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N early ten years ago, soon after Britons had voted to leave the European Union, the boss of the London Stock Exchange ...

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Mr Warsh was not The Economist’s preferred choice to become the world’s most important central banker. In chasing the job he ...

A decade ago Jua Power, a family-owned solar-energy firm, had little reason to leave China in search of customers. With the ...