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...It follows an odd trend in entertainment where hit documentaries are now broadcast almost concurrently with their fictional dramatisations, such as The Staircase, The People v OJ Simpson, and the podcast...
...Meanwhile, Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins says, in his Lunch with the FT: “We’re sitting on the precipice of the misinformation age: from the information age to the misinformation age.”...
...government to defend the island’s competitive edge from US and Chinese efforts to build up domestic chipmaking capabilities.Read more Chinese pharmaceutical group Hualan has inked a deal to produce the Sputnik V...
...Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor to Mr Trump, said while the GDP numbers appeared to validate the president’s promise of a “V-shaped recovery”, they may have come too late in the campaign to help Mr Trump...
...Dana Peterson, an economist at Citigroup, agreed that the “fear factor is really going to matter” as countries lift restrictions....
...“I am not convinced that we are going to have a V-shaped recovery,” he said. “I think it will be more like a U. The key thing is to shorten the lower part of the U . . ....
...“We have to face the hard reality we’re not going to have a V-shaped recovery,” he said....
...It will certainly require evidence of a V-shaped economic recovery to ignite demand for cyclical and value stocks....
...The Washington-based Peterson Institute, meanwhile, has called for a debt standstill for low and middle income countries, a topic that looks set to dominate the forthcoming (virtual) IMF and World Bank spring...
...In a call with reporters before Mr Powell’s statement, a Treasury official said that the most likely outcome was still “V-shaped” — a shortlived hit, contained within a quarter, followed by a sharp recovery...
...Here’s Credit Suisse to give some colour: The worse than expected result reflects I) slower than expected improvement in US depletions (+4% last 3m v +0.4% previous quarter) II) bigger route to market disruption...
...Apple v BrusselsTech giant Apple will send a six-strong legal team to the European Court of Justice today in a case of critical importance to the EU’s campaign against tax avoidance by multinationals....
...One of the biggest unknowns is the stance that Nigel Higgins, the incoming chairman, will take when he joins the company in May....
...Yes, the numbers are bigger, but the shock, while not a V is shorter and sharper than that crash, and the pre-crisis fiscal situation was strong....
...Liikanen remains a probable alternative and would also be a good leader for the ECB for many of the same reasons as V. de Galhau....
...Pete Peterson, the billionaire co-founder of Blackstone, has died at the age of 91. Peterson had Lunch with the FT in 2007, just before the Blackstone IPO....
...are sprinkled with yellow Swarovski crystals, bringing both decoration and practicality to the table. artedona.com Antique sterling silver nutcracker by Collins & Co, £1,145 A pair of antique George V...
...What you’ve been saying Banish long-haul jet lag with fresh air and exercise — letter from Michael J Higgins, Washington, DC, US “Sir, How to beat jet lag when flying long-haul economy?...
...John Higgins Director General, DigitalEurope, Brussels, Belgium...
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College I expect inflation to rise towards 3% in 2017 was import prices rise....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College Most unlikely....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College My guess is he will be too timorous to do the right thing....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College Open question. Depends if he injects a major fiscal stimulus....
...Dressed in a blue V-neck jumper over a light blue button-down shirt, Hayes appeared dejected as he sat in the dock during sentencing, looking at his wife or holding his head in his hands....
...Adam Posen, president, Peterson Institute for International Economics I do not know how much it will change....
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