The renaming of an Oxford college is just one sign of their cloutTHE ECONOMIC development of Vietnam now has a permanent monument in one of the world’s most prestigious seats of learning. After a $207m investment announced early this month by Sovico, a Vietnamese holding firm, the University of Oxford’s Linacre College (for graduate students)…
WHEN SOTHEBY’S raised the gavel on the season’s biggest art auction on November 15th the sellers, Harry and Linda Macklowe, did not arrive as one to watch the proceedings from the discreet skybox above the auction floor, as those disposing of a collection often do. The couple can hardly stand to be in the same…
REED HASTINGS HAS built the culture at Netflix around it. Ray Dalio made it a founding principle at Bridgewater, a successful investment fund. “Radical candour” is the idea that bracing honesty is the best way to run a business: no one dances around the truth, and swifter feedback improves performance.Listen to this story. Enjoy more…
The oil major is looking for a less taxing energy transitionPITY BEN VAN BEURDEN. The boss of Royal Dutch Shell is an affable man steering a Scylla-and-Charybdis course between oil-loving shareholders on one extreme and carbon-hating ones on the other. His latest task is to convince investors that Shell’s strategy of doubling down on oil…
Soaring demand for guns and ammunition comes from a range of demographic groupsJUST TWO companies, Vista Outdoor and Olin Corp, meet the bulk of America’s demand for ammunition, and chiefly through two long-established brands. Remington, part of Vista, was founded in 1816, and Winchester Ammunition, owned by Olin Corp, started in 1866. Because of soaring…
On February 24, Russian troops invaded the territory of independent and free Ukraine and began bombing its cities. The attack took place…
The original Final Fantasy Tactics is one of my all-time favourite games for its mix of deep strategic gameplay and clever, politics…
Rogers’ flanker brand Chatr Mobile launched another flash sale offering customers 2GB of bonus data per month for 12 months. New activations…
Montreal-based Motive’s remake of Dead Space will arrive in “early 2023,” according to a recent livestream from the studio. The Electronic Arts…
This isn’t a new promotion, but it’s likely being resurfaced by Rogers because of Turning Red’s release With the recent release of…
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