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...But after his father’s death in 1975 at the age of 53, Black took a job with Drexel Burnham Lambert....
...On the day that Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, the front page of the Financial Times carried a photograph of John Thain, the then chief executive of Merrill Lynch....
...Our house was built in 1889 by the heir to a steam-locomotive fortune, William Burnham of Philadelphia: all lathed cypress panelling, no expense spared....
...Mr Corbyn is facing up to six by-elections this year, with other contests in Leigh, where Andy Burnham is quitting to stand for mayor of Greater Manchester, and in Liverpool Walton, where Steve Rotheram...
...Mr Corbyn will also have to fight by-elections in Leigh because incumbent Andy Burnham is leaving to be Labour’s candidate for mayor of Greater Manchester....
...Some MPs close to the unions want a swift contest which could ensure a smooth landing for the bookies’ favourite, Andy Burnham, who is close to Unite and Unison....
...He recalls Andy Burnham being considered. “But Andy can’t do maths,” was Mr Miliband’s lament....
...Labour insider on Murphy v Alexander: “There is history between them. Jim is more street fighter and Alpha....
...Just because, you know, not everyone was around during Dotcom bubble V.1. Beenz.com TAKEOFF From a trade rag called Revolution, (June 9, 1998): “Don’t say loyalty, say currency,” says Letts....
...My understanding is that the broadcasters are not desperate to do the entire cabinet v shadow cabinet(s) (“I can’t imagine that Lansley vs Burnham would be very thrilling”, says one source)....
...Diane Abbott and Andy Burnham were perceived as outsiders almost from the start....
...- Thain v Lewis: The prisoners’ dilemma. - Larry Summers cuts to the chase. - What really haunted Freddie’s CFO? - The company that knows a LOT about you....
...For a majority to reject the proposals yesterday was the equivalent of a giant V-sign at the media and – much more importantly – the voters....
...Whatever influenced John Thain, Merrill’s chief executive, he has proved himself more pragmatic and more flexible than Dick Fuld, the chairman and chief executive of Lehman....
...Parts I, II, III, IV and V (“This boy sold $60m to an ailing state pension fund.”): Related links For you, CDO, ze war is over – FT Alphaville...
...At work, the nice v nasty debate has long been the subject of serious intellectual inquiry. An early and eloquent thinker in the field was Niccolò Machiavelli....
...“He could see around corners,” says Edward Matthews, one of Mr Greenberg’s most senior lieutenants at AIG and then at C.V. Starr, his investment vehicle....
...It seems that all those well-worn copies of Rocky V and Sleepless in Seattle are gumming up the works. Netflix customers watch roughly 8m DVDs a week....
...“Man for man, more supporters wear their country’s one-day kit in South Africa than anywhere else,” Burnham adds....
...Thain, Chief Executive Officer, NYSE Group, Inc. NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today confirmed in a letter to the Chairmen of the Euronext N.V....
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