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Boris Johnson is not the most important Brexiter

In the highly entertaining Channel 4 drama about the 2016 referendum campaign “Brexit: The Uncivil War,” Benedict Cumberbatch, playing the mastermind of the Vote Leave campaign, is sometimes found crouched in the narrow pantry where he retreats to think. It’s not hard to picture the real Dominic Cummings doing just that. Cummings is no mere political curiosity. Though unelected and ...

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Aston Martin needs James Bond armour

The company behind Aston Martin should take the plunge and raise some equity while it can. Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc doesn’t need the money immediately. But the historic sportscar maker may in the future, and it would be better to secure the cushion now before its window of opportunity shuts entirely. The brief 21 percent share price fall ...

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WeWork takes startup-mania era to its logical extreme

I confided to a colleague that the WeWork Cos IPO filing reminded me of a lower-stakes Mueller report. Truly. It was good for WeWork, as it was for President Donald Trump, that the public had a chance over years to process in small doses the wild events described in those very different tomes. Without the history of WeWork reporting from ...

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