandemic is only the latest of a series of unnecessary catastrophes....
...In the 1920s, the Surrealist writer André Breton was walking daily through the Paris flea markets, which he refers to in Nadja and L’Amour Fou....
...The generous programme lasts nearly 90 minutes and includes operas that are unfamiliar in Kaufmann’s repertoire, such as Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine, Massenet’s Le Cid and Cilea’s L’arlesiana....
...Its continued support is also in evidence on the messaging app Telegram, where a channel belonging to QAnon conspiracist and lawyer L Lin Wood still boasts over 800,000 subscribers....
...jim.brunsden@ft.com ; @jimbrunsden sam.fleming@ft.com ; @Sam1Fleming...
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