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...“The Mass” composed by JS Bach in 1749 is in which key? Which Michael J Fox film of 1985 spawned a sequel in 1987, an animated TV series in 1986 and six seasons of an MTV drama between 2011 and 2017?...
...And from my observations over three decades in Tokyo, London and New York, there are five key lessons to ponder. 1....
...Key economic and company reports Here is a more complete list of what to expect in terms of company reports and economic data this week....
...Return on equity — a key industry metric for profitability — was 13.6 per cent, down from 14.8 per cent the year before....
...Another cash offer for the entire stake worth R$10bn came from J&F Investimentos....
...The chief executives of AstraZeneca, NatWest, BAE Systems, SSE, Google DeepMind, J Sainsbury, Vodafone, GSK, Aviva, Shell, Sage, Taylor Wimpey, Diageo and Barclays are on the guest list....
...Trump; 2013 — Donald J. Trump; 2022 — Donald J. Trump; 2023 — Donald J. Trump. This year’s Super Bowl has a distinctively Trumpy flavour too....
...Trump’s willingness to go off script rather than to stick to what he thinks he should say, is surely a key part of his appeal....
...NON-FICTION JANUARY Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia by Gary J Bass (Picador/Knopf) A magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s wartime leaders — the largely overlooked...
...Letters in response to this editorial comment: Israeli democracy, the judiciary and Netanyahu / Michael J (Mike) Bond, Mercer Island, WA, US Knesset PR tail is wagging majority democratic dog / From Giles...
...Far from hastening a settlement, they argue, the bankruptcy process puts the tort cases on hold, thus removing a key incentive for companies to come to the table to negotiate a settlement....
...Earlier this year, it had to resort to checking vials manually for J&J because of a manufacturing issue, which delayed some deliveries....
...Five independent directors have been appointed to oversee different linked companies, led by former US federal judge Joseph J Farnan Jr, after lawyer Stephen Neal backed out of a board position....
...Unlike other fantasy authors, such as Michael Moorcock or Ursula Le Guin, his work provides little in the way of historical and political commentary....
...One of the key reforms is that the largest private companies will come under the remit of the regulator, which currently oversees only listed companies....
...Whether it is Michael Dukakis in 1988 doing a photo-op up in a tank or John Kerry in 2004 dressed in goose-shooting camouflage, US democracy is rich with pandering moments....
...The newly appointed bankruptcy judge Michael Kaplan said last week he would rule on the request before the end of February....
...He cited a campaign, backed by L&G, to persuade J Sainsbury, the supermarket chain, to introduce a “real living wage” for all workers....
...In his 1996 book Democracy’s Discontent, the political philosopher and Harvard professor Michael J Sandel sharply outlined why decentralisation is crucial for democracy....
...The Oedipal stress endured by Michael J Fox is not repeated, but the story does demand he become his own surrogate father figure, until a further bump back in time reunites both Adams with their quantum...
...As head of product development, Søren Hansen contracted designers who would become major names, including Børge Mogensen and Hans J Wegner....
...Siân Owen’s newly written prologue is deliberately low-key and good-humoured as they discuss medication and fiddle with the TV....
...Michael Taylor: Bank rate will peak at no more than 4 per cent....
...J Bond, Mercer Island, WA, US...
...J Sainsbury, JD Sports and Dunelm have all upgraded their profit forecasts, as have, albeit in a more muted fashion, Tesco and Marks and Spencer....
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