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...Steven K Roberts — a pioneer who rode across the US on a computerised bicycle more than 30 years ago — wrote back in 1994 about creating a “Virtual Technomadic Flotilla . . . of travellers all over the world...
...London-based stylist Harry Lambert is another major figure, responsible for bringing androgynous flair to black-tie dressing through his work with Harry Styles and the actors Josh O’Connor and Eddie Redmayne...
...Kristen Talman Smart read Ten years after her groundbreaking investigation of an Amazon warehouse in Rugeley, just north of Birmingham, the FT’s Sarah O’Connor revisited the town to discover what has changed...
...“I feel a strong desire to be aware of and help those who fell to the bottom leg of the K-curve when the lockdowns began,” says Matthew Arnold in Texas in the US....
...Why quitting your job is good for the economy Much has been written about why Americans are quitting their jobs in higher numbers than at any point since the turn of the millennium, writes Sarah O’Connor...
...In the FT, don’t miss Martin Wolf’s wise words on why the US isn’t as far gone as some think, and Sarah O’Connor’s Big Read on the troubles that the young face post-pandemic, and what they might mean politically...
...Middlesbrough; Heather Morrey, Sussex Polymath 1,037: Michael Crapper, Whitchurch Crossword 16,254: Richard Heaton, London; Hector Langfeldt, Birmingham; Saira Kamaly, London Polymath 1,036: Eamonn O’...
...For individuals who have managed to set aside a sizeable amount in their 401(k), the advisers have the same advice — keep the money where it is. “Don’t get tempted by this money,” Ms O’Connor says....
...To get up to speed with how fast fashion has exploited Britain’s garment workers, check out this magazine piece from the FT’s Sarah O’Connor....
...Stifel’s George O’Connor (“buy”, target £23.43) gives a good overview of what’s going on: On 22 July, we upgraded FY2020 revenue to £5,099.8m, prior £5,006m, but the real difference is at profitability...
...Ganesh Thais celebrate the prospect of same-sex unions – John Reed We all collude in exploiting commodity-rich nations – David Pilling Britain should recognise the value of low-paid workers – Sarah O'Connor...
...The survey, which has been running since the 1980s, found that we’re under more pressure than at any time in the past 25 years, writes Sarah O’Connor....
...Designed, owned and operated by renowned Singaporean architect Soo K....
...(Sarah O’Connor, FT) View from Dublin: Ireland greets Britain’s Brexit vote with bafflement....
...Marilynne Robinson, Alice Munro, Flannery O’Connor, James Salter, John McGahern and Albert Camus are also influences. Who would you most like to sit next to at a dinner party?...
...She also held on to one of Gotti and of Madoff, as well as sketches signed by J.K....
...Sarah O’Connor, FT economics reporter writes: “August’s figure was also revised downwards, meaning the government remains on track overall to meet its deficit reduction targets....
...Taking money from 401(k)s can incur a 10 per cent tax penalty as well as fees and the loss of compound interest the account would otherwise have accrued....
...When financial markets around the world dropped sharply in 2008, 401(k) plans, too, were hit....
...John O’Connor is a regular contributor to the FT Weekend Magazine. He is based in New York....
...Sentiment was hit in the US on Wednesday after Goldman Sachs reported in its 10-K filing that its Level 3 assets (the most illiquid, hard to value ones) had grown to $96.4bn at the end of February from $69.2bn...
...Accompanying K+S at the top of the FTSE Eurofirst were oil stocks, lifted after crude hit a record....
...K&S, the German potash fertiliser maker, rose 14.1 per cent to €258.44, while the Swiss agrochemicals group Syngenta climbed 7.7 per cent to SFr326....
...Morley teaches writing and deals head-on with doubts about the value of such work – he quotes Flannery O’Connor: “I am often asked if universities stifle writers....
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