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...In the 1916 election, between Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes, the size of prediction markets reached the equivalent of $280mn in today’s dollars, according to a paper by the economists Paul Rhode...
...The last time they had met was 1998, thinks Cox, with Elton and David. What was that like? “Nothing untoward.”...
...Puzzle 2481 Fabiano Caruana v Gukesh D, USA v India, Chennai 2022. Black to move and win. How did the 16-year-old defeat the former world No 2? Click here for solution...
...Kwarteng entered parliament in 2010, but he fell on the wrong side of then prime minister David Cameron for criticising his housing policy and supporting Brexit....
...As ever, send your thoughts, queries and philosophical riddles to Imani (imani.moise@ft.com) or me (sid.v@ft.com). Happy reading!...
...Antoine GodinUniversité Sorbonne Paris Nord, France Michael JacobsProfessor of Political Economy, University of Sheffield Ronan PalmerDirector Clean Economy, E3G Dirk EhntsPufendorf-Gesellschaft Berlin e.V....
...Kingston Polymath 1,011: Dr S Bailey, Swindon Crossword 16,099: Suzanne P Wilson, Windermere; D Barter, Cumbria; Jean-Marc Sellier, California Polymath 1,010: Robert Jelly, Warwickshire Crossword 16,093: V...
...In US v Nixon and Clinton v Jones, appointees of the presidents involved in those cases ruled against them as the court presented a united front....
...Robert Shrimsley FT UK editor-at-large For fiction and underworld escapism, James Ellroy’s Underworld USA trilogy, especially the first novel, American Tabloid....
...David Richardson, deputy chief executive, will take over from Cook until a permanent replacement is found....
...In 2011, she captured the nation’s attention after flicking a V-sign at a fellow Tory peer in the Lords chamber....
...David Crow is an FT correspondent in New York The names of some interviewees have been changed Follow @FTMag on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first....
...Mr Trump is the last USA official who should be in discussions with North Koreans, but that is the situation that the USA finds itself in, so the world will see if anything positive materialises....
...No fascist USA.”...
...David Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, said a decision on Snap was not imminent....
...Of note: the eye-popping private jet charges that Altice USA’s top executives have racked up....
...Researchers Ken Munro and David Lodge created a proof-of-concept Android app capable of listening in to conversations around a smartphone....
...The Justice Department has accused ValueAct of failing to properly disclose about $2.5bn in purchases of shares in Baker Hughes and Halliburton in late 2014 before Halliburton's deal to buy Baker Hughes....
...(USA Today) Soundbites “This is just more evidence that Donald Trump himself is a fraud. He is trying to scam America the way he scammed all those people at Trump U....
...“There are people I like, but I don’t think they like me because I have hit them hard,” he told USA Today in an interview. Donald, if you are reading, we are still waiting for our interview....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College My expectation is that growth will slow to below 1 per cent. Big issues are what progress is made in Brexit discussions....
...But the decision not to grant the Chinese dissident artist his full requested visa was just the latest incident as David Cameron seeks to curry favour with the Chinese government....
...The net neutrality debate has taken on a David v Goliath flavour....
...In 2012, David Cameron famously offered to put out a red carpet for any entrepreneurs wanting to leave France because of increased wealth taxes....
...Steve Hughes, Head of Economic and Social Policy, Policy Exchange Tighter....
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