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...The decision has led to the legalised bribery that afflicts US politics. Now see the many state attorneys-general (acolytes, no doubt of Alito et. al.) who want to sanction corporations that adopt ESG....
...(FT) The humbling of the Anglo-American world Some scholars have likened America and Britain’s premature relaxation of social distancing to a failure of Stanford University’s marshmallow test....
...The builder’s making full use of Government support and has put 80 per cent of staff on furlough, suggesting state handouts are a hard habit to kick....
...Verónica Bueno, an insurance manager in Mexico’s second city of Guadalajara and who is visiting the capital for meetings, says a 90-minute lunch break in her home town is standard....
...To generalise a bit, right now the health insurance plans available in the United States tend to be generous for those who have them, covering most of the cost of even expensive treaments — but many Americans...
...United States of Japan, by Peter Tieryas, Angry Robot, RRP£8.99/$14.99 Sometimes you just feel the need for a story about giant robots, virtual reality and sumo wrestlers....
...Letter in response to this report: A note on Greenberg’s settlement with the SEC / From Robert J Dwyer...
...And we’ll tighten rules around the use of termination payments. Termination payments over £30,000 are already subject to income tax. From 2018, they will also attract employer national insurance....
...Equity Funding was one of the great corporate frauds of the 1970s. The US company grew rapidly by issuing 60,000 phoney insurance policies....
...Lahiri skilfully shapes the political aspect of her story, effectively conveys the collision of two worlds, and vividly describes campus life in the United States....
...Low interest rates have made it possible for buyout companies to refinance the debt of all their highly indebted companies at attractive rates....
...It’s united by association with the HBO series but takes that as a launch point for possibly the most exciting and eclectic food publication of the year....
...He came to this view partly because the United States was ground zero for the housing downturn and bad mortgage lending that spurred Europe’s problems....
...(He compared the individual mandate obliging Americans to buy health insurance or else pay a fine to the government compelling the country to eat that vegetable.)...
...Codelco sees low chance of accord with Anglo Codelco, the Chilean state miner, sees a “very low” chance of reaching a negotiated settlement with Anglo American by January to avert a legal battle over a...
...Codelco sees low chance of accord with Anglo Codelco, the Chilean state miner, sees a “very low” chance of reaching a negotiated settlement with Anglo American by January to avert a legal battle over a longstanding...
...a must-read for anyone in business or for those thinking of starting a company....
...The stylish malaise of Mad Men, however, has conditioned us to think of the Kennedy years, when How To Succeed is set, as a downer, whereas the era is remembered by Americans for vigour and optimism....
...Schooled at Eton, he studied history at Oxford, where he drove a blue Porsche and partied with future chancellor George Osborne et al as a member of the Bullingdon Club....
...● Jay Jopling: The only Brit to challenge American domination of the upper reaches of the art market, whatever you may think of the grimly inevitable brand names in his White Cube gallery: Damien Hirst...
...God bless the United States of America. Thank you, everybody. (Applause.)...
...The natural presumption for some was always that Cameron – a former head of communications at the TV company Carlton – would come off better....
...seen as a haven for al-Qaeda....
...Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States By Andrew Coe Oxford University Press, £15.99 The story of America’s love-hate relationship with Chinese food, from the first American...
...“Credit derivatives participants are the first to encourage the SEC to use its authority to ensure attempted market manipulation is punished,” says Robert Pickel, head of ISDA....
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