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...I’m reporter Ethan Wu here in the New York studio, joined by the man himself, Jonathan Guthrie, in London. Jonathan GuthrieHi....
...But we still believe that M&S’s high-margin clothes division is in slow decline. The food division will simmer on, but profitability will be lower....
...Lawrence Guthrie Ingham, Norfolk, UK...
...Better get weaving on those investor slide decks, M. Faury. Developing quantum computers is a rather more speculative activity. Just to be clear, these do not work at present and may never do so....
...I’m a dyed-in-the-wool Brit and wouldn’t live anywhere else....
...“I’m a man, I’m straight, but I’m very sensitive. I used to wear Dr Martens and listen to Yann Tiersen…” He chuckles. “I know it seems crazy to say that now....
...We understood the maths behind James Ratzer’s Fantasy M&A analysis of how Patrick Drahi might buy control of BT for £12.5bn....
...a declinist, but I’m not the only one....
...We prefer businesses that systematise bolt-on M&A to those keen on “transformational” transactions. Usually, these are nothing of the sort....
...“Whenever I put Julie’s clothes on, I feel like I’m wearing something very Parisian. Everyone always asks me where it’s from: people always clock that it’s not American, for instance.”...
...I’m looking forward to interviewing him on ways gardeners can help endangered bumblebees at the FTWeekend Festival tomorrow....
...Tonight, I’m visiting two of our galleries: Palace Enterprise and Galleri Bo Bjerggaard. Palace Enterprise is located in a 1950s modernist building right next to the Tivoli Gardens....
...I’m not sure Duolingo can even claim to be AI-adjacent. But the US company is deploying the new technology in its language learning app. Shares have rallied accordingly....
...London brawling Full disclosure: I’m an old City lag. So I’m hardly devastated that HSBC plans to move its headquarters back here from Canary Wharf....
...I’m excited to share this spring arts special with you – this time it is steered by the art of sound....
...Jonathan Guthrie is head of Lex Read more of his Nature Therapy columns Find out about our latest stories first — follow @FTProperty on Twitter or @ft_houseandhome on Instagram...
...M&A fees are scarce. The annualised return on equity was a feeble 4 per cent. Lex defended Goldman’s ill-fated push into consumer banking. This was flawed in execution rather than concept, we think....
...Stuff I have enjoyed this week I’m glued to Peak Social Media, a six-part FT podcast presented with characteristic panache by Lex colleague Elaine Moore....
...Outside work, I’m enjoying listening to birds such as whitethroats out on the Thames marshes....
...Ronald Reagan quipped there was nothing scarier than the words “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help”....
...Down home on the (server) farm Mature technology seems so rustic in comparison to AI that I’m tempted to put my foot up on a gate and chew a straw while discussing it....
...“It will probably be Trump and I’m not happy about that,” Peltz said....
...Sometimes I leave it for a few weeks, but if I’m going to be performing I am very stern.”...
...Julie Sweet, the chief executive of consultancy Accenture, who was also at the event, says the Vodafone boss stands out for combining a bold vision with the ability to execute at speed....
...Ares has promoted Julie Solomon, its chief operating officer of real estate, to co-head the property division....
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