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...Across more than 30 brisk chapters, Hooper charts the evolution of strategic lawsuits against public participation (Slapps) — aimed at intimidating and silencing targets — from the days of James “Goldenballs...
...Sir Anthony Hooper, a retired judge who chaired the scheme, said he told the former Post Office chief affected individuals were expected to make up shortfalls within days to balance their books....
...One good read James Bennet on illiberalism at the New York Times....
...James Knightley, chief international economist at ING, wrote that decent growth, with slowing inflation — plus weekly jobless claims falling — have “further helped boost the soft landing narrative”....
...Several gallerists are adding to their square footage with new spaces in Los Angeles this season, but New York’s James Fuentes is of a different mould to the international set....
...“Elizabeth Howard spent her life working with James Wyatt to create this fairytale castle, which was built on the foundations of a Charles II building....
...“There is an enormous amount of confusion in markets,” said Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at Invesco....
...“The Fed is not operating with a scalpel but more with a hatchet in terms of how it is affecting the economy as policy becomes less accommodative and eventually restrictive,” said Peter Hooper, global head...
...For all the gifts of the Hamilton creator, the source of the comeback was warhorse Les Misérables, its 2012 film version made by director Tom Hooper and producer Working Title....
...“There are two institutions in Washington for which appointments are sacred: one is the Supreme Court and the other is the Fed,” said Peter Hooper, who worked at the Fed for almost three decades....
...A sharp column from James Mackintosh in the WSJ....
...One of the most hawkish officials and a voting member this year on the Federal Open Market Committee — James Bullard of St Louis — said he supports four rate rises this year....
...A charm offensive secured the rights to Fifty Shades of Grey from writer EL James; Fast & Furious became ever more Herculean....
...Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at Invesco, said: “Clearly, Jay Powell is balancing a Fed that is divided: there are clearly those in the hawkish camp and those in the dovish camp....
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...Ekaterra was “well-positioned to lead the category’s sustainable development”, said Pev Hooper, a managing partner at CVC....
...That view came into sharper focus following an interview James Bullard, president of the St Louis Fed, held with television network CNBC on Friday, where he said the first rate rise could come next year....
...“The executive orders have caused us to take a step back in terms of achieving a more fulsome, more robust fiscal stimulus package,” said Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at Invesco....
...“With new Covid-19 restrictions across the UK, there can be little doubt that challenges facing the jobs market are mounting,” said James Smith, developed markets economist at ING....
...“There is going to be a need still for more fiscal stimulus in the US,” Ms Hooper added, noting that “state and local governments are under enormous pressure.”...
...Ms Hooper said the dilemma for Mr Powell at this delicate stage was plain: “It really is about clarity versus flexibility. And I think chair Powell is getting more skilled at managing that.”...
...What a truly weird film director Tom Hooper (Les Misérables) has made from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. It’s quite worryingly erotic....
...“The Fed has really altered the landscape for capital markets,” Ms Hooper said....
...“It’s the equity market that won’t die,” said James Athey, an investment manager at Aberdeen Standard Investments....
...James Murray is upset. The retired engineer from Edinburgh enjoys a fixed pension, but supplements it with a steady stream of dividend payments from BP....
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