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  • Sunday, 11 October, 2020
    Ageing Populations
    Intergenerational conflict: not OK, boomer Premium

    The under-40s own less than older people did at the same age, but they will soon have more voting power

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  • Saturday, 10 October, 2020
    Media
    US book sales: page turners Premium

    Not all publishers are benefiting from the legions of newly minted binge-readers

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    London Stock Exchange Group PLC
    Euronext/Borsa Italiana: Game of Zones Premium

    Markets and payments infrastructure can matter as much to national economies as energy and transport

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    Coronavirus treatment
    Regeneron/Eli Lilly/Covid-19: cocktail power Premium

    Early signs are promising but there will be limits on how much the drug companies can charge

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    Travel & leisure industry
    China hotels: check-in time Premium

    Opportunity knocks for biggest chains but smaller operators suffer

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    Companies
    Best of Lex: leading by an ill example Premium

    Coronavirus testing, second wave/easyJet, bounce back loans/banks, Morgan Stanley, Ant Group and more

  • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
    Financial services
    Morgan Stanley: good Eaton Premium

    Bank acquires $500bn money manager Eaton Vance for $7bn

  • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
    UK universities
    Unite Group/student accommodation: flat spin Premium

    Provider’s purpose-built homes should capture market share from amateur landlords

  • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
    European banks
    Danske/Nordic banks: a hairy tale Premium

    Bulking up compliance processes has pushed lender out of sync with low-cost peers

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  • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
    easyJet PLC
    Second wave/easyJet: coronavirus red alert Premium

    There is little justification for pumping up capital bases already inflated with rainy day money

  • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
    Ant Group
    Ant Group: list and desist Premium

    How will a looming US threat affect $35bn Hong Kong and Shanghai IPO?

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    Property sector
    US rental homes: a joint Invitation Premium

    Landlord announces joint venture with property investor, Rockpoint Group

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    Fishing industry
    Norwegian salmon: below parr Premium

    Production is hitting a high as demand collapses, but patience may pay off

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    AirAsia Bhd
    AirAsia/Tony Fernandes: waiving and drowning Premium

    Coronavirus is adept at turning the marginal into the unsustainable

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco: cautious cannibals Premium

    Sadly, a step change in online deliveries is positive for Amazon but negative for Tesco

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    Huawei Technologies
    Lex Letter from Seoul: Huawei and the new way Premium

    Moving to an entirely new business may be the Chinese company’s chance to get on the road to recovery

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    Coronavirus treatment
    Coronavirus testing: false positives Premium

    Investors are better off putting their money on test makers rather than test processors

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Health sector
    Clover Health/Spac: nectar sector Premium

    Silicon Valley investor wants to innovate in another system rife with rent-seeking

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Renewable energy
    Offshore wind/UK electricity: about turn Premium

    Boris Johnson’s newfound enthusiasm for renewable energy brings tough but achievable ambitions

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Kering SA
    Kering/Puma: clawback Premium

    Sports brand was a difficult a beast for Gucci owner to tame

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Chrysaor Holdings Ltd
    Chrysaor/Premier Oil: reverse logic Premium

    Deal looks more like a debt workout than a typical equity takeover

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Japanese business & finance
    Japan paper: pulp friction Premium

    Profits are paper-thin, as are returns for investors

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
    Bristol-Myers Squibb: what the heart wants Premium

    US pharmaceutical group can avoid shareholder involvement in MyoKardia acquisition

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Nexi/Sia: state of pay Premium

    A combined 70% market share will make Italy less attractive to other payment groups

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    DAX
    Deutsche Boerse/Dax: wider, deeper, stricter

    Revamp of rules and possible enlargement of German exchange is necessary and welcome

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