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Archie Norman: can the turnaround king save M&S?
Profiles Archie Norman is a retail grandee with a reputation for rescuing sinking ships. There were hopes he might do the same for Britain’s national high-street institution, but his old magic may be failing him.
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David Koch: the billionaire who reshaped US politics
Profiles David Koch, who has died aged 79, was a kind and generous man, a great benefactor of charitable causes and the arts. But his influence on political life was resented by many.
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Li Ka-shing: Hong Kong's Superman won’t hang up his cape
Profiles Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing had hinted at his desire to retire. Now, caught between the authorities in Beijing and the pro-democracy protests, he finds himself in a tricky situation.
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Sir Win Bischoff: City legend hangs up his bowler hat
Profiles Sir Win Bischoff, who has been at the heart of the City of London for decades, is retiring. It’s just a shame that he’s not departing on a higher note, says Jane Lewis.
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Carson Block: the world’s most feared short-seller
Profiles Carson Block sniffs out stocks trading on dodgily high valuations and bets against them, which unnerves his targets. Now, his reign of terror has spread to London. Jane Lewis reports.
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Howard Marks: there's sanity in stocks
Features Distressed debt investor and author Howard Marks thinks US stocks have further to run.
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Jeffrey Epstein: the sordid downfall of a plutocrat
Profiles Jeffrey Epstein was a financier who rubbed shoulders with the rich and powerful. Allegations of sexual abuse have brought him down. But just how did he make his money?
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Dominic Cummings: the brain behind Boris’s Brexit
Profiles Dominic Cummings, the architect of the Vote Leave campaign, is now in Downing Street and advising Boris Johnson. That has Remainers panicking. Why so fearful?
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Bill Winters: downfall of a banking hero
Profiles Bill Winters, chief executive of Standard Chartered, was once hailed as a paragon among moneymen. But now he is under fire for a tin-eared defence of his bloated pay packet. Can he hang on to his position?
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