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It is unfortunate that the Financial Times did not accurately represent the content or the context of our conversation about the good response to date on Windows 8 and the positive opportunities ahead on both Windows 8 and Windows Blue
Much of the PAC [public accounts committee] report on large business settlements is likely to be based on his submissions and we feel this must be challenged if HMRC's reputation is not to suffer very serious damage. We propose to do this by having Dave Hartnett brief [a named Financial Times journalist] – on the record – with a view to a Saturday/Monday story. We would welcome your views.
The ominous quote from a senior British official in the Financial Times today that ‘It is increasingly likely that sarin [chemical] was used by the Assad regime’ demonstrates that a case is being put together to justify overt military intervention on top of the widespread but unofficial intervention that already existsMore quotes »
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Harlequin investors warned not to hand over more cash
in stricken Harlequin not to hand over more money to the scheme until the business has been restructured, according to the Financial Times. Harlequin Hotels and Resorts has written to investors saying it is working with pension providers to complete properties 2:52 AM from Citywire.co.uk Read more »
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FCA ‘open and neutral’ over role of advice in annuity market
head of insurance Nick Poyntz-Wright (pictured) said in an interview with the Financial Times that the regulator wanted to ‘facilitate consumer choice’ in annuity purchase but that it did not have a ‘predisposition’ towards annuity advice. ‘We don’t have a 2:50 AM from Citywire.co.uk Read more »
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Vintage Krugman: Stating the Obvious
Krugman, Commentary, NY Times, May 27, 2003: "The lunatics are now in charge of the asylum." So wrote the normally staid Financial Times, traditionally the voice of solid British business opinion, when surveying last week's tax bill. Indeed, the legislation 2:18 AM from Economist's View Read more »
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Monday Papers: Yahoo buys start-up Tumblr for ‘$1bn’
Times: Marissa Mayer, chief executive of Yahoo, has made her first big bet to jump-start growth at the stalled web portal company with the purchase of New York start-up Tumblr, according to two people familiar with the deal; one of these people put the price 12:00 AM from Citywire.co.uk Read more »
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PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - May 20
U.S. hedge fund Monarch Capital plans to open an office in London as it looks to ramp up its European business at a time when financial institutions are increasingly selling troubled assets and undervalued loans. Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital is in talks 5/19/13 from Reuters Read more »
