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UBS’s acquisition of Credit Suisse was consummated just over a year ago; it has been touted as the transaction of the decade, if not the century, and for obvious reason; for CHF3 billion
What is happening to all the animals? Details are starting to emerge on how Ukraine’s zoos are coping with the war. Some of the animals, including lions, tigers and wild...
I can’t help thinking that Amanda Staveley and her consortium have bought the wrong football club. Had they waited just five months they could have had Chelsea FC rather...
Top players on why joining the Premier League from abroad is so tough. Originally published September 2021. The new football season has seen the return of fans and the...
Why you should donate money rather than supplies. The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and its effect on neighbouring countries has inspired people to collect donations. But these...
Originally published November 2021. The UK’s success at the Tokyo Olympics has been a ray of sunshine in an otherwise dismal dank summer. The feel-good effect could be long term...
This writer became peripherally involved in a property scam worth millions. Originally published August 2021. One early spring day in 2016, I was interviewed by the Serious Fraud...
...but it won’t wreck Russian sanctions. War is expensive. The United States spent about US$1.1 tn (£830bn) on the 2003 Iraq war in today’s money, while the Falklands war...
In this very special series of exclusive articles for The Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate....
So here’s the thing. Popular economics (by which I mean the sort that someone with a low pass at maths O-level second attempt can just about grasp) suggests that if supply...