The Lex Column

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Japanese hardware stocks are having a moment — again https://t.co/8xqe4EeJlS

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Barclays hopes to boost UK economy with enlightened self-interest https://t.co/vPZ2X5REfq

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The AI boom gives 1990s IT brands a second crack at youth https://t.co/X10tZFd6Md

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Why ultra-luxury cruises are at risk of running aground https://t.co/eegOZc3JpG

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Wise money laundering probe hits at fintech’s fundamental flaw https://t.co/fSBeGojy8K

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Google’s $80bn equity raise adds to that giant AI sucking sound https://t.co/o3KIRuNb7Y

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SoftBank data centre offers France AI sovereignty with strings https://t.co/x2y4tM2Xy9

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EasyJet may be budget, but an acquirer won’t get it cheap https://t.co/2FT7KbR4pp

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FTSE 100’s likely new entrant puts a British spin on the AI boom https://t.co/Rmjoro0Vg8

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Ferrari’s Luce is a free option on a whole new market https://t.co/MJL57JUvFH

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JPMorgan chases retail banking’s golden fleece https://t.co/bYeqO3UDTG

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Asda might help break Ocado’s supermarket stalemate https://t.co/zXyPj95bpw

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AkzoNobel should avoid painting itself into a corner https://t.co/a9c6Um17uD

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And just like that, the software apocalypse was over https://t.co/6xzqsNvBPh

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Superdrug IPO would put lipstick on a drab UK retail sector https://t.co/tNdXID0zfA

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Uber bid for Delivery Hero would be an odd route to superapp status https://t.co/S6Cj9l08m8

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Halifax and TSB have outlived their brand-name usefulness https://t.co/tPwwvvWCor

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BP is deeply dysfunctional, but it could be worse https://t.co/actCPYuzbc

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The UK’s best-performing bank is probably not the one you think https://t.co/ITh9saDLbG

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Prize draw businesses have better luck than the average punter https://t.co/UDR6PmbKNX