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2021-01-21 02:02:22| Telegraph Business
2021-01-19 22:39:28| digg
Steve Bannon broadcasts election denialism and apocalyptic calls to action several times a day via Apple's podcast app. He's not the only one using the platform to spread claims that became a rallying cry of the mob that threatened the Capitol.
2021-01-19 21:04:19| Guardian Unlimited Business - more business news
The Ladbrokes and Coral owners rejection of MGMs offer is a rare example of long-termism by a UK boardArent Las Vegas casinos meant to be tough operators who dont take no for an answer? It turns out that MGM Resorts doesnt fit the caricature. Entain, owner of Ladbrokes and Coral, rejected MGMs 8bn takeover offer a fortnight ago and blunt refusal has done the job. The US firm has walked away, muttering about discipline in bidding, which is usually shorthand for not being able to afford what you want.This turn of events is surprising, but not wildly so. Entains hand in this negotiation or non-negotiation was always decent. For starters, the board had the backing of its major shareholders in rejecting MGMs all-share offer. There was even macho talk among investors about the US firm being a 20th century land-based Luddite desperately seeking Entains whizzy online gambling technology. Continue reading...
2021-01-18 22:25:20| Guardian Unlimited Business - more business news
Executives from 30 major firms hear about plans for green industrial revolutionCoronavirus latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has told business leaders that efficient delivery of the coronavirus vaccine is Britains best economic recovery tool as he promised a sustainable fightback from the worst recession in 300 years.The prime minister chaired the first meeting of a new business council designed to coordinate the governments economic response to Covid-19 with leaders from the countrys biggest companies. Continue reading...
2021-01-18 20:59:38| digg
In 1967, Wyatt Tee Walker smuggled a camera into the Jefferson County Jail. Last year, the rights to his images were finally restored to the men who took them.