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...Martin Luther King Jr Day: US markets are closed to mark the birthday of the civil rights leader. Five more top stories 1....
...Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today: Results: Two large drugmakers, Pfizer and Merck, report second-quarter earnings....
...The annual boondoggle in the Crescent City is the perennial opportunity to take the pulse of M&A activity....
...Additional contributions from Benjamin Wilhelm and Gordon Smith...
...Other years, Will Smith slaps Chris Rock, and you remember what nonsense it all is. But this weekend’s Oscars already feel different....
...Sister Solange also came to support her son Daniel Julez Smith Jr on the runway, where Luar founder Raul Lopez sought to challenge the term “metrosexual” and whether at times it has been used as a defence...
...Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today and over the weekend: Economic data: S&P Global releases its flash June purchasing managers’ index for services and manufacturing businesses in the US....
...I think Robert F Kennedy Jr has said he’s already running. Is that correct?...
...and producer price index (PPI) inflation rate data EU: European Central Bank Economic Bulletin UK: Rics House Price Balance Results: 3i Group H1, ArcelorMittal FY, AstraZeneca Q3, Auto Trader H1, B&M...
...Britain after Brexit is edited by Gordon Smith. Premium subscribers can sign up here to have it delivered straight to their inbox every Thursday afternoon....
...Ian Paisley Jr has said it could be an ice age until Stormont is back....
...At one point he declared: “I’m not the one who thinks I’m above the law. I’m the one that followed the law. I’m the only one.”...
...The FT’s Colby Smith explains where that target came from and whether it’s going to stick around. I’m Marc Filippino and here’s the news you need to start your day....
...One of the most colourful among those taken hostage and led into the mountains was Lucy Aldrich, sister-in-law of oil and banking tycoon John D Rockefeller Jr....
...(Sophia Smith) Are you able to truly be yourself at work, or do you have to act in a way that’s not “you”? Let us know in this week’s poll....
...On Thursday, the five now-former Memphis police officers involved in Nichols’ arrest, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr, and Justin Smith, who are all black, were charged...
...I know this is tough for everyone, and I’m especially sorry to those impacted....
...The Fed’s Colby Smith has more on why Powell was so adamant about staying the course....
...Marc FilippinoI’m doing well. So, uh, how bad is this for London? Katie Martin Ugh, this is a bad look. A bad look for the UK....
...Our editor is Jess Smith. We had help this week from David da Silva, Michael Lello and Gavin Kallmann. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz....
...I’m Jess Smith, in for Marc Filippino, and here’s the news you need to start your day. [MUSIC PLAYING] Amazon warehouse workers in New York City have rejected an effort to form a union....
...“Because this is what I’m skilled at – this is what I do.”...
...So perhaps the most wholesome thing in the game at present is two-time NBA champion turned US collegiate golfer JR Smith, who spoke to Golf Magazine about second acts and returning to school at 36....
...Today is Thursday, March 3rd, and this is your FT News Briefing....
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