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    Thanks ceemac666 Archived Message

    Posted by Mary on May 11, 2020, 12:26 pm, in reply to "One for you ,Mary."

    John Helmer is an excellent researcher.

    I will file that away in my 'gangsters-in-charge' file. (GICs being one of Rhisiart's acronyms)

    When I read 'Lebanon' I immediately think about an Israeli connection so I will be looking out for these characters.

    Who'd have thunk of it with their FT connection. Still think of it as Pearson's.

    This is th FT front page today. https://www.ft.com/

    On 23 July 2015, Nikkei, Inc. agreed to buy the Financial Times Group, a division of Pearson PLC since 1957, for £844m ($1.32 billion) and the acquisition was completed on 30 November 2015. Until August 2015 the FT group had a 50% shareholding in The Economist, which was sold to the Agnelli family for £469 million..

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    • One for you ,Mary. - ceemac666 May 11, 2020, 11:43 am
      • Thanks ceemac666 - Mary May 11, 2020, 12:26 pm