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A hard landing for the Gulf’s airlines

Three carriers face disruption to their role as ‘superconnectors’ as the state-owned groups fight to justify a business model built around hubs in a volatile region




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Universities risk their reputation with links to regimes

The Matthew Hedges case highlights curbs on academic freedom that extend beyond the Gulf




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John McEnroe on reinventing himself — and being more like Federer 

The tennis champion triumphs again over a spicy Mexican lunch in Manhattan




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The Republicans are roaring — but should they be snoring?

‘Donald Trump’s rise to power has transformed the GOP into the party of cacophony’




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Lillian Ross, journalist, 1918-2017

Legendary, longstanding New Yorker writer who pioneered ‘new journalism’




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Private equity: Twilight for the buyout barbarians

The founding partners of some of the biggest buyout firms are preparing to hand control to a new generation who will face a more forbidding landscape




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Tax-cut legislation will be bad for public health




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To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us




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Wells Fargo and the future of corporate responsibility

It is pretty clear that the board has manifestly failed in its duties of supervision




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Trump trade threats lack credibility

US bluster has caused most of the world to rally to China’s side




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Puerto Rican debt boom has little link to reality

Speculators reap windfalls as estimates of hurricane damage are revised up




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Trump’s trade policy violates every strategy rule

From tweet to tweet, official to official, nobody can tell what his priorities are




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Policymakers call for firepower to fight recession

Experts debate problems for central banks in era of ultra-low interest rates




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I discovered the rest of America on my holiday

Driving across the US gave me a different perspective on the American economy




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We must prepare now for the likelihood of a recession

Excess austerity is a bigger risk than fiscal profligacy




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Boris Johnson to outline plan for slow easing of lockdown

‘Stay alert’ message disowned by Sturgeon, who says Scotland will stick with #StayHomeSaveLives




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How Europe splintered over contact tracing apps

Apple and Google’s tech standard is gaining momentum against go-it-alone systems




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The ECB is deluding itself over German court ruling

A smart response would be for the EU to address the problems of the eurozone head on




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Gambling on US equities is becoming more difficult

Deglobalisation should make investors think twice about betting on index tracker funds




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Millions of Americans to lose insurance as jobless rate soars

Trump administration under pressure to cover healthcare costs as unemployment rises to postwar high




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My First Million — Carol Drinkwater

A ruined olive farm set the actress and writer on a path to riches




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My First Million — Donald Trump

In a 2008 interview, the now president-elect revealed his ‘New York attitude’




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My First Million — Debra Charles

Using her inheritance to set up a smart card business proved a shrewd move




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My First Million: Nick Wheeler, shirtmaker

‘I have always just wanted to be the best shirt business in the world’




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My First Million: Tobias Kormind

‘I aspire to become a modern version of Tiffany’




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My First Million — Touker Suleyman of Dragons’ Den

The serial entrepreneur has interests in retail and manufacturing




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My First Million — Jenny Campbell of Dragons’ Den

I never missed a deadline. I would finish work after the children had gone to bed




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My First Million — entrepreneur Graham Baker

How the businessman got his finances as fit as butcher’s dog




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My First Million — Mark Radcliffe, eBay tycoon

The recession was an opportunity, people turned to the internet for better value




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My First Million — Jacqueline O’Donovan, waste tycoon

Work was my escape from postnatal depression




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My First Million — Chris Wright

Signing Blondie to our label made us tens of millions




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My First Million: Dr Anthony Lovat

Former dentist has taken a huge bite of the sporting protection market




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My First Million — Eddie Milbourne, pet food entrepreneur

Dogged persistence pays off with a Queen’s Award For Enterprise




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My First Million — Zef Eisenberg

I crashed at 230mph, had three months in hospital and was back racing a year later




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My First Million — Rob Gros, founder of Chemical Intelligence

We created medical gloves with the power to save lives




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My First Million: Cecile Reinaud, founder of Seraphine

The maternity wear boutique is a favourite of Royals and celebrities




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My First Million: Victoria Robertshaw, founder Keelham Farm Shop

The farmer’s daughter is ready to take her farm shop business to the nation




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My First Million: Joe McKenzie, Xupes entrepreneur

‘Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, have the confidence to proceed with a commercial idea’




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My First Million: Matt Kay, founder of Cartime

He used student loan to finance first car deal, and company now turns over £40m




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Embraer left with limited options after collapse of Boeing deal

Joint venture had been pegged as a game-changer for Brazilian aircraft manufacturer




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This Week in Apps: WWDC goes online, Android 11 delays, Facebook SDK turns into app kill switch

We continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting mobile apps; that big app crash caused by Facebook; new app releases from Facebook and Google; and Apple's plans to move WWDC online.




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Halliburton writes off investment in Venezuela

Crude production in the country has dropped to less than half its level in 1998




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‘Robin Hood in reverse’: the crisis in the Brazilian state

The winner of October’s election will have to address a budget dominated by special interests




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Former foreign policy maverick emerges from obscurity

Once cut off from the world, Asunción is pursuing new diplomatic paths




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Eastern Europea sense opportunity in German court ruling

Experts warn EU’s legal bedrock shaken by judgment on ECB’s bond-buying programme




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Emergency loans for small companies likely to bring rash of defaults, say bankers

Government-guaranteed support scheme has proved hugely popular since launch last week




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UK splits over Johnson’s new ‘stay alert’ message

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to retain ‘stay at home’ advice




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This Week in Apps: WWDC goes online, Android 11 delays, Facebook SDK turns into app kill switch

We continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting mobile apps; that big app crash caused by Facebook; new app releases from Facebook and Google; and Apple's plans to move WWDC online.




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This Week in Apps: WWDC goes online, Android 11 delays, Facebook SDK turns into app kill switch

We continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting mobile apps; that big app crash caused by Facebook; new app releases from Facebook and Google; and Apple's plans to move WWDC online.




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Rugby has plan 'to AXE six games' and midweek matches seem likely

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: Premiership clubs are working towards six different return-to-play scenarios and could cancel six rounds of fixtures to salvage the 2019-20 season.