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...“Everywhere you look in Saudi Arabia, you can see growth and progress and I’m excited to be part of that,” Nadal said....
...The White House has been on a diplomatic offensive to try and charm the Saudis as part of US efforts to bring down gas prices....
...“I’m the one who presented it on behalf of the United States to the world,” Powell told Barbara Walters in a 2005 interview after leaving government. “It was painful. It’s painful now”....
...If I’m missing something important, email me: Robert.Armstrong@ft.com. Why Opec matters Here’s a price chart that looks like all price charts seem to look recently: a lopsided V, higher on the right....
...Vladimir Putin said he would be vaccinated with the Sputnik V jab on Tuesday....
...UK ministers and media branded Monday “V-Day” as the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine were administered....
...I’m sure there are other possibilities too. I have no intelligence on which is the likeliest of these options, I’m afraid. Like I said, it’s complicated....
...“I'm sharing care for a pre-schooler I can't manage as much as others....
...Bond default risk: M&B has only received a temporary waiver until 15 May on its cessation covenant....
...In “The Emerging”, black ceramic inverted V-shapes rise up from the ground....
...Many wondered how a high-profile piece of hotel M&A was even moving forward against the backdrop of the growing coronavirus crisis....
...Xerox wants to give HP’s board its walking papers We’re all guilty of overusing the David v Goliath trope but in the case of Xerox and HP, it really does apply....
...(Forbes) Anna v Andrea It’s one of those boardroom battles that has captivated the global industry....
...some catch-up M&A in 2021, we would expect a lower amount in 2020-21 versus our previous forecasts....
...Ghosn is also alleged to have transferred, via a series of payments across four years, $14.7m from a Nissan subsidiary account to one held by a Saudi friend’s company....
...(FT) Lunch with the FT: Artist Alex Katz “I’m 91, for Chrissakes, and I’m cranking out paintings.”...
...(FT) Subtle sabotage As Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pushes for an IPO of the world’s most valuable company, the Saudi bureaucracy has pushed back, slowing the plan and undermining the...
...Smart reads Newell Brands/Jarden A deep dive into one of the worst M&A deals of this cycle, featuring all the hallmarks of a disastrous transaction....
...investment ever recorded in Saudi Arabia....
...I’m not sure this is artwashing, in any meaningful sense....
...Smart reads David v Goliath Large consumer goods companies are starting to feel the impact of their smaller, more innovative rivals....
...Intelligent curation and exclusive information: This is Due Diligence, the FT’s daily briefing on corporate finance, private equity and M&A. DD is delivered to your inbox Tuesday-Friday at 5am UK time....
...“I’m a very expensive shoulder to cry on. I’m not trained to be a therapist and I shouldn’t act as one....
...Elliott v Arconic: Round 2 The nastiest proxy fight of the season concluded on Monday. Or did it?...
...Banker v. Former Employer, NYC edition Jason Schoenholtz, a senior healthcare banker, must really have wanted to work at somewhere other than RBC Capital Markets....
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