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...While there’s the occasional reference to Ford’s reputation for prickliness, the bland consensus here is that he’s a warm-hearted, good-humoured guy who just expects others to meet his standards....
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...But the real star is Stephen Dorff, the erstwhile fresh-faced juvenile now reinventing himself as a cast-iron bad guy....
...Joseph Wang of the Fed Guy blog noted in a post yesterday that a global cutting cycle could also supercharge risk appetites....
...He points out Zeta-Jones dancing. A bearded man in the row in front of Douglas and Zeta-Jones turns around. “Hey, that’s Pierce Brosnan,” he says....
...The misalignment of advisers with client interests here is systemic, and, well, if you find a client who is not very financially literate, a client who doesn’t constantly check up on what is going on, a guy...
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...Additional reporting by Claire Jones in Washington Letter in response to this article: A case of penny wise? / From Guy Wroble, Denver, CO, US...
...It would not be pushed around “by two unknown guys”, said one person close to the firm....
...Last year, my wife worked with my friends and got me a Hap Jones gas tank and a waffle fender with a custom paint job as a surprise for Christmas....
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