Meryl Streep net worth
Author: Peter Matthews American actress Meryl Streep’s net worth is a reported £31 million. As per recent figures released by…
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Incredible hybrid supercars
‘Hybrid supercars’ should be an oxymoron. Gas-guzzling V8 engines and the word ‘eco’ have never gone together. But some carmakers…
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McLaren’s exclusive P1 hybrid hypercar
McLaren chairman Ron Dennis emphasised the exclusivity that comes with the P1 when he introduced it at the Geneva Motor…
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Porsche’s plug-in 918 Spyder
Engineers from Porsche’s race car division designed and developed the hybrid 918 Spyder. The car combines racing speed with low-emission…
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The hybrid and limited edition £1 million LaFerrari
A supercar like LaFerrari is the reason why manufacturers invest so much in Formula 1. The new hybrid integrates the…
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Review of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Duchess Theatre
The timing couldn’t be more perfect for this Chichester Festival production directed by Jonathan Church to wow London. Brecht isn’t…
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Television-hating Roald Dahl would turn in his grave at iPad proliferation
Author: Alessandro Tome ‘The amount of unnecessary tension and arguments inspired by iPads is mind-boggling. And by the time you…
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Most expensive book ever sold at auction fetches $14 million
NEW YORK, 26 November 2013 – Tonight at Sotheby’s New York, one of only eleven surviving copies of the Bay…
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Families need to talk about their wealth, or risk losing it
A new report has highlighted the lack of communication between generations in UHNW families and the potential damage this can…
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Thinking of retiring abroad? Some pitfalls you should consider
Itching to make more use of that Spanish holiday home? Renovation opportunities in southern France? Doctor’s orders for more sunshine?…
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Ukraine, torn between East and West, falls victim to Putin’s politicking
Fresh from his humiliation of President Obama over Syria, which hosts Russia’s East Mediterranean Fleet, Putin has now scored again,…
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STEP: Four tax havens still don’t meet OECD standards
Four jurisdictions – Luxembourg, Cyprus, the British Virgin Islands and the Seychelles – have been rated as non-compliant with international…
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The showpiece event for Vilnius was to be the unveiling of a Trade and Association Agreement with the Ukraine. Not…
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Book review of Freaks of Fortune by Jonathan Levy
Levy, Jonathan Freaks of Fortune, The Emerging World of Capitalism and Risk in America Jonathan Levy Harvard University Press EX…
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Book review of The Love-Charm of Bombs by Lara Feigel
The Love-charm of Bombs, Restless Lives in the Second World WarLara FeigelBloomsbury EX LIBRIS Mark Le Fanu on the wartime…
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How do family businesses survive betrayal?
THE ENEMY WITHIN The spirit and attachments that make a family business great can also be the very things that…
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After Sotheby’s and Microsoft, activist investing is transforming corporate culture
BOARDROOM BLITZ The growing culture of ‘activist investing’ has shaken many a boardroom recently, as those buying shares in businesses…
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Tax haven warehouses, artful Crossrail dig and French screen stars join prostitution fight
We bring you the best of the weekend papers, including tax haven warehouses for the ultra-rich, Crossrail as Britain’s biggest…
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Ruthless companies push execs to suicide, Capital Gains Tax laid bare and new investment fee calculator
In the best of Spear’s last week, work pressures push executives to suicide, we tell you all you need to…
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David Ross’s exhibition covers art from Pop to Brit
Previously unseen and important British country house art collections do not often travel en masse. Maybe the odd picture is…
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