UNITFIVETEXTONEBoostedbyboominginternationalfinancialmarkets,theCityofLondonhasnothaditsogoodsincetheendofthedotcombonanzainthelate1990s.Baskingindouble-digitgrowthrates,Londonslawfirmshavebothcontributedtothatsuccessandbenefitedfromit.TheearningsoftopCitylawyerscannowexceed£2mayear.Havingoptedtoexpandandgoglobalaheadofmostothers,BritainsleadinglawfirmstendtobebiggerthantheirAmericanrivals.Ind...
UNITFIVETEXTONEBoostedbyboominginternationalfinancialmarkets,theCityofLondonhasnothaditsogoodsincetheendofthedotcombonanzainthelate1990s.Baskingindouble-digitgrowthrates,Londonslawfirmshavebothcontributedtothatsuccessandbenefitedfromit.TheearningsoftopCitylawyerscannowexceed£2mayear.Havingoptedtoexpandandgoglobalaheadofmostothers,BritainsleadinglawfirmstendtobebiggerthantheirAmericanrivals.Ind...
UNITTWOTEXTONEThebrideandgroom,aguitar-wieldingrockvixenandamuscle-ripplingdragon-slayer,makeanoddcouple—soitishardlysurprisingthatnobodyexpectedtheirmarriage.ButonDecember2ndthevideo-gamecompaniesbehind“GuitarHero”and“WorldofWarcraft”,ActivisionandVivendiGamesrespectively,announcedplansforanelaboratemerger.Vivendi,aFrenchmediagroup,willpoolitsgamesunit,plus$1.7billionincash,withActivision...
