Hints and tips:
...It is set to be the most consequential decision the UK foreign secretary Lord David Cameron will take regarding the diplomatic corps, given the implications for the posting if Donald Trump wins the US presidency...
...But, as the great critic HT Parker wrote of Pavlova, she has “the ability to veil the bravura technique in the mantle of beauty”. ★★★★★ To June 28, roh.org.uk...
...The UK has sanctioned more than 350 Iranian individuals and entities, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in its entirety.”...
...Braverman and Tugendhat want to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terror group — as does the Labour party — but foreign secretary James Cleverly is resisting....
Restructured transaction could trigger a fresh antitrust probe, warns Competition and Markets Authority
Chancellor wants pension funds to invest more in start-ups and other fast-growing companies
Mansion House speech will hail pact with pension groups that could unlock £50bn
...The Westminster press corps is packing its bags to cover Rishi Sunak’s two-day visit to Washington, leaving later today....
...(For a detailed and delightful history of visual aids, I recommend Ian Parker’s “Absolute PowerPoint” in The New Yorker in 2001 and, more recently, Claire Evans’s “Next Slide Please” in MIT Technology Review...
...Ever since the deal was announced, JSR’s investors and clients have been asking what prompted a listed company not in financial trouble to turn to Japan Investment Corp, a fund whose investments are overseen...
Attention turns to memorandum of understanding between UK and EU that has been stalled for two years
...The 120,000-strong Revolutionary Guards Corps was established after the 1979 Islamic revolution in parallel to the conventional army to protect the republic from domestic and foreign threats....
Onerous rules said to have influenced rejection of UK float for chip designer in favour of New York
Moves to list the chip designer and building materials giant in US come as UK tries to sharpen appeal
...Parker said it would cut the company’s net carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2025 and reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050....
Government officials fear fallout for UK’s tech sector if chip designer chooses to list on Wall Street
...Parker Hannifin said in a statement that it looked forward to “engaging with the UK government” and “bringing the review of the transaction to a satisfactory conclusion”....
...Parker has made a number of acquisitions in recent years, including a $4.3bn purchase of filtration manufacturer Clarcor in 2017 and a $3.7bn takeover of Lord Corp, the diversified technology and manufacturing...
...Sir Nigel Rudd, chair of Meggitt, said: “The board of Meggitt is confident that Parker will be a responsible steward of Meggitt and unanimously recommends Parker’s offer.”...
The Ajax has yet to enter service, more than a decade after a multibillion pound deal was signed
...Parker’s sales pitch was all about broad positives....
...Parker Hannifin had made a number of pledges to the government to alleviate concerns over jobs and national security when it made its original offer to buy Meggitt....
...It was the first time Stein has spoken publicly since it was revealed by Meggitt last week that TransDigm had made an unsolicited preliminary offer of 900p, 100p more than an agreed bid from US group Parker...
...Meggitt set a date of September 21 for a shareholder vote on the sale to Ohio-based Parker Hannifin....
...Parker will continue to serve as chair of American’s board....
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