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...They followed the Pinault family of Ch Latour et al, who, in 2013, bought what is now called The Eisele Vineyard from the Araujos, and were so confident of their savoir-faire that they didn’t even impose...
...“Rumayyan must have thought: ‘Why do we want to hand over our crown jewel to these internationals [for a lower valuation] when we could sell it to our own people,’” the person said....
...Many French cinema owners, who are putting pressure on Cannes to resist Netflix et al, see the streamers’ disruptive attitude as an incursion into their territory....
...I’m very optimistic, given the new tools and if we manage to combine forces, but this is going to take a while....
...(WSJ) MUFG v Nomura The Japanese banks have travelled different roads to international growth. Which global strategy has worked better? (FT) Is Cathay Pacific heading into Chinese hands?...
...But while newspapers are increasingly taking their lead from BuzzFeed et al, and their mastery of content distribution via platforms such as Facebook, the digital upstarts are shifting focus to a distinctly...
You pay tax because you have no better ideas how to use the money. We do
...I will discuss the economic effects of protectionism another time. —————————————————————————————————— Footnotes [1] Ricardo Caballero et al have published similar work, and John Cochrane has responded...
...Funds may have sold out of Valeant, Apple et al before the rot set in....
...Ms Hubbard, chairman of North and South America for Sotheby’s international jewellery division, dropped the bid increases from $1m to $500,000 and — after a nail-biting 20 minutes — reached a final price...
...The LSE will combine Russell’s indexing business, which has $5.2tn of benchmarked assets, with its existing FTSE International operations, with $4tn of assets....
...Coupled with growing concerns that intensifying conflict in Syria and Iraq could reduce desire to travel long distances, the Al Maryah complex could be a new jewel in the city’s retail crown....
...The latest case, Google v Joffe et al, involves a class action suit stemming from the company’s illicit collection of snippets of information from WiFi networks in homes that its StreetView cars were passing...
...(Financial Times) EU proposals for Libor et al to be unveiled today: “[B]enchmarks that are deemed to be “critical” would be overseen by a college of national supervisors led by the Paris-based European...
...Some of Russia’s strategic interests clash with ours: they want to protect their client state Syria and minimise US influence in the region (and yank America’s chain when possible)....
...Abe et al are keen on ending deflation — but they are going to hinder that push with a fiscal tightening. No tension there, then....
...While the black taffeta evening gowns and sturdy looking peacoats on Karlie Kloss et al shouted winter, the models’ peachy complexions were all spring – try Bobbi Brown’s Sheer Color Cheek Tint in Sheer...
...From translations of ancient Tamil texts to contemporary riffs on recession and technology, he combines formal range with wit as well as moral, sensual and emotional complexity....
...(Financial Times) - The Google v Oracle case could have big implications for the software industry....
...a Beatle/friend of Madonna, Gwyneth, Cameron et al/mother of four – she is Just Like Everyone Else, this seems to be going to extremes....
...United States v Apple, Inc et al is more than a US Justice department antitrust action against publishers allegedly colluding on ebook prices....
...The case (now called FCC v. Fox Television Stations et al) was appealed to the US Supreme Court, where it was debated on Tuesday....
...“This fund is a good start, a step in the right direction to bring confidence back to the market,” said V Shankar, Standard Chartered’s chief executive for Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas....
...Either the sovereigns that matter will, after many years of austerity, restore solvency or there will be orderly restructuring of Italy, Spain et. al. in addition to Greece, Portugal and Ireland....
...In Latin America, global competition has fostered productivity gains in manufacturing and non-traditional agriculture. But gains are limited to narrow segments of the economy....
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