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...Some former employees who witnessed the company’s rapid development first-hand say recent setbacks come as little surprise....
...Every now and then, there’s a surprise biryani — oyster, crab, maybe even lobster. Once it was served with badger....
...It was a big moment in a lawsuit accusing the bank of profiting from human trafficking by providing financial services to Epstein over a 15-year period....
...Fund industry analysts have expressed surprise at the “unusual” financial arrangements of a family of Canadian exchange traded funds that are subject to a trading ban....
...Coleman sticking to his guns shouldn’t come as a surprise to investors. “Tiger is long tech. That is their job....
...It’s a foretaste of the surprise to come,” he said, to chants of “we love you” and “Élysée!”...
...Well, efficiency that's a short-term efficiency doesn't respond well to shocks, and surprises, and unexpected pivots....
...After a spell in Paris at the Plaza Athénée, which was only marginally better, he returned to London itching to go solo. He opened his first restaurant in Fulham....
...Having grown up with Lebanon’s renowned coffee culture, the brothers wanted to create a space where coffees could be savoured as if they were wines (Anthony has 15 years’ experience in the drinks industry...
...“For 15 years, this plaza was completely empty. Now, you see, it’s full of life.” Arnault insists on thinking long term about his investments. And shoring up different assets around the world....
...And it was striking just how much the movement’s vertiginous rise took the establishment by surprise....
...Caviar and gold taps are all very well, but 15 minutes alone with Velázquez’s “Las Meninas” might be a luxury greater than either....
...Veolia threw in a bid of €15.50 per share at the end of August for 29.9 per cent, just below the mandatory tender level, saying it would snap up the rest of Suez in due course....
...To the surprise of many, he then brought back Mr Bratton for two years....
...Job moves Willie Walsh is stepping down as chief executive of British Airways owner International Airlines Group after 15 years, handing the top job to Iberia’s Luis Gallego....
...Most are at least partially state-owned, but others, including the Hungarian subsidiary of Robert Bosch LLC, are not....
...Tech adds to engagement at galleries The average gallery visitor spends 15-30 seconds looking at a work of art before moving on, but viewing Turner's famous Rain, Steam and Speed painting can take seven...
...Causeway Capital Management LLC, the LA hedge fund, has declared 4.88 per cent of Micro Focus....
...Here too were surprises and delights — none greater than the Ifergan Collection, opened in 2018 by businessman Vicente Jiménez Ifergan....
...In the decades that followed the Plaza sale, the two men frequently announced deals together, although in the end many of them came to nought....
...Its shares fell 5.6 per cent on Monday, indicating surprise that it would, once again, splash out for an expensive purchase as it seeks to dominate the fast-growing market of cloud-based software....
...Its operating margin has soared from mid-single digits to 15 per cent, even as revenue growth has kept up in the double digits....
...Earlier, I spent 15 minutes observing actor Aubrey Plaza eating cornflakes, twisting her hair and whispering....
...In the shadow of the Three Graces, and still clad in scaffolding, is Strand Plaza, a 127-unit Primesite development, where prices start at £99,000....
...‘Spitzmaus Mummy in a Coffin and Other Treasures’ continues until April 28; tickets from €15....
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