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Boeing 737 Max return has more layers than an onion

Boeing Co.’s 737 Max may be inching towards a return, but the crisis is far from over. The airplane maker said that it continues to aim for Federal Aviation Administration certification of updates to the troubled Max in the current quarter, which could allow it to start delivering the jets in December. It could take several more weeks to finalize ...

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Unilever chairman leaves $162bn role to run $85mn fund

And then there were none. Almost exactly a year after Unilever NV announced the departure of chief executive officer Paul Polman, the consumer goods giant’s chairman Marijn Dekkers is stepping down with immediate effect. Nils Andersen, a non-executive director since 2015, will replace him. In one sense it’s a natural time for a change. Dekkers has overseen the CEO succession, ...

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Wall Street is wrong about negative interest rates

The titans of finance have a new foe, and it’s not Jeremy Corbyn or Elizabeth Warren. Wall Street’s elite is attacking Europe’s central banks over their reliance on negative interest rates, saying they’re hurting the economy. Monetary authorities do need to be mindful of the side effects of unconventional measures. But there’s little evidence that negative rates are proving harmful. ...

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