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...The ever-imposing XXL suit of armour smithed for Henry VIII and beloved by children who visit the Arms and Armor gallery provides physical bulk, if not much intellectual heft....
...The reason for the futility of this approach was identified over 30 years ago by John Seddon, the British occupational psychologist....
...The short value is higher than any S&P 500 stock, only Under Armor has a higher percentage of outstanding shares short with 24%....
...The physicist John Wheeler once wrote that the quantum “cracks the armor that conceals the secret of existence”....
...It’s that I think it would be interesting to have Tory AND, say, Kevin Plank of Under Armor, or maybe Alex Wang. Equality and balance in all things, even honorary political committees....
...A slew of fast and hungry competitors like Under Armor and Lululemon continue to gain ground in the market, and Nike must continue to manage the volatile global currency fluctuations that continue to weigh...
...john.gapper@ft.com...
...Under Armor, a maker of work-out clothing, rose 2.1 per cent to $32.95 following an upgrade to “overweight” from “neutral” at Piper Jaffray....
...Advisers and directors include several former high-ranking military and intelligence chiefs, including William Webster and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns....
...Carolyn Rafaelian, creator and designer at jewellers Alex and Ani, also reports rising sales of a collection entitled Spiritual Armor, featuring designs derived from ancient symbols such as animal totems...
...Someone said that maybe we can be the knights in shining armor now. I think our armor’s got a little tarnish on it....
...But BAE outbid all other parties in the Armor auction and the target company was not deemed strategically important by the US government....
...Cfius was at the time Mr Kerry sent the letter reviewing BAE’s takeover of Armor Holdings, a transaction that was subsequently approved after a standard 30-day review....
...The $4.1bn Armor Holdings acquisition will establish it as the leading manufacturer of armoured vehicles, an industry sweet spot....
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