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Firms See Tentative Signs U.K. Covid ‘Pingdemic’ Finally Easing
(Bloomberg) — Businesses in the U.K. say there are signs the “pingdemic” of workers told to self-isolate after contact with…
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VC’s Outsized Economic Impact Will Power A New Golden Age
VC punches far above its weight for economic impact Photo by Samson on Unsplash VC is shedding its ‘ugly duckling’…
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Peru’s President Puts Himself On a Path To Nowhere
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Peru’s new president, the country’s fifth in five years, has had a rough start. Unfortunately for this Covid-battered economy,…
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Once the World’s Busiest Port, London Aims to Revive Its River Trade Roots
Cathryn Spain spends most of her workdays motoring up and down the River Thames, a senior harbor master making sure goods…
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UK summers are likely to regularly feature intense 40°C heatwaves
By New Scientist and Press Association An illustration of a heatwave over Europe Sasa Kadrijevic/Alamy UK summers are likely to…
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The Global Recovery May Have Already Peaked
(Bloomberg Opinion) — We were just getting used to the idea of a global economic recovery, an expansion replete with eye-popping…
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Why U.S. Advice on Wearing Masks Became ‘On Again’
(Bloomberg) — Advice from U.S. authorities on the need for face masks has flipped back and forth since Covid-19 took…
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Biden’s ‘Summer of Joy’ Turns Grim as Delta Infections Skyrocket
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden promised a “summer of joy” on July 4 as he declared America’s independence from Covid-19.…
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South Korea, Thai Case Record; Sydney Lockdown: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — South Korea and Thailand both announced record daily infections as the coronavirus continues to spread in Asia. Sydney’s…
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Motorcycle Theft Has Skyrocketed. Here’s How to Keep Your Bike Safe.
(Bloomberg) — For motorcycle enthusiasts nationwide, the coronavirus pandemic has been both a boon and a hardship. In the United…
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Passports for Pubs, Mandatory Shots: Europe Ramps Up Covid Fight
(Bloomberg) — Covid-19 vaccination rates are rising across Europe, restaurants and bars are reopening, people are traveling for work and leisure, and…
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Fauci Warns on Path of Covid; Nations Set Curfews: Virus Update
The top U.S. infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, warned that the nation is moving in the “wrong direction” in combating…
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The World’s Cascade of Disasters Is Not a Coincidence
(Bloomberg Opinion) — “It never rains, but what it pours,” sang Judy Garland to Mickey Rooney in 1938, memorably describing…
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Building An Oat Milk And Coffee Brand With Funk And The Planet In Mind
Minor Figures expands its oat milk offering in the US. Minor Figures / @feel_good_foods Oat milk has become one of…
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London’s Delta Surge Should Jolt New York
(Bloomberg Opinion) — London is in a precarious position when it comes to Covid-19. Remaining restrictions were recently lifted in the city along with the…
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Ex-Barclays Tax Trader Mannan Emerges at Hedge Fund Autonomy
(Bloomberg) — Sadat Mannan, who led a desk at Barclays Plc that made hundreds of millions of dollars from tax-avoiding…
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New York Now Has Better Indian Food Than London
(Bloomberg) — It’s something I’ve suspected for several years and suggested sotto voce to friends, but now can say out loud:…
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What the U.S. Can Learn From the U.K.’s Response to Long Covid
(Bloomberg) — While the U.K. races ahead treating patients suffering from the long-term effects of Covid-19, the U.S. is falling…
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Why Gibraltar Remains an Issue in Post-Brexit Talks
(Bloomberg) — The aftershocks of the U.K.’s exit from the European Union are still being felt in Gibraltar, the rocky…
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U.K. Government Borrowing Pressures Eases as Economy Rebounds
(Bloomberg) — The U.K. borrowed less than officials forecast in the first three months of the fiscal year as an…
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London Staff Want Big Pay Rises to Return to Office, Survey Says
(Bloomberg) — London office workers want an average pay rise equivalent to the cost of some annual railway season tickets…
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J&J Jab Efficacy; Delta Now 83% of New U.S. Cases: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — One dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine is much less effective against the delta and lambda variants…
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Barclays Names New Investment Banking Co-Heads, Management Team
(Bloomberg) — Barclays Plc announced a raft of promotions, led by the appointments of Jean-Francois “JF” Astier and John Miller…
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Israel’s New Covid Strategy Is Cruel to Be Kind
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Naftali Bennett began his term as Israel’s new prime minister praising his predecessor for the successful Covid…
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Boris Johnson’s Trucker Troubles Turn Into a Business Nightmare
(Bloomberg) — When Helen Wang’s Abakus Foods is ready to ship its seaweed crisps — stocked in the likes of…
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Social Media Criticized; Tokyo Athletes Infected: Virus Update
U.S. senator Amy Klobuchar demanded that social media platforms be held liable for spreading misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines, a day…
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U.K.’s Office Workers Set to Stay Home as Reopening Falls Flat
(Bloomberg) — On Monday, England’s white-collar workers will be free from government guidance telling them to work from home. Few…
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Grim Argentine Landmark; U.S. Overdose Deaths Soar: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The death toll from Covid-19 topped 100,000 in Argentina, which recorded 614 fatalities on Wednesday. Ten other countries…
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Biden Team Weighs Digital Trade Deal to Counter China in Asia
(Bloomberg) — White House officials are discussing proposals for a digital trade agreement covering Indo-Pacific economies as the administration seeks…
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J&J Shot Warning on Rare Disorder; U.S. Cases Soar: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — U.S. regulators added a warning to Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine after a rare immune-system disorder was reported in…
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EU to Press Ahead on Carbon Tax That IMF Criticizes: G-20 Update
(Bloomberg) — Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations aimed to deliver momentum to the global effort on climate…
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England’s Soccer Team Is a Vision of Modern-Day Patriotism
(Bloomberg Opinion) — England has progressed to its first major soccer tournament final in 55 years. Having shrugged off a…
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How England’s Journey of Redemption Swallowed My Life
(Bloomberg Opinion) — “This too shall pass” runs the aphorism of the Eastern sages, expressing the essential truth of the human…
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China Is the First Crack in the Covid Recovery
(Bloomberg Opinion) — China is the first noticeable crack in the Covid-19 recovery. The only major economy to show any…
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Fully vaccinated UK travellers won’t have to quarantine on return from amber-list countries from 19 July
Fully vaccinated travellers from the UK will not have to quarantine on return from amber list countries from 19 July,…
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U.K.’s Boris Johnson Didn’t Break Rules Over Luxury Trip to Mustique
(Bloomberg) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not breach parliamentary rules over the declaration of his luxury holiday to…
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Sydney Extends Lockdown; U.K. Warns on Surge: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Sydney extended a lockdown that was due to end Friday for another week to stem the latest Covid-19…
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U.K. Warns on Surge; Factory Sleepovers in Vietnam: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The U.K. will relax self-isolation requirements for fully vaccinated people, even as health officials warn that getting back…
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Pfizer Curbs Severe Covid; Olympics Opening: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine appears to be less effective in halting the spread of the delta strain, though it…
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Biden Hails Success; Seoul Won’t Relax Mask Rules: Virus Update
President Joe Biden all but announced an end to the pandemic in the U.S., celebrating what he called a “heroic”…
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N.Y. Rates Creep Up; Corporate Travel Rebounding: Virus Update
The share of people in the U.S. who are unlikely to get vaccinated is bigger than in April, a poll…
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It’s the Beginning of the End of Easy Money
Central banks are starting to tip-toe away from the emergency stimulus they deployed to fight the pandemic-driven global recession. Federal…
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For Some Brits, the American Revolution Never Ended
(Bloomberg Opinion) — This is one of the most joyous weekends in the American calendar, high summer and the commemoration…
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Biden in Michigan; Delta Clouds Summer Plans: Virus Update
President Joe Biden traveled to Michigan, a trip the White House says is meant to celebrate U.S. independence from the…
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Fauci Doesn’t Expect Another Nationwide Case Spike: Virus Update
Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious-disease official, said he doesn’t expect another nationwide spike of Covid-19 cases despite the spread…
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A Posh Motorcycle Club Comes to America—and LA Is Just the First Stop
(Bloomberg) — At first glance, Bike Shed Motorcycle Club could be mistaken as Soho House for motorcyclists. Nestled under four…
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Brexit-Battered London Spars With Paris for Green Finance Crown
(Bloomberg) — As JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief Jamie Dimon made clear this week, Paris keeps chipping away at London’s…
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Where Can You Fly Right Now? The Push to Bridge the Atlantic Divide
(Bloomberg) — The lucrative North Atlantic flight corridor that links European tourism and business meccas like Paris and London with the…
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HSBC Banker’s Portrait of Racism Inside Firm Prompts Probe
(Bloomberg) — The uncomfortable conversations began the moment the 48-page report landed in senior managers’ inboxes at HSBC Holdings Plc…
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Delta to Dominate in U.S.; D.C. Probes Facebook: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The “hyper-transmissible” delta variant may eclipse other virus mutations in the U.S. within weeks, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky…
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