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...People close to Goldman said that Mochida, who was originally appointed by then chief executive Hank Paulson to the top job in Tokyo in 2001, resigned without a successor being appointed, which was unusual...
...And I’m just standing in the middle of the field, making jokes to them. It makes me feel so tiny. I try not to think about it.”...
...Hanks goes for the avocado vinaigrette and braised shoulder of lamb. A drink? “Oh no, I’m fine,” he says....
...Lloyd Blankfein, Hank Paulson, David Solomon and others talk to the FT about how a quarter of a century of public ownership has changed the Wall Street bank. We’re also reading . . ....
...Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today: Earnings: The major US banks begin reporting earnings today, with JPMorgan, Citi and Wells Fargo all updating investors....
...One bit of housekeeping to start: I’m heading off to India for a couple of weeks to explore Kerala and attend Jaipur Literature Festival . . ....
...After a book about his feat was made into a film with Tom Hanks in the lead role, contemporaries said Hollywood had if anything toned down how crazily outsize his impact had been....
...“I’m glad we got to do this,” he says. Setting up this lunch took a little preparation....
...Take a break from the news Tom Hanks is one of the most successful actors of his generation....
...I’m sure there’s more . . . but these are good tangible examples 👍....
...It was very like, head down, but I’m like, I’m gonna get through it....
...Masanori Mochida was appointed to the top job in Tokyo in 2001 by then Goldman chief executive Hank Paulson. He resigned without a successor having been appointed. 3....
...I blame Tom Hanks....
...I’m sorry to say that to describe a man who was one of the greatest golfers who ever lived as “a US golfer” is to damn him with very faint praise....
...Certainly, there’s star wattage here: Tom Hanks and his Greek-American wife Rita Wilson are longtime homeowners....
...As an agent, Avant was tenacious and ambitious, brokering the sale of Stax Records for $4.3mn and pulling off the coup of luring the producer Creed Taylor from his contract with Verve Records to A&M....
...If that’s OK with you, I’m available for lunch.” It’s not Chiang’s personal life I’m interested in: it’s the worlds inside his head....
...Sonja Hutson For the FT News Briefing, I’m Sonja Hutson....
...In Montauk, Hank Suominen works in commercial real estate and his wife owns an advertising firm. The two use video conferencing services regularly....
...I’m still a bit sceptical.”...
...“I’m here for Hank Paulson,” I tell the maître d’ at Le Bernardin. He doesn’t bat an eye....
...The last music I bought was “Dig Dis” by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley – I love jazz from that ’50s and ’60s Blue Note era. In my fridge you’ll always find champagne, obviously. Parmesan for risotto....
...He also accused Hank Aaron, one of the greatest baseball players in history, of getting paid to take the Covid vaccine, before he died of natural causes a few weeks later at age 86....
...(“Because I’m evil . . .”) The genius of Presley, Hanks tells us — though the accent demands guesswork — was giving audiences “feelings they weren’t sure they should enjoy”....
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