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...A time when saloon cars breezed down city streets, scuttled between airports and made shiny statements at red carpet events....
...All of these companies have underperformed the FTSE 100 index. Size is one reason. Bunzl, Howdens et al are generally smaller than the household names, and smaller companies can grow faster....
...As Wachowiak et al correctly note, the recent pressures militating in favour of greater cooperation (Ukraine, a second Trump presidency, fiscal constraints), “have not, to date, proven sufficient to overcome...
...Hoteliers say the Gaza war is responsible for some cancellations from Israeli and American tour groups, but few expect others to avoid the city because of a distant war on the shores of the Mediterranean...
...It retells the established adventures of Odin, Thor, Loki et al, alongside brand-new ones set in the present day....
...FT deputy editor Patrick Jenkins has argued that some of the accusations of profiteering were unfair and that undermining banks’ margins could erode their financial strength, weaken the City, and thus the...
...Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi et al (Seven Stories Press) The much-feted author of the graphic novel Persepolis leads a collection of vivid, “visually stunning” accounts of the current unrest gripping...
...David Cameron, the former prime minister who earned millions of pounds as a boardroom adviser to the controversial financing firm, told Zahawi via text in 2020 that he had been “v helpful” with Greensill...
...The suites vary, but all are 50sq m with courtyard entrances, and furnished with pieces by – or at least inspired by – Arne Jacobsen, Eero Saarinen, Joe Colombo, Isamu Noguchi, Charles and Ray Eames et al...
...Now see the many state attorneys-general (acolytes, no doubt of Alito et. al.) who want to sanction corporations that adopt ESG....
...This week is the start of the Commonwealth Games in the UK’s second-largest city, Birmingham....
...Ex-con Steven Smith has recorded the story of his life on his mobile phone....
...Let us know what fintech predictions you have for the rest of the year at imani.moise@ft.com and sid.v@ft.com....
...Meanwhile, El Salvador’s government is planning a volcano-fuelled bitcoin city that will also function as a tax haven....
...They are also used in the manufacture of precision-guided missiles and drones as well as most high-tech products from wind turbines to electric vehicles and mobile phones....
...And there is, predictably, competition on the horizon, including the ambitious renovation of the city’s other historical landmark, the Grand Hotel et Des Palmes, which has opened with a restaurant and roof...
...In this year’s final, it’s Manchester City versus London’s Chelsea, Pep Guardiola against rival top manager Thomas Tuchel; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Abu Dhabi royal, against Russian-Israeli...
...“What you’re seeing is an expectation of a V-shaped recovery and that may prove to be too optimistic,” said one equity analyst....
...But this time, she’s digging into the best pizza the city has to offer. And it’s delicious....
...(FT) T-Mobile and Sprint close to deal terms Sprint and T-Mobile are close to fresh takeover terms that would give Deutsche Telekom, the parent of T-Mobile US, about 43 per cent of the yet-to-be combined...
...(FT) A City life on film Sulphur and White, which opens next month, tells the story of David Tait, a senior City executive — and the impact of childhood sexual abuse that nearly cost him his life....
...What else we’re reading The People v Harvey Weinstein Only hours after Hollywood partied into the night, Harvey Weinstein hobbled up the steps to a New York City criminal court....
...Al-Hajri is the brother of Sheikha Al-Anoud, the second wife of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar....
...Video of the day How map makers will win the 2020 US election The FT’s head of visual and data journalism Alan Smith investigates gerrymandering, using tiddlywinks and a salamander. (FT)...
...They’ve spent four years courting Prince Mohammed, Yasir al-Rumayyan, below, the state oil giant's chairman and the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, and Saudi Aramco....
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