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...The sport should ditch sponsors that encourage fans to take financial risks, the FT’s Chris Cook writes....
...Epic’s retort was a lawsuit and a cheeky parody of Apple’s famous Ridley Scott-directed “1984” advertisement, turning a wormy apple into the sinister Big Brother figure....
...Their propensity to vote shares held for clients is above average, noted Lucian Bebchuk of Harvard Law School and Scott Hirst of Boston University....
...Megan Greene and Dwight Scott answer the question on everyone’s lips: Do leveraged loans pose a threat to the US economy?...
...You could call it “Cook v Zuck”. In one corner, Tim Cook, the cautious veteran trying to rise above the fray. In the other, Mark Zuckerberg, the embattled upstart with a lot to prove....
...While most big brands have wholesale agreements with Amazon, third-party sellers are prolific on the site, complicating price control further....
...“This is an extraordinary and unjustified attempt to compel a third party not accused of wrongdoing to assist the government in obtaining information that the third party neither possesses nor controls,”...
...In the spring of 2013, Jobs’s successor as CEO of Apple Inc., Tim Cook, decided the company needed to borrow $17 billion. Yes, borrow....
...Apple is not a company afraid to exercise control.”...
...The former, a pest-control firm from the southern city of Fukuoka, has risen about 420 per cent since Mr Abe took control last December....
...Winners in this world have better patience and control over impulses. This is a book to read – but not while you are watching something else at the same time....
...Scott Forstall, a former close lieutenant of Mr Jobs, has been the main casualty of the upheaval....
...Even Tim Cook, who twice served as acting chief executive before taking full control in August, is little known, and his actions this week suggest he does not aspire to being in the spotlight as Jobs did...
...In spite of the turmoil and economic uncertainty – affecting companies from travel operator Thomas Cook to pest control group Rentokil – recent moves by Hikma have highlighted the drug company’s faith in...
...Inside Harvest, where chef Mary Dumont cooks “contemporary New England cuisine with classic French inspiration”, sits a petite Frenchwoman who is about to become American....
...of whom have earned the right to argue with Jobs and Cook....
...Providence led the deal and, together with TPG, had control of the board – and effective control over the company. On paper, the purchase looked like a good move....
...Banksy works are generally authenticated by a body called Pest Control, which is closely associated with the subversive artist but which only issues certificates for prints and paintings....
...This vital distinction has finally worked its way into US antitrust law now that the Supreme Court in Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v....
...■City law firm Lovells is representing Sir Gerry Robinson in his £3bn bid for Rentokil Initial, the pest control company. Rentokil is being advised by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer....
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