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Bloomberg is contemplating life without its founder
“Time for you to leave,” Salomon Brothers’ cigar-chomping chief executive John Gutfreund told Michael Bloomberg. With the $10mn he got as compensation for being fired, Bloomberg started a…
‘Anxious and frustrated’ Lula takes swerve to the left in Brazil
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is in a hurry. Since he took office for a historic third term just over 100 days ago, the Brazilian leader has been desperate to stamp his mark on the presidency…
Ukraine seeks to re-open grain transit via Poland as ‘first step’
Kyiv plans to secure the re-opening of food and grain transit via Poland as “a first step” at talks in Warsaw on Monday.
Ukraine’s agriculture minister, Mykola Solsky said after Poland…
Man suspected of leaking secret U.S. documents to appear in court
A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force National Guard suspected of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online will on Friday make his initial appearance before a…
Ghana default puts domestic debt ‘can of worms’ in the spotlight
When Ghana defaulted on its debts and reached a preliminary agreement on a $3bn IMF bailout last December, the world’s lender of last resort imposed many familiar conditions to get the…