Hints and tips:
...John Hackney slaps a clay disc on a mould, secures it with a beefy palm then spins his table towards the jaws of a pressing machine....
...These were part of essential changes made by the 11th Duke, Andrew, and his wife Deborah Devonshire....
...If there is one lesson from John Maynard Keynes for Schäuble it is “look after employment, and the budget will look after itself”....
...To Tories such as Sir John Hayes, leader of the so-called Common Sense Group, it has fed “an almost obsessive interest in slavery”....
...“I have a curious mind – I’m always looking for the whimsical,” he says....
...Kingston Polymath 1,011: Dr S Bailey, Swindon Crossword 16,099: Suzanne P Wilson, Windermere; D Barter, Cumbria; Jean-Marc Sellier, California Polymath 1,010: Robert Jelly, Warwickshire Crossword 16,093: V...
...“I don’t think it’s a V-recovery,” he says. “An elongated U is perfectly possible. I’m a conservative. I plan for the worst and hope for better....
...Perhaps not as much as feared as I’m sceptical that employers will invest in automation in the next year or two....
...John Ruggie, a Harvard professor and human rights expert, agrees that “a defensiveness about the role of the corporation in modern society” has contributed to the rethink....
...Smart reads Blend or bulldoze The success of an M&A deal depends on how well the integration process goes, writes the FT’s Andrew Hill. But companies have taken different views on the subject....
...“I’m deeply into my archive. I am making new works from my photographs. Using existing images. That’s what I’m interested in. And in recontextualising them....
...When John Updike died a decade ago, the literary agent Andrew Wylie persuaded the great American novelist’s estate to let him handle posthumous deals for his work....
...Read more here from DD’s Eric Platt and the FT’s Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson....
...After all, this time round a former Rothschild M&A banker is the president of France. (Though we note Rothschild wasn’t on the deal — a possible strategic mistake?)...
...andrew.hill@ft.com Twitter: @andrewtghill...
...In 2011, she captured the nation’s attention after flicking a V-sign at a fellow Tory peer in the Lords chamber....
...Barclays has hired Andrew Tusa as a managing director as the bank grows its corporate broking franchise....
...Deutsche Bank’s head of investor relations John Andrews is leaving the German bank....
...“I’m lucky enough. And I’ve got enough friends....
...I’m assuming the pound will remain weak against the dollar, but could firm against the euro, and oil prices stay around $50pb....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College Most unlikely....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College Open question. Depends if he injects a major fiscal stimulus....
...John Van Reenen, professor of economics, MIT Slow to about 1.4%....
...But I’m not sure the effect will be very large....
...v=CK5w3wh4G-M Robots in the workplace Andrew McAfee (co-author of The Second Machine Age) (Useful relevant book http://www.secondmachineage.com/) https://www.ted.com/speakers/andrew_mcafee https://www.ted.com...
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