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Donald Trump considering making British exports exempt from tariffs

AOL 08 Nov 2024
Lionel Barber, a former editor of the Financial Times, said those in Mr Trump’s inner circle believe he is frustrated that successive British governments have not “made anything” of leaving the EU since 2016 ... He said. “This is a huge opportunity ... .
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That time I met Donald Trump

New Statesman 07 Nov 2024
In the old days it was a lot easier covering US presidential elections ... ABC’s Peter Jennings was Canada-dry, never a hair out of place ... “Dat’s OK ... I won.” ... Lionel Barber was editor of the Financial Times from 2005 to 2020, and is author of “Gambling Man.
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AI bubble inflated by SoftBank CEO who once threatened to set himself on fire for…

Hindustan Times 27 Oct 2024
So unusual is Masayoshi Son — known as “Masa” — that he is now the subject of two books, one by former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber and another by Alok Sama, a former president of Son’s ...
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Einstein Fix is a paradoxical podcast that’s a symphony of exuberance

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Oct 2024
There are many to choose from ... I also enjoy Media Confidential by two former editors, Alan Rusbridger (ex-Guardian) and Lionel Barber (formerly Financial Times), often to hear how badly our industry is doing because misery needs company.
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The rollercoaster ride of the world’s most reckless investor

The Spectator 15 Oct 2024
According to Lionel Barber, who for 15 years edited the Financial Times, Masa is ‘probably the most powerful mogul of the 21st century who is not a household name’ ... Barber has interviewed Masa at length and spoken to more than 150 of his associates.
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OpenAI is just one piece of the puzzle in SoftBank's grand vision for AI

Business Insider 02 Oct 2024
In a new book on Son, former Financial Times editor and author Lionel Barber recalls a two-hour conversation he had with the SoftBank founder in late 2023 at the company's Tokyo headquarters.
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Gambling Man by Lionel Barber review — Bond villain or visionary?

The Times/The Sunday Times 29 Sep 2024
Masayoshi Son is the investor who has made more money and lost more money than any other in the past three decades ... Lionel Barber has crunched the numbers ... Culture. Books. Related articles ... Jamie Nimmo ... Katie Prescott ... .
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Masayoshi Son is the $100 billion gambler who went from dirt track to tech titan ...

Business Insider 28 Sep 2024
... Lionel Barber, the author who got up close to Silicon Valley's ultimate disruptor ... It's a story that Lionel Barber, the former editor of The Financial Times, recounts in his new book "Gambling Man.
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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has been planning his comeback

Yahoo Daily News 22 Sep 2024
Lionel Barber, who’s written a new biography of Son called “Gambling Man,” said that while Son appeared to be “doing penance,” he was actually "plotting a comeback.” ... “I am not a CEO ... View comments ....
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The asteroid may finally be approaching the EU

AOL 12 Sep 2024
No one can accuse the EU of not thinking about its economic competitiveness ... Not in Brussels ... Lionel Barber, former editor of the FT, wrote this week that the EU was “on the road to serfdom” if it didn’t implement Draghi’s report ... .
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Reporters stunned by top Dem 'so brazenly' discussing way forward if Biden resigns

Alternet 03 Jul 2024
While US Rep ... Politico reports US Rep ... You can actually fashion the process that’s already in place to make it a mini-primary, and I would support that absolutely ... READ MORE ... Former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber noted ... READ MORE ... READ MORE ... .
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Anger mounts at Washington Post over leadership changes and CEO’s record

The Observer 07 Jun 2024
Democracy Dies in Darkness.” ... View image in fullscreen ... Photograph ... Photograph ... Lionel Barber, the former Financial Times editor, said Lewis was right to say something had gone “drastically wrong” at the Post and quick and decisive action was needed ... .
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The British Government Trips on a New Lie About Yulia and Sergei Skripal, by John Helmer

The Unz Review 28 Mar 2024
... to identify the Novichok weapon and pinpoint the cause of death, was reinforced when an editor of the Financial Times, Lionel Barber, asked President Vladimir Putin to talk about the Skripal case.

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