Sat.Aug 27, 2022

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British blue chips are on the rise, but recession could torpedo prospects

TheGuardian

The FTSE 100 reveals winners and losers this week – with banks, oil giants and BAE starring. But the good news can’t last Britain’s stock market has its critics, who have derided it over the years as a fuddy-duddy collection of “19th-century companies”, and even called it a Jurassic Park index for its lack of cutting-edge members. But every dinosaur has its day and, rather like the Jurassic Park franchise, the FTSE 100 blue chip share index has enjoyed something of a resurgence in 2022.

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‘It’s a world that’s sometimes nasty and ugly’:? Industry’s creators on the new series of the banking drama

TheGuardian

Konrad Kay and Mickey Down created a cult TV hit in 2020 with their sex- and drug-fuelled investment bank drama. They talk about quitting banking themselves – and spilling the beans The 10 best TV dramas coming this autumn In the first lockdown, the nation was seemingly united in its obsession with the BBC’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People.