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Referral to Hague court likely to attract accusations of ‘neo-colonialism’

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The days of the larger-than-life Wall Street mergers and acquisitions banker are over.

That's according to Steve Lipin, senior partner at public-relations firm Brunswick and a former Wall Street Journal reporter.

In a Bloomberg M&A podcast, reporter Alex Sherman asked Lipin if the heyday of M&A has passed.

"God, that is depressing. The heyday of M&A hasn't passed us," he said.

He continued: "Has the heyday of swashbuckling larger-than-life investment bankers passed us?

Shareholders digest €6.7bn loss and ask whether lender can cut costs without hurting earnings power

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It is the world’s most popular, single-day sporting event; but these days, the Super Bowl is much more than just a championship game for the National Football League. It is a week of parties, culinary events, celebrity golf tournaments, and other social gatherings—all things that elevate the experience of being there for the big game.

Last year, Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix projected a 54-percent increase in corporate jet travel during the week of the Super Bowl... Читать дальше...

The 15th and final bittersweet season of American Idol is underway, and all season long, Yahoo Music’s Reality Rocks is inviting alumni from the series to share their stories. Tonight, the series will air its very last auditions ever, so we’re running an essay by repeat auditioner Sarah Sellers. Sarah didn’t make it onto the air until Season 10 (when then-judge Steven Tyler famously complimented her large, Tyler-esque lips), but her Idol journey extended over the course of nine years and five different auditions. Читать дальше...

A man in uniform became the target of sudden wrath of an supposedly mentally disturbed man in the Maidan area on Thursday when the accused whacked the sub-inspector on head with a wooden stick, lying on the road to build fences for the Republic Day parade, apparently without any provocation. The same day, a security guard at the container yard in the Port area was attacked by a truck driver with a an iron rod.

FIFA wants two-year ban for South Korean player who blamed his positive test for a steroid on a mustache-growing cream.

In what could lead to a fresh confrontation between the AAP government and the BJP-run municipal corporations, the former has constituted a committee to scrutinise the records of the three civic bodies in order to check if they are performing their "obligatory functions". A letter issued by deputy CM Manish Sisodia said the divisional commissioner can appoint district magistrates to perform the "fact finding" work.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's budget surplus is shrinking due largely to slower-than-anticipated economic growth, according to projections state financial analysts released Thursday.

Kris Jenner and Todd Chrisley sit on a panel at NATPE Miami held at the Eden Roc Resort on Wednesday (January 20) in Miami Beach, Fla. The 60-year-old reality star recently opened up about her son Rob Kardashian‘s diabetes diagnoses, which she called “quite serious.” “[Find out was] almost a relief. He can take all [...]

The stock market is faltering. The heavy flow of venture capital funding constricted sharply in the fourth quarter. Some high-flying technology...

Eskom has laid criminal charges against the DA, after two MPs and a number of supporters gathered at the utility's head office.

There is no particular trigger for the latest panic - and the gathering in Davos is doing little to help

There is no particular trigger for the latest panic - and the gathering in Davos is doing little to help

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New England Patriots (13-4) at Denver Broncos (13-4)

Tch tch tch.

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The meeting was being chaired by the mayor of Bhopal, Alok Sharma, who suspended the zonal officer immediately after the incident came to light, according to a report on Times Now.

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Days after rapping realtors for constructing housing conglomerates without environment clearance, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked Delhi, UP and Haryana to detail action taken against builders who failed to adhere to norms for controlling dust pollution at their sites

Is a dark cloud of recession risk looming above the U.S. economy’s head? It depends on what you look at: Equity markets aren’t predicting it, but data might indicate danger ahead.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Attorneys made their arguments Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that will determine if Pender businesses that sell alcohol are subject to an Omaha Tribe of…

It’s time to see if you’re actually your bias.

Instead of a dead rubber between South Africa and England at Centurion, both sides would have benfited from one more Test

ECB chief’s comments after decision to keep rates on hold spur rebound in US and eurozone equities

The Transportation Security Administration said it found 2,653 guns in carry-on bags last year, 20 percent more than it did in 2014.

For at least four decades, leaders at St. George's school have tried to keep a dark secret but a new independent investigation seeks to crack the silence