Hints and tips:
...Diageo boss Debra Crew has vowed to get the drinks business back on track after a “perfect storm” in Latin America and customers trading down to cheaper spirits in the US pushed down profits....
...“Tile painter Debra has gone from doing Art Nouveau tulips to semi-naked men in leopard-skin underpants,” laughs Watson, who produces tiles designed by French artist Louis Barthélemy....
...The results are the first for Diageo with new chief executive Debra Crew in place, who took over earlier than scheduled after the recent death of Sir Ivan Menezes....
...“But now we’re increasingly doing this work from a position of strength.”...
...“What I’ve observed is that the prestige [of Big Law] has lost . . . its shine when you’re working from home 24/7 in your yoga pants,” said Deutsch....
...Sam, if you’re reading this, would you like to weigh in on prosecutors’ latest allegations that you bribed Chinese officials with $40mn in cryptocurrency? Email us: due.diligence@ft.com....
...He’s very Dutch in that way. Very practical: ‘this is how it is and this is what we’re going to do about it’.”...
...As Jope’s sooner than anticipated departure ticks closer, shareholders have signalled that they’re ready for a clean start....
...The latter could make us eat when we’re not hungry — because we’re at a wedding, for example — or not eat because we’re afraid of being overweight....
...TikTok clipDebra, Debra. Come here. What’s up? Did you get any bonuses or a promotion for going above and beyond? I have not. I’m still waiting patiently....
...You’re hurting this institution by doing this.” In the end, humans are complicated, messy and hypocritical beings, who contain bad bits as well as good bits....
...Our first note starts in Washington, where Debra Haaland, President Joe Biden’s candidate for interior secretary, faced a grilling from the Senate’s energy committee....
...“I think some of those in 12 months, 24 months’ time, they’re going to regret that.”...
...“If you look at dollar weakness or local currency weakness, having a physical product like gold or silver . . . they get the feeling that they’re controlling their wealth by holding it in a physical object...
...Mr Martin is executive chairman giving him significant say in how the business is run. However, the chairman was re-elected with the support of more than 98 per cent of shareholders....
...Two hours later, a reply from Jane Fonda: ‘I’m in.’” Fonda narrates alongside Thandie Newton, Tilda Swinton, Kerry Fox, Adjoa Andoh, Debra Winger and Bollywood legend Sharmila Tagore....
...“When you enter into a consent decree with the FTC, you’re going to want to take it more seriously than Facebook took it,” said Mr Vladeck, who now teaches at Georgetown Law School....
...Its posts include photos of people and small dogs swaddled in duvets with captions such as “emotional support pillow” and “if you’re reading this, go to sleep”....
...“We're working on making more of our messaging products end-to-end encrypted and considering ways to make it easier to reach friends and family across networks,” a Facebook spokesperson said....
...Pirc was opposed to the re-election of chairman and founder Tim Martin, who owns 32 per cent of the company....
...But he also sounded a clear warning: “We’re earlier in developing our ads product for Stories, so we won’t make as much money from them yet as we do from feed ads.”...
...Early episodes were panned by critics, while she also clashed with celebrity guests including Jane Fonda and Debra Messing....
...In the wake of the Weinstein scandal and #MeToo, Sundance was quick to re-establish its feminist credentials this year, noting that 38 per cent of directors are female, up from 36 per cent in 2017....
...“They’re definitely in a position where user growth is slowing, particularly in the US, which is an important market,” said Debra Williamson, an analyst at eMarketer....
...“I can’t believe we’re only four months in.” Many in the audience have had a tough year too....
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