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Royal Bank of Canada to buy Brewin Dolphin for 1.6 billion pounds

FILE PHOTO: A sign for the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos OsorioLONDON (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Canada has made an agreed all cash offer for British wealth management company Brewin Dolphin, the bank said on Thursday. Brewin shareholders will be offered 515 pence for each of their […]

Opinion | The Wrong Side of the Gender Gap

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Thomas B. Edsall Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality. The deepening gender gap in American voting, with men favoring the Republican Party and […]

Opinion | What Could Happen if There’s No More Covid-19 Funding

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Vivek H. Murthy and David A. Kessler Dr. Murthy is the U.S. surgeon general. Dr. Kessler is the chief science officer for the U.S. Covid-19 Response Team. Over the last two […]

Opinion | At ‘Grief Camp,’ Kids Learn to Process Loss Together

Yaren, age 10, lost her mother at 6. She felt alone in her grief — until she attended a camp for kids who have lost someone important. Yaren, age 10, lost her mother at 6. She felt alone in her grief — until she attended a camp for kids who have lost someone important. Supported […]

Spectris ends $2.4 billion pursuit of Oxford Instruments amid Ukraine crisis

(Reuters) -British electrical engineering firm Spectris Plc said on Monday it had ended talks regarding a possible bid worth 1.79 billion pounds ($2.37 billion) for Oxford Instruments, due to global economic uncertainties caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Shares in Oxford Instruments, a nanotechnology tools and services provider, plummeted nearly 22% on the news. Oxford […]

Russia’s Brutal Advance

It’s creating a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. By David Leonhardt The war in Ukraine is a mismatch. On one side is the Russian military, among the world’s largest and strongest forces. On the other side is Ukraine, a medium-sized country whose infrastructure is being destroyed during the fighting. Although Ukraine has powerful allies — like […]