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Macron keeps a door open for Brits

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Emmanuel Macron is basking in the spotlight of Brexit. His performance at the summit of European leaders, in which he took a tough line publicly against the UK’s desperate request for a delay to the March 29th deadline, has been compared to Charles de Gaulle’s repeated refusal to let Britain join the European Community in the 1960s. An unconditional delay? ...

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Cathay’s deal won’t bring cheap tickets

Budget aviation ain’t what it used to be. Passengers on Easyjet Plc aircraft can book fares that let them change flight times at no extra cost. Those on Singapore Airlines Ltd.’s Scoot and JetBlue Airways Corp. can pay for business-class seats, and people flying Juneyao Airlines Co. can collect frequent flier points and spend them on flights with Star Alliance ...

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Draghi struggles with three big questions

For the best part of a decade, politicians and investors have looked at the European Central Bank (ECB) as a guiding light through uncertain economic times. They may need to adapt to a new reality. On three important questions for the future of the euro zone, the ECB just cannot make its mind up. The first dilemma is the outlook. The ...

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