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It’s getting mighty crowded at the top of Britain’s M&S

  When Tesco Plc was in crisis, many investors wanted Archie Norman to become its chairman. Instead, he’s ended up at another storied but struggling British household name: Marks and Spencer Plc. M&S isn’t in as much of a pickle as Tesco was, but it is striving to revive its clothing business while the consumer environment is about to get ...

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The shame of the House

  The dereliction of duty is breathtaking. In pushing the American Health Care Act through the House of Representatives, Speaker Paul Ryan and his Republican conference have voted to remake almost one-fifth of the US economy. They did so without public hearings, without input from outside experts, without analysis by the Congressional Budget Office and without, finally, much compunction or ...

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UK local elections boost for Theresa May

  British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party scored a landslide victory in local government elections. It’s a prelude to a massive victory for May in the UK’s June 8 poll. The Tories won 1,882 of the 4,851 council seats contested in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a net gain of 556, which brought under control 11 counties and ...

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