Geoffrey Smith

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  • Quarterly Investment Guide 2020-8yellow_articleFinance

    Chasing returns: Why ‘inside the tent’ assets like corporate debt may be poised to outperform

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  • A view of the “Fearless Girl” statue in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. The global markets continue to sink as questions loom over the size and details of stimulus packages needed to protect workers and their companies.Finance

    Are cash handouts, tax holidays, and bond purchases really the global economy’s best hope?

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  • Tallyho Twinkletoe (NZ) ridden by Aaron Kuru (NZ) jumps during the Grand National Hurdle at Ladbrokes Park Lakeside Racecourse on August 04, 2019 in Springvale, Australia. A near-global shut down of sporting events due to coronavirus outbreak has hit sports bookies hard. Wire photography: Brett Holburt—Racing Photos via Getty ImagesFinance

    Life without sports—betting firms begin to tally up their coronavirus losses

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  • Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, speaks to the media following a meeting of the governing board at ECB headquarters on March 12, 2020, in Frankfurt. The ECB announced emergency measures to purchase 750 billion euros’ worth of bonds and commercial paper.Finance

    With the markets in turmoil, the ECB readies a bond-buying bazooka

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  • European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde Announces Rate DecisionFinance

    ECB’s Lagarde to coronavirus-ravaged Italy: you’re pretty much on your own

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  • Tidjane Thiam, chief executive officer for Credit Suisse GroupFinance

    A lameduck CEO and a spying scandal that won’t go away—Credit Suisse braces for an awkward earnings call

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  • Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing speaks to the media during the bank’s annual press conference to discuss 2019 financial results on January 30, 2020 in Frankfurt, Germany. Deutsche Bank has struggled to return to profitability in recent years, but shares are rallying. Wire Photography: Thomas Lohnes—Getty ImagesFinance

    Amid mounting losses and layoffs, Deutsche Bank stages an unlikely comeback

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  • SWITZERLAND-USA-ECONOMY-WEF-DAVOS-DIPLOMACYInternational

    First NAFTA. Then China. Europe may be next in Trump’s trade war offensive

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  • A passenger aircraft, operated by Flybe Group Plc, taxis past landing lights at London City Airport in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. U.K. regional airline Flybe has only days to secure a rescue package that could include help from the government, according to a person with knowledge of the talks. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesInternational

    Why the U.K. is bailing out regional airline Flybe when it’s let others fail

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  • U.K. fashion retailer Ted Baker has been hit by the perfect storm of crises in the form of product, distribution, and governance problems.

    ‘Hug-Gate,’ Inventory Screw-ups, Ousted CEOs: How a Fashion Retailer Went from On Trend to On the Brink

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  • Student brigades involved in Chayanda field construction projects in Yakutia, RussiaInternational

    Russia and China Have Built a New Gas Pipeline That Has Everything—Except Profit

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  • EU Flags Fly Outside The European Commission BuildingInternational

    Europe Is Terrified of Digital Currencies in the U.S. and China—But Can’t Manage to Develop Its Own

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  • Takeaway.com rider in AmsterdamFinance

    How the Race to Dominate Europe’s Food Delivery Market Turned Into All-Out War

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  • Tiffany & Co. Celebrates 2018 Tiffany Blue Book Collection, THE FOUR SEASONS OF TIFFANY - ArrivalsInternational

    Tiffany & Co. Is a Symbol of Luxury—but LVMH May Manage to Buy It for a Bargain

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  • New ECB HQ opens in Frankfurt - Draghi, Feldmann and Al-WazirFinance

    Mario Draghi’s Lesser Known ECB Achievement: Promoting (a Little) More Gender Balance

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