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UK’s Boris Johnson is embarrassed by Trump

Some whirlwind romances you regret for many years. Isolated from its former European partners during Brexit, the UK looked for succor from the US. Two Conservative prime ministers in succession — Theresa May and Boris Johnson — tried to woo the White House in search of a revived Atlanticism and a fat trade deal. Did Johnson go too far in ...

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Rising Treasury yields flash a warning sign

US government bond yields have registered some notable moves in the first few days of 2021. Should they continue on their current pace, they risk causing headaches for both policy makers and stock investors because of their underlying drivers. In less than two weeks, the Treasury yield curve has experienced a significant increase in yields in longer-dated bonds, or what ...

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Indonesia pilot had decades of flying experience before crash

Bloomberg The retrieval of the black boxes from the wreckage of Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 will shed light on why the Boeing Co 737-500 jet, a 27-year workhorse of the skies, plunged into the Java Sea just minutes after take off. Until that time, there are questions over what caused the tragedy. Human error, bad weather and equipment malfunction ...

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